Education Ministry Moves to Change Enrollment in National Schools
The policy shift is part of the government's strategy to manage enrolment pressures in elite public secondary schools that have long admitted few learners...
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The Ministry of Education is implementing a policy shift to increase student enrollment in the country's top-performing national and extra-county schools.
- The aim is to expand access to institutions with a proven history of academic excellence by increasing their capacity.
- Basic Education Principal Secretary Julius Bitok announced the plan, emphasizing that investments will also be made in struggling schools to ensure balanced development.
- This initiative comes amid scrutiny over school fees, with Bitok reiterating that the standard secondary school fee is Ksh53,000, and any additional charges require formal ministry approval.
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