Latest education stories from across Kenya.
The National Assembly Education Committee has received proposals to change Junior Secondary School (JSS) management as it continues public participation on the proposed Education Reform Bills. In submissions made in Kisumu and Homa Bay on…
The Teachers Service Commission (TSC) has carried out a fresh round of senior management deployments affecting regional, county, and sub-county offices across the country. The changes affect officers serving in Nairobi, Meru, Murang’a,…
Grade 10 learners pursuing science-related careers under the Competency-Based Education (CBE) curriculum can access thousands of senior schools across the country offering the Core Mathematics, Biology, and Chemistry subject combination.…
President William Ruto has provided fresh details on the government’s plan to merge the Higher Education Loans Board (HELB) and the Kenya Universities and Colleges Central Placement Service (KUCCPS) into one entity. Speaking on higher…
The Kenya National Examinations Council (KNEC) has invited qualified teachers to apply for an online training on item writing for Competency-Based Assessment (CBA). In a notice on September 15, KNEC said the training will run from October…
The Kenya National Examinations Council (KNEC) has invited qualified teachers teaching at Senior School and Vocational Level to apply for online training in item writing. In a notice issued on Tuesday, September 15, 2026, KNEC said the…
Laikipia University has announced 13 vacant positions and invited qualified professionals to apply for the available jobs. In a notice issued on Tuesday, September 15, 2026, the university said it was seeking visionary, competent, dynamic…
The Ministry of Education has announced 1,000 internship opportunities under the Digital Literacy Programme (DLP) Cohort 5. The vacancies have been announced through the State Department for Basic Education as the government continues to…
Grade 10 learners planning to pursue the STEM pathway, with a Mathematics, Physics, and Chemistry combination, have several senior schools to choose from. According to the official Ministry of Education subject-combination lists, multiple…
First-year university students seeking to change their courses within the institutions where they were placed have been advised to deal directly with their respective universities. The Kenya Universities and Colleges Central Placement…
Parents of students at Buru Buru Girls Senior School in Nairobi have raised concerns over alleged additional charges that have increased the cost of educating their daughters. The parents claim the school is demanding payments above the…
The Government of Kenya (GoK) introduced the Competency-Based Curriculum (CBC) in 2017 as part of education reforms founded on national and international legal and policy frameworks. Under the CBC, senior secondary schools for Grades 10 to…
Examination results are often seen as the clearest measure of academic performance. But behind every set of results is a longer story of teaching, preparation, individual learner support, and the environment in which students are expected…
As Grade 9 learners transition to Senior School under the Competency-Based Curriculum (CBC), parents and learners may consider changing a selected Grade 10 pathway, subject combination, or school during the placement process. According to…
The Kenya Literature Bureau (KLB) has raised concerns about Kenya’s Competency-Based Curriculum (CBC) learning materials following changes to the curriculum. KLB Managing Director George Okeyo disclosed the expected loss while appearing…
Kenya’s Competency-Based Curriculum (CBC) introduced a senior school system in which Grade 10 learners choose pathways, tracks and subject combinations based on their interests, abilities and future career aspirations. Senior school is…
Kenya has several schools that have operated for years under a pre-selection admission. These senior schools identify and admit learners before the main government placement exercise. The system predates the current transition to Senior…
The Teachers Service Commission (TSC) has dismissed a circular circulating on social media as fake, saying it discontinued the deployment of teachers from primary schools to secondary schools. In a statement shared on its official social…
First-year students who applied for government funding through the Higher Education Loans Board (HELB) can now check their university portals for updated fee statements after the completion of financial aid allocations. In a notice dated…
Law graduates previously unable to join the Advocates Training Program (ATP) could get a new opportunity to enter professional legal training under proposed regulations from the Council of Legal Education (CLE). CLE Chairperson Professor…
Grade 10 learners face a major decision as they choose among three senior school pathways under the Competency-Based Curriculum (CBC), with the choice expected to shape the subjects they study and the careers they may pursue. The Ministry…
Parents preparing to send their children to senior schools next year will face different education costs depending on the school category their children join, with annual parental contributions ranging from zero in some institutions to…
According to the Ministry of Education Guidelines on Selection and Placement of Learners to Senior School, learners will be placed in Grade 10 based on learner preferences, academic performance, psychometric assessments, equity…
The Teachers Service Commission (TSC) has dismissed a message circulating on social media asking schools to make financial contributions to facilitate teacher recruitment and promotion interviews. In a statement, TSC said it had become…
