Government Bows to Pressure, Allows Parents to Pick Senior Schools of Choice

The Ministry of Education has moved to avert the Grade 10 placement crisis. In its latest press release, the Cabinet Secretary, Julius Ogamba, announced that parents will be able to seek transfers to new senior schools of their choice once the second revision window opens from 6th to 9th January.

Ministry of Education Cabinet Secretary Julius Ogamba during the release of KJSEA Results on 11th December, 2025

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" The revision will provide parents, guardians and learners an opportunity to provide legitimate and verifiable grounds of reconsideration of the initial or revised placement..." stated the press statement in part.

This move is intended to resolve the many rejected and pending requests that parents submitted after the release of placement results.

Parents will be allowed to revise placements by seeking assistance from the target senior schools, a move aimed at easing pressure after widespread complaints about the rigidity of the automated system, which declined genuine cases based on pre-determined algorithms.

“In order to ensure unhindered access to education and enhance optimal utilisation of available resources while addressing genuine outstanding placement need. Requests for further review may be initiated through the Learners Junior School or at the senior school of interest... "it clarified

However, the relaxation does not mean that parents will freely place learners in schools of their choice. The Ministry has maintained that placement procedures will still be strictly followed.

“The requests shall be submitted through the Heads of Institution through the placement portal and duly processed in accordance with the protocols already issued by the Ministry,” it urther stated.

The Ministry’s latest intervention is expected to ease anxiety among parents and learners as schools prepare to open for Term One in on 5th January.

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