Back to school: CS Magoha announces
Education Cabinet Secretary Prof. George Magoha has
announced the re-opening of public and private schools
following six months of closure due to the COVID-19
pandemic.
In a statement issued on Tuesday, Prof. Magoha said the
progressive re-opening will begin with students in Grade 4,
Class Eight and Form Four who are expected back to school
from Monday, October 12.
“Pursuant to the Presidential Directive issued during the
Twelfth (12th) Presidential Address to the Nation on the
Coronavirus Pandemic on Monday, 28th September, 2020,
and following broad-based education stakeholder
consultations; the Ministry of Education notifies the public
that the progressive re-opening of schools will commence
with Grade 4 (Competency Based Curriculum Class), Class 8
and Form 4 on Monday, 12th October, 2020,” reads the
statement.
Class Eight and Form Four students will sit their KCPE and
KCSE exams in March 2021.
According to an exam calendar released by the Ministry of
Education, the KCPE exam will be conducted for three days
between March 22-March 24, 2021 while the Form Four
candidates are set to write their KCSE test from March 25-
April 16, 2021.
The students returning to school on Monday will continue
with learning until December 23, 2020, when the second
term will come to an end before proceeding for a one-week
Christmas break.
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