Latest education stories from across Kenya.
The Higher Education Loans Board (HELB) employs a batch approach to determine loan amounts for first-time applicants through the new Higher Education Funding (HEF) model. This process leverages a tool known as the Means Testing Instrument…
Learners joining universities and TVET institutions under the New Higher Education Funding Model are expected to receive their HELB loan disbursement from August 15, the government has said. In a statement on Thursday, Education Cabinet…
Teachers in Kenya are reeling from shock after discovering that their much anticipated pay raise is as low as Sh36 for some job groups. The teachers were expecting increased salaries after signing a new pay multi billion deal. However, as…
In today’s demanding educational climate, self-care is no longer a luxury. It Is a lifeline. For educators, especially in high-stakes learning environments, the ability to manage emotional stress is not just beneficial, it is critical to…
The Kenya Universities and Colleges Central Placement Service (KUCCPS) has reopened its portal for students seeking admissions into Kenya Medical Training College (KMTC) for the September intake. In a notice issued on Wednesday, July 23,…
Teachers across the country will, for the first time, receive a baggage allowance to cater for relocation expenses when transferred to new duty stations. This follows the signing of the 2025–2029 Collective Bargaining Agreement between the…
Teachers in Kenya are set for improved salaries following a new multi-billion deal. The deal on the new salaries teachers will earn has been agreed on and signed by the Teachers Service Commission, the Kenya National Union of Teachers…
Over half of all senior secondary schools in the country did not attract a single selection from Grade 9 students who are looking to join Grade 10 in January 2026. This has been revealed by Basic Education Principal Secretary Julius Bitok.…
The government, through the State Department for Diaspora Affairs, has announced teaching opportunities for Kenyan teachers in the Caribbean. In a statement on Friday, July 11, Diaspora Affairs Principal Secretary Roseline Njogu invited…
The Teachers Service Commission (TSC) has announced that it is changing how teachers across the country are promoted during service. The TSC says that it is replacing the traditional method of promotion which involves competitive…
The government, through the Council of Legal Education (CLE), has listed learning institutions authorized to offer Diploma, Bachelor’s degree, and Master’s of Law in Kenya. In a notice on Tuesday, July 8, CLE listed the institutions, which…
Mang’u High School is considered one of the best secondary schools in Kenya. The school is classified as a National School, and under the Curriculum Based Education, it has been allocated the Cluster 1 (C1) classification reserved for…
Financially troubled Moi University has received an allocation of 6,771 students in the newly released KUCCPS placement results. This number has been revealed by the university’s Vice Chancellor Prof Kiplagat Kotut in a congratulatory…
The Higher Education Loans Board (HELB) has officially opened its loan and scholarship application portal for the 2025-2026 academic year. The announcement follows the release of the 2025 university and college placements by the Kenya…
The Ministry of Education has revealed that over 50,000 candidates failed to apply for university placement despite attaining the minimum entry grade in the 2024 Kenya Certificate of Secondary Education (KCSE) exam. Speaking during the…
The Ministry of Education has released the Kenya Universities and Colleges Central Placement Service (KUCCPS) placement results for 2024 KCSE candidates. The KUCCPS placement results were released on Tuesday by Education Cabinet Secretary…
The government has announced a new classification for secondary schools as it prepares to roll out senior schools under the Competency-Based Education (CBE) system starting in January 2026. Under the revised structure, the government has…
The Kenya National Examinations Council (KNEC) has quietly slipped a decisive change into the 2025 exam season: every Grade 6 and Grade 9 learner will now shade neat circles on Optical Mark Recognition (OMR) sheets instead of drawing the…
There is a powerful statement that is frequently being used by teenagers “I don’t even like scrolling anymore… it just feels better than talking.” They are not being rude, or trying to avoid schoolwork. They are just overwhelmed. They are…
The Kenya Universities and Colleges Central Placement Service (KUCCPS) has opened its portal for students seeking placement at the Kenya Medical Training College (KMTC). In a statement dated Tuesday, June 24, 2025, KUCCPS said the…
Secondary-school heads say they will keep billing parents, even after a judge outlawed levies that lack government clearance. Speaking in Mombasa on Monday, Kenya Secondary School Heads Association (KESSHA) chair Willy Kuria told more than…
The Kenya Universities and Colleges Central Placement Service (KUCCPS) has given aspiring health-care workers a fresh, two-week window to secure a place at the Kenya Medical Training College (KMTC), reopening its online placement portal on…
In a bold step toward embedding Artificial Intelligence (AI) into Africa’s educational DNA, Qhala has launched a week-long initiative to transform how the continent prepares its next generation for an AI-driven future. Dubbed Africa AI…
The University of Nairobi (UoN) has fallen from the top 1,000 global universities ranking. The latest ranking dubbed QS World University Rankings 2026 has ranked the University of Nairobi in the 1,001 to 1,200 bracket, underlining its…
