Education Cabinet Secretary (CS) Ezekiel Machogu has announced that Junior Secondary School (JSS) learners will report on January 30, 2023.
Speaking during the Form 1 selection exercise at KICD in Nairobi, the CS said the government has assessed 14000 public primary schools and found that 13000 of them are ready to admit JSS learners.
“So far, more than 13,000 schools have met the Ministry of Education requirements for Junior secondary schools.
“The government has set aside Sh9.6 billion for the learners and will pay Sh15,000 for each student,” the CS said.
The students will also have different uniforms from the rest and headteachers will choose new colors for the learners.
How to check results
School fees for public secondary schools capped at Sh53,554.
Mr Machogu said that all 1.2 million students who did Kenya Primary School Education Assessment (KPSEA) in 32,555 centers across the country will transit all to JSS in line with the government’s 100 per cent transition policy.
He added that results from KPSEA will be available from tomorrow on the Kenya National Examination Council (KNEC) portal.
Here is a detailed process of how parents, guardians and students can check their placements; online and via SMS. SMS Send an SMS Message with your KCPE index number to 22263 to find out which school you have been selected to join. Charges for this process depend on the mobile service company you will be using. The standard charge for Safaricom, Telkom and Airtel is Sh. 25 per text.
A message will be sent indicating your Form One 2023 selection results and the school you will be expected to join. Online To check which school you or your child has been admitted to, you will have to download the full form one admission letter online.
Head over to the Ministry of Education website
Select the county and sub-county where you sat for KCPE. Enter your index number and click submit button. Click on “admission letter” at the bottom of the page to download a copy. Print a copy/copies of the letter from the computer.
The government notes that parents who are dissatisfied with the schools their children have been placed in can make alternative arrangements with schools of their choice. Form one students are expected to report to schools on February 6th, 2023.