The Central Regional Director of Education (RDE), Sabina Aroni, is calling for unity of purpose from relevant stakeholders to ensure the third school term runs seamlessly.
Aroni noted that with the learners having only nine weeks to study and sit for exams, there is a need for all concerned parties to work hand in hand to ensure the learning environment in schools is conducive for all students.
The RDE further stated that the government has, on its part, put all necessary structures and modalities in place to ensure both learning and administration of internal and national exams will run uninterrupted.
She also disclosed that unlike the first and the second terms, where students were involved in co-curricular activities like sports and music festivals, the third term will be devoid of any additional activity to enable teachers to clear the syllabus as learners prepare for their respective transitions next year.
“This is a short term, a nine-week term, and it is a busy one. We expect to have a relatively calm term because every other stakeholder, from the school management to the teacher to the students, will be focusing on preparing for the national examinations at the end of this year.
We shall be administering four examinations in total, and essentially, as for the rest of the students, they will have closed school by 27 October and open on January 2, 2026,” Aroni told KNA.
Apart from the Kenya Certificate of Secondary Education Examinations (KCSE), which will be administered between November 3 and November 21, students will be sitting for the Kenya Primary School Education Assessment (KPSEA), the Kenya Intermediate Level Education Assessment (KILEA), the Kenya Junior School Education Assessment (KJSEA), and the Kenya Pre-Vocational Level Education Assessment (KPLEA).
The 1.2 million Grade 9 learners, who will be sitting for KJSEA examinations between October 27 and November 6 this year, will form the first batch of learners under the Competency Based Education (CBE) to transition to Senior Secondary School next year.
The Director also disclosed that, apart from two schools that had to open earlier than the rest after failing to sit for their examinations in the second term, all the other learners were supposed to be in their respective schools by August 27.
She said so far almost all the learners in the region had reported back for the start of the new term and pointed out that she had personally directed all the county and sub-county directors of education to ensure all the necessary mechanisms are in place to avert any disruption of learning in all institutions within their jurisdiction.
“I have talked to the schools’ administrators and management and told them to ensure there is a conducive environment for the learners to enable them to go through the term successfully
The students should also cooperate with their teachers so that they are given the necessary support to enable them to pursue their academic goals successfully.
The parents should also give the necessary support to the children. We also discourage all the other stakeholders from trying to take activities to schools during the third term,” she added.
By Samuel Maina
