FEATURED STORY

Form one students request for school transfers before reporting

Share
Education Principal Secretary Dr Belio Kipsang www.businesstoday.co.ke
Education Principal Secretary Dr Belio Kipsang [photo/courtesy]
Share

After the Ministry of Education laid out strict rules on the admission of form one students to secondary schools, more than 35,000 students have applied for school transfers ahead of the reporting date.

The transfers have been noted after the government said it will only admit and recognize students with calling letters from the National Education Management Information System (NEMIS).

Last week, the ministry issued a strong-worded directive to school heads over giving out of admission letters to students outside NEMIS.

Regional and county coordinators of education were also instructed to report and account for every child admitted in form one in the secondary school.

The massive transfer requests were made by school principals through the online portal after uploading their (students) details on the website.

The students who sought for transfers will be required to wait for the approval of the ministry then commencing to download the letter of admission.

However, approval of the school transfers in the national level will be granted by the ministry’s head office, while that of extra-county and county schools will be done by the regional coordinators and county directors of education respectively.

The Education Ministry has maintained that only students admitted through NEMIS will be given government capitation.

“When a student arrives for admission he/she will be required to present letters for verification on NEMIS,” said Dr Belio Kipsang the Education Principal Secretary.

The new guidelines provided by the ministry bars school heads from issuing direct admission letters to students despite the qualifications of the students.

Written by
Brenda Gamonde -

Brenda Gamonde is reporter with Business Today. Email: [email protected]

Follow Us

Related Articles
Prime Cabinet Secretary and Cabinet Secretary for Foreign & Diaspora Affairs
FEATURED STORY

Inside Kenya’s 60 Years of Diplomatic Journey

Kenya is set to commemorate 60 years of diplomacy this week starting...

Jubilee Insurance
FEATURED STORY

Jubilee Health Insurance, Its CEO Njeri Jomo Feted

Jubilee Health Insurance has been awàrded Organization of the Year at the...

Safaricom CEO Peter Ndegwa
FEATURED STORY

Safaricom’s Impact On Society Grows 16 Times In 6 Months

Safaricom’s impact on society grew 16 times in the six-month period ending...

Rohan de Beer, End User Sales Director at Schneider Electric
FEATURED STORY

The Industrial Edge: Thriving In The Shadow Of Cloud Computing’s Hype

By Rohan de Beer, End User Sales Director at Schneider Electric Despite...