Machogu explains why Over- age candidates didn’t get placement in Secondary Schools.
Machogu explains why Over- age candidates didn’t get placement in Secondary Schools: Education cabinet secretary has explained that over- age candidates will continue their education in Adult and Continuing institutions.
He highlighted that only eligible 2023 KCPE Examination candidates have been placed in public secondary schools.
He stated,”However, all over-age learners have been forwarded to the Directorate of Adult and Continuing Education for placement in Adult and Continuing Education institutions.”
Machogu outlined that the selection and placement exercise was strictly guided by the principles of merit, choice, equity, affirmative action, and availability of space.
He stated,”In the placement, all candidates who scored 400 Marks and above were placed in either National or Extra County schools of their choice.”
Notably, Learners with special needs were placed either in regular or Special Needs schools based on their disability categories, merit and choice
He stated,”This is in compliance with the Government’s policy of achieving parity in education.”
Meanwhile, Through affirmative action, education ministry placed 130 learners in national and 167 in extra county schools. This includes; 150 girls and 147 boys.
Machogu stated,”Besides the affirmative action on needy and vulnerable children, the placement also considered the Djibouti Declaration of 2017 on Regional Refugee Education and placed learners from primary schools located within the refugee camps.”
The government has affirmed that it has enough capacity to accommodate all the 1.4 million candidates who sat the last KCPE.
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