The 9,848 candidates who scored 400 marks and above will on Monday know which high schools they will join in January.
“The firm instruction we have from the President is that by Jamhuri Day, every child must be placed in a school,” CS Matiang'i stated while releasing Kenya Certificate of Primary Education (KCPE) results.
The Cabinet Secretary further assured Kenyans that placement will be done on merit and no student will be discriminated against.
Government sources claim that public and private schools in the country have reported a total of 1,054,000 places in Form 1 which is to cater for the 993,000 candidates who sat for their KCPE this year.
They have been specifically created to support the Free Day Secondary School programme which begins in January. He also revealed that 19 national schools will have day classes for pilot projects.
“The firm instruction we have from the President is that by Jamhuri Day, every child must be placed in a school,” CS Matiang'i stated while releasing Kenya Certificate of Primary Education (KCPE) results.
The Cabinet Secretary further assured Kenyans that placement will be done on merit and no student will be discriminated against.
Government sources claim that public and private schools in the country have reported a total of 1,054,000 places in Form 1 which is to cater for the 993,000 candidates who sat for their KCPE this year.
They have been specifically created to support the Free Day Secondary School programme which begins in January. He also revealed that 19 national schools will have day classes for pilot projects.
