High number of KCPE Candidates Perplex Available Resources
High number of KCPE Candidates Perplex Available Resources. The government admits that it will face difficulties with Form 1 admission for KCPE candidates next year. SD PS Belio Kipsang revealed that the school’s infrastructure is not enough to accommodate the expected number of students. This is because there are 280,000 KCPE candidates this year compared to last year.
Speaking before the National Assembly’s education committee, ministry officials discussed the challenges posed by the situation. Kipsang cited budget cuts in various programs aimed at improving school infrastructure, including Sh3.34 billion in the Secondary School Improvement Program, another Sh1 billion in the Secondary School Infrastructure Improvement Program and Sh138 million under the Primary School Infrastructure. Upgrade program.
Although the government aims to improve the learning environment by improving infrastructure to increase enrollment, budget constraints affect this plan. The ministry also plans to address the shortage of classrooms at primary school level in Nairobi County by improving secondary school infrastructure. The construction of 5,000 classrooms in 17 sub-constituencies over three years is urgently needed to overcome this shortage.
Enrollment in public secondary schools is expected to increase from 3,858,836 to 4,253,155 next year due to this year’s graduation of KCPE candidates. Secondary school enrollment is expected to increase from 1,081,887 to 2,170,429 students, which will require the construction of 3,000 additional classrooms at a cost of Sh3.3 billion and transfer to the constituency development fund.
Committee chairman Julius Melli asked if the increase in enrollment was due to students trying to avoid challenges associated with the KBK curriculum. He also asked why some students who were originally scheduled for seventh grade wanted to enroll in KCPE to overcome the challenges of transition.
Kenya National Examinations Council CEO David Njengere said many school leavers returned for the exam as it was the last exam in the 8-4-4 system. Kipsang said this approach is a way to reduce illiteracy in the country, with some students returning to school to improve their academic careers in response to the changing demands of life.
High number of KCPE Candidates Perplex Available Resources