Education Cabinet Secretary (CS) Ezekiel Machogu has announced the reporting date for Junior Secondary School (JSS) learners.
Speaking during the Form 1 selection exercise at the Kenya Institute of Curriculum Development (KICD) in Nairobi on Monday, January 16 Machogu said that the learners will report to school on January 30, 2023.
He further added that the government has assessed 14000 public primary schools and found that 13000 of them are ready to admit JSS learners.
“So far, more than 13,000 schools have met the Ministry of Education requirements for Junior secondary schools.
“The government has set aside Sh9.6 billion for the learners and will pay Sh15,000 for each student,” the CS said.
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The students will also have different uniforms from the rest and headteachers will choose new colours for the learners.
“The Grade 7 learners will have different uniforms, which the heads of schools will come up with and parents will cater for,” he said.
The CS stated that it will be the mandate of the Board of Management (BoMs) to make a final decision on the type of school uniforms Junior Secondary students will have.
“At this particular point, since it is secondary, the uniform will not be the same and each board of management will be able to make decisions on the colour and type of uniform students will be put on,” the CS revealed.
