1,500 Primary Schools To Host Junior Secondary Schools

NAIROBI, Kenya, May 12- The government has identified 1,500 primary schools that will host junior secondary schools under the Competency-Based Curriculum (CBC).

The said primary schools have been picked because they have enough space and adequate learning and teaching facilities, the Ministry of Education said on Thursday in a statement.

They also have enough land for “physical expansion.”

Education Cabinet Secretary Prof. George Magoha said some of the schools will be developed further to have a full-fledged secondary wing in the future.

Meanwhile, the Ministry has assured parents that the junior secondary school will be offered in both boarding and day secondary schools across the country under the Competency-Based Curriculum (CBC).

“All the existing boarding and day secondary schools will admit learners transiting from Grade 6 to Grade 7 under CBC based on guidelines to be provided by the Ministry,” the Ministry said.

The Ministry, CS Magoha said has also consulted and advised private schools, especially in urban areas to set up a stand-alone junior secondary school “to provide chances for learners to transition from primary to secondary level.”

Implementation of CBC and transition from primary to junior secondary and later the senior secondary school is based on the recommendations of the Taskforce that was appointed by the Cabinet Secretary for Education in 2019 and which concluded and handed over its report to President Uhuru Kenyatta in February 2021.

To ensure an effective and smooth transition, the Government is constructing 10,000 classrooms in schools across the country.

In addition, the Government has rolled out training for secondary school teachers to prepare them to handle learners who will be transitioning from Primary to Junior Secondary School next year.

“All these preparations will ensure that all learners in Grade 6 transition smoothly to Junior Secondary School next year,” he said.

“The Government wishes to assure all Kenyans and especially learners, parents, and teachers that implementation of CBC is on course and that systems and structures for the transition from Primary to Junior Secondary are in place,” he said.