759,000 KCPE candidates to join secondary schools
- 5 years ago
Some 759,603 students out of 927,401 who sat the 2015 Kenya Certificate of Primary School Education (KCPE) examinations are set to join secondary schools this year.
Of this figure, 23,085 students will be enrolled in national secondary schools across the country.
Speaking during the launch of the Form One selection, Education Cabinet Secretary Fred Matiang’i stated that the high number of students joining national schools is as a result of the upgrading programme that saw the admission’s capacity of national schools increase from 4,000 in 2012 to 23,000 in 2016.
Matiang’i explained that between this period, national schools increased from 18 to 103.
“All the 7,056 candidates who got 400 marks and above have been admitted to national schools regardless of whether they came from private or public schools. We have admitted them to national schools of their choice,” he said.
He further pointed out that the top students in each county will also be placed in national schools in a bid to achieve equity during the selection process.
Of this figure, 23,085 students will be enrolled in national secondary schools across the country.
Speaking during the launch of the Form One selection, Education Cabinet Secretary Fred Matiang’i stated that the high number of students joining national schools is as a result of the upgrading programme that saw the admission’s capacity of national schools increase from 4,000 in 2012 to 23,000 in 2016.
Matiang’i explained that between this period, national schools increased from 18 to 103.
“All the 7,056 candidates who got 400 marks and above have been admitted to national schools regardless of whether they came from private or public schools. We have admitted them to national schools of their choice,” he said.
He further pointed out that the top students in each county will also be placed in national schools in a bid to achieve equity during the selection process.