With just five months left before Grade Six learners sit for their assessments, it is still unclear how the learners will be placed in junior secondaries.
Education CS George Magoha said the ministry is still working on the logistics which will soon be availed to both the students and teachers.
Almost 1.24 million learners are expected to sit Kenya Primary School Education Assessment starting November 28.
Magoha was speaking at Mwiki Secondary School where he launched a CBC classroom on Monday.
“There’s one thing I keep saying, the process of how children are going to apply for junior secondary is still being worked on,” Magoha said.
Unlike the former KCPE candidates who Magoha said did not receive guidance on Form One selection, the CS said it will be different for Grade 6 learners.
“To this effect, we shall make sure children are advised on how to apply for the schools and where to go,” he said.
The CS added that CBC also seeks to do away with competition witnessed during secondary school selection.
“The usual cutthroat competition will have to wait until year 9, which is senior school,” he added.
On the construction of CBC classrooms, Magoha said the second phase will be launched before the end of this week.
"We will have another 3,500 classrooms being constructed in the second phase before I leave," he said.
The first phase, which included the construction of 6,497 classrooms countrywide, is 98 per cent complete.
He also clarified that private schools are planning to construct 5,000 classrooms to host junior secondary learners.
Even though Magoha dismissed the claims that junior secondary will do away with boarding, all indications are clear.
This is because, in the new curriculum, the ranking of schools might be non-existent.
A timetable released by the Kenya National Examination Council (KNEC) indicates candidates will be assessed in five papers for three days until November 30, 2022.
Rehearsals will be conducted on November 25.
Mathematics and English will be tackled on the first day followed by Integrated Science (Science and Technology, Agriculture, Home Science and Physical and Health Education) and Kiswahili on the second day.
Candidates will be assessed in Art and Craft, Music and Religious Education on the third and final day, in the Creative Art and Social Studies subject.
Unlike in the KCPE exams where candidates are rated out of 100 per cent, the KPSEA will account for only 40 per cent of the final score.
The other 60 per cent will come from the classroom-based continuous assessment tests conducted in Grades 4,5 and 6.
