The Ministry of Education is set to carry out nationwide assessment with an aim of establishing readiness in admitting grade 7 learners.
The Ministry will conduct the assessment in all public and private primary schools from January 9 through to January 20.
Moreover, basic Education Principal secretary Belio Kipsang stated that the main agenda for the assessment is to ensure 100 per cent transition of Grade 6 learners to Grade 7, in the existing primary schools.
“We ask all parties involved to train the school management on the ministry’s guideline on the set up of junior secondary schools in Kenya,” he said.
Likewise, Kipsang urged stakeholders in the ministry to make sure all public and private primary schools are assessed as per the set guidelines.
“Ensure institutions have met the threshold of 60 per cent and above of the requirements duly registered,” Kipsang added.
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Furthermore, the CBC task force on December 1, 2022, recommended that junior secondary learners be domiciled in existing primary schools.
The CBC taskforce report submitted to President William Ruto directed that the ministry should add additional classrooms and a laboratory.
“The construction of laboratories will be given priority within the next one year. Members of Parliament are asked to work towards providing support for the extra facilities,” part of the report reads.
Similarly, the taskforce spearheaded by Raphael Munavu also recommended that the summative assessment should not be used to place learners in Junior Secondary Schools.
They said that the results should be used as an assessment to monitor learners’ progress and provide feedback to education sector players on areas that require intervention.
