Govt Publishes New Senior School Fees Structure
The move is aimed at standardising learning costs, eliminating illegal levies, and managing the transition of the first cohort of Grade 9 learners to Senior Schools...
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The Ministry of Education has gazetted a new senior school fees structure, effective January 5, 2026, aimed at standardizing charges and eliminating extra levies. This applies to all public senior schools under both the Competency-Based Education (CBE) and 8-4-4 systems, as announced by Education Cabinet Secretary Julius Ogamba.
- For Day Senior Schools, the government will fully cover all approved fees, totaling Ksh22,244 per learner, meaning parents pay Ksh0.
- In Boarding Senior Schools, parents will contribute towards boarding expenses; for schools previously charging up to KSh 53,554, the new total annual fee is KSh 75,798, with parents paying KSh 53,554 while the government covers KSh 22,244.
- For Special Needs Schools, the annual cost is Ksh70,764 per learner, with the government covering Ksh57,974 and parents contributing Ksh12,790.
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The Ministry of Education has gazetted a new senior school fees structure, effective January 5, 2026, which aims to standardize charges in all public senior schools. This policy change comes as an audit in Kenya exposed 87,000 "ghost learners" in government systems, along with 26 non-operational schools. This discrepancy has led to an estimated loss of Ksh 1.1 billion annually through siphoned capitation funds. Separately, Nakuru West MP Samuel Arama has alleged that Teachers Service Commission (TSC) employment letters are being distributed as political rewards from State House to politically aligned MPs.
