CS Machogu issues directive over unregistered students as KCPE begins
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Education CS Machogu directs all schools to allow unregistered students to sit for KCPE exams
Education CS Machogu directs all schools to allow unregistered students to sit for KCPE exams.
Ezekiel Machogu, the cabinet secretary for education, has instructed ministry representatives and school administrators to permit all students, even those who did not register, to take the Kenya Certificate of Primary School (KCPE) examination.
The directive comes as this year’s KCPE will be the last as the ministry phases out the 8-4-4 system.
As a result, candidates who will miss to sit for this year’s exams will have to enroll in the new system, which has significantly altered the curriculum.
“Since this is the last KCPE, learners shall not be disadvantaged by exclusion from the examination, on account of non-registration,” the CS noted.
“Consequently, all affected learners are advised to report to their respective schools/designated examination centres for purposes of sitting the examination on the scheduled dates.”
Candidate non-registration has been a recurring issue, with some schools failing to register by the deadline.
In several instances, schools have neglected to register pupils even after they have fulfilled all prerequisites and paid the exam expenses.
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Knowing all too well that this was the final KCPE, Machogu has now ordered his ministry to take action against the administrators and educators who prevented some students from registering.
“This is a serious offence that unjustly disenfranchises learners. Appropriate action will therefore be taken against those responsible in accordance with the law,” Machogu stated.
KCPE exams start on Monday and will end on Wednesday.
This year’s exams will be the last one in history, having started in 1985 after Kenya changed its education system.
The new competency-based curriculum popularly referred to as CBC gives less emphasis on exams and offers career pathways early in school.
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