The Government Has Assured That No Student Will Be Excluded From Grade 10 Schooling During The Increased Transition Period.
The method helps students to start their educational journey while their parents work to settle their pending financial responsibilities.
Education Principal Secretary Ambassador Julius Bitok. Photo/Courtesy
By Ruth Sang
The government has reaffirmed its commitment to ensuring that every learner transitioning to Grade 10 is admitted to senior school regardless of their parents ability to pay school fees at the time of reporting. This assurance comes amid ongoing efforts to achieve a 100 per cent transition rate under the Competency-Based Curriculum CBC.
Ambassador Julius Bitok who serves as Basic Education Principal Secretary reported that the Ministry of Education has issued firm instructions to all public secondary schools to admit learners without discrimination. He made a point that all Kenyan children deserve access to education as a basic right which should not be treated as a privilege for those who can pay school fees.
The current Grade 10 transition rate stands at 91 per cent according to PS Bitok The government must identify the remaining learners who you described as having completed Grade 9 yet not reported to senior school. The government is implementing specific actions to enable all remaining people to enter the educational system according to his statement.
The PS announced that local administrators including chief’s assistant chiefs and education officers will conduct a national enrollment drive to help close this educational gap. The initiative aims to identify learners who are still at home and establish the reasons behind their failure to report with a focus on facilitating their immediate admission to school.
Bitok reiterated that we have given clear instructions which state that no learner should be denied a chance to join senior school on account of school fees. Education is a right which belongs to everyone rather than a special privilege for the educated.
The schools have received guidance to let students report to school even when they lack complete school fees or school uniforms for admission. The method helps students to start their educational journey while their parents work to settle their pending financial responsibilities.
PS Bitok explained that the policy requires parents to handle their school fee payments. The government regulations require parents and guardians to pay the required fees when they possess the ability to make those payments according to current government policies.
The policy permits students to start school without paying fees and receiving uniforms which will prevent any student from missing class while giving parents additional time to obtain needed school fees according to him.
The government has issued directives to address the negative effects of poverty and ignorance which threaten to prevent the country from achieving its target of complete student progression to senior school. Education stakeholders view this development as a protective measure for the educational rights advancement achieved through basic school access over the past decades.
The Ministry of Education will collaborate with school administrators and local leaders and parents to make sure all students attend their assigned senior school according to their established plan. The government works to remove educational barriers while giving each child equal access to education according to PS Bitok.
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