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THE STANDARD EDUCATION Sharon Alaka, a class three pupil at Eshikumu Primary School in Ikolomani plucking ripe fruits at Shirula village in Ikolomani. [Benjamin Sakwa, Standard] Unease has emerged over the fate of Grade Four learners even as the government directed that the children remain at home when schools open on Monday. In a circular to all regional, county and sub-county directors of education, the Ministry of Education states that Grade Four children must remain at home. The May 3 circular by Basic Education Principal Secretary Jwan Julius says that only Pre-Primary 1 and 2, Grade On...

We didn’t favour public schools, says Education PS David Muchunguh The government has denied engaging in manipulation of KCPE results in favour of public primary schools, even as owners of private academies raised questions over the sudden dip in performance of their institutions. Private schools have for decades produced the bulk of top students in national exams, but public institutions turned the tables on them in last year’s Kenya Certificate of Primary Education (KCPE). The Early Learning and Basic Education principal secretary, Dr Julius Jwan, in an interview yester...

Magoha spoke on Thursday while releasing the the 2020 Kenya Certificate of Primary Education (KCPE) results. The directive by the President comes as schools prepare to reopen for the Third term on May 10, 2021 for all classes except Grade Four and Form One. The Teachers Service Commission (TSC) CEO Nancy Macharia noted that examiners who participated in the marking of the papers did not have an opportunity to go for the jab. “Today, the President has allowed us to ensure that all teachers will be allowed to take the Covid-19 vaccine irrespective of their age. We’re appealing to all teache...

The 2020 national examination was unique to the fact that it took place in the midst of the Covid-19 pandemic, which posed a great challenge to the Education Ministry. The Standard reported that some examiners were unable to show up for the marking exercise due to the ongoing restriction of movement in the country. This was as a result of the partial lockdown of some counties, while others decided not to turn up due to fears of the disease. "When the Covid-19 pandemic befell the country in March 2020, the education sector was one that got completely disoriented," Magoha said at Mtihani Hous...

Less pupils score above 400 in KCPE Thursday April 15 2021 By HELLEN GITHAIGA The number of candidates who scored 400 marks and above in the 2020 Kenya Certificate of Primary Education (KCPE) examination dropped by 16.4 per cent for a second year in a row at a time the school calendar was interrupted by the long closure occasioned by the Covid-19 pandemic. Of the 1,179,192 million pupils who sat for the national exams last month, 8,091 scored above 400, a drop from 9,673 in 2019. “When the Covid-19 pandemic befell the country in March 2020, the education sector was one that got completely d...