The Ministry of Education has announced that primary schools be renamed under the new guidelines.
The revision of school names comes following the implementation of Junior Secondary Schools (JSS) under the Competency-Based Curriculum (CBC).
Moreover, the ministry of education has said schools hosting both primary and junior secondary shall adopt the name of the primary school in which they are domiciled, “except in special circumstances”.
For instance, adding ‘Primary and JSS’ to the school’s name.
“For the purpose of the Bank accounts, the Primary School and Junior Secondary Schools shall have separate Bank Accounts,” the ministry noted.
Likewise, the school uniform shall be determined by the JSS leadership for various schools in consultation with their respective stakeholders.
The ministry of education also warned school heads against directing parents to purchase school uniforms from specific stores.
“At a minimum, one pair of uniforms is recommended per learner. Uniform shall be the responsibility of parents and no school shall direct parents where to purchase the uniform,” the ministry said.
Also Read: Guidelines for Junior Secondary Schools
“No JSS learners shall be excluded for failure to afford a school uniform and the JSS uniform shall be sensitive to the cultural and religious values of the respective communities. Special consideration shall be made in view of different climatic conditions,” added the education ministry.
Junior Secondary School
Junior Secondary School (JSS) students will take 12 subjects and one or two optional subjects. The 12 include English, Kiswahili or KSL, Mathematics, Integrated Science, Health Education, Pre-technical and Pre-career education, Social Studies, Religious Education (CRE, IRE or HRE), Business Studies, Agriculture, Life skills, Sports and Physical Education.
The optional subjects on the other hand are Visual Arts, Performing Arts, Home Science, Computer Science, Foreign Languages (German, French or Mandarin) Arabic, Kenyan Sign Language and Indigenous Language.
Furthermore, students at the pre-Vocational level will be assessed in 9 subjects including Communication, Social and Literacy Skills; Daily Living Skills; Mathematics Activities; Music and Movement; Religious Education; Christian, Hindu, and Islamic Religious Education; Physical and Health Education; Hygiene, Nutrition and Safety; Environmental Activities, and Social Studies.
