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Form one admission guidelines and procedure- 2021

The Ministry of Education has issued new guidelines on the 2021 form one admission process. According to the latest circular, all 2020 Kenya Certificate of Primary Education (KCPE) students are supposed to report to form one by August 7, 2021.

“As you are aware, the form one students selected to join various secondly schools are expected to report from 2nd  to 7th August, 2021. This will be the 4th cohort of 100% transition policy and all efforts should then be put in place to ensure they all transit to secondary school.” Reads the circular, in part.

According to the Ministry, all schools are expected to put in place measures to receive their students and ensure they are well inducted.

“Admission and induction programmes must be elaborate to enable the leamers settle down for the 4-year cycle of Education. Studies have shown that new learners who are inducted properly on admission have a higher completion rate.” Adds the Ministry.

Further guidelines on the admission process have been provided. These include:

  • Admission 0f all leamers will be done in NEMIS.  All Schools MUST capture their leaners in the system, failure to which action will be taken.
  • Where parents/guardians aPPlied for change Of placement and was accepted, the same has been effected in Nemis. Parents/guardians are advised to send their index number to short code 222d3 to confirm, download the new letter if applicable and proceed as guided in the joining instructions.
  • Only students who appear on the current NEMIS list of a school will be admitted in that school. The joining instructions must also be stamped by the head teacher op the primary school.
  • All deferred admissions will be done offline and processed later. The County Director of Education, CDE, must ascertain all such cases beforehand.
  • No school will admit a learner in the system who has not physically reported to school.
  • Leaners who are not able to take up their places on the stipulated dates must inform the school in advance.

To facilitate the process of admission through NEMIS, the change of placement system will be disabled on Tuesday 29th July, 2021. Read more details here; How to admit 2021 Form Ones through the NEMIS system: Ministry of Education.

Schools will download their lists from NEMIS as from Friday 30th July, 2021 in readiness for admission of students from Monday, 2nd August, 2021.

Form one Joining instructions 2021, How to Download your admission letter

Are you looking for your 2021 Form one admission letter? You should be aware that the schools no longer send hard copies of the form one admission letters. Instead, these letters are only available on soft copy and you can easily download them.

The next question you may be asking yourself, then, is ‘how do I get my letter online?’.

The answer to this is simple. Your letter is available online at the Education Ministry Portal. All that you need is to visit this link; Form One Selection – Ministry of Education.

All that you need to have is your Kenya Certificate of Primary Education (KCPE) index number. Also know the County and Sub County where your former primary school is found; these details are required in order for you to access your letter.

Access and download your letter. Now, print it as it will be used during the admission/ reporting process.

See also;

2021 Form One Selection Results through SMS

 How to download 2021 form one admission letters online.

Form one selection results and admission letters 2021 (Check admission results and letter)

How to receive 2021 Form One Selection Results via SMS Code 22263 (See selection criteria and how to download admission letters)

2021 Form One Selection Portal; Get selection results and download your admission letter

How to download Form one 2021 admission letters for National schools, Extra County Schools, County schools in kenya, Form one selection results

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Form one joining instruction 2021

2021 Form one joining instructions and admission letters- You probably must be wondering how to get your 2021 form one joining instructions and admission letter. The 2021 form one admission letter is a mandatory document that you must produce during the physical admission process.

These letters are available online once the 2021 form one selection excise is complete.

HOW TO DOWNLOAD THE 2021 FORM ONE ADMISSION LETTERS AND JOINING INSTRUCTIONS.

The 2021 form one joining instructions and admission letters are uploaded onto the Ministry of Education online portal where you can easily download it.

Here are detailed guides on how to download the 2021 form one admission letters for all categories of schools;

HOW DOES THE OFFICIAL 2021 FORM ONE ADMISSION LETTER APPEAR?

The 2021 form one admission letter will have a number of details. See a summary of the details below;

S/N Admission letter details
1 Ministry of education letter head and logo
2 Name of the student
3 Index Number of the student
4 Sub county of the student (Location of former primary school)
5 Secondary school admitted to
6 Form one reporting date
7 Former primary school’s details
8 The 2021 fee guidelines from the Ministry

A DESCRIPTION OF ALL THE DETAILS ON THE 2021 FORM ONE ADMISSION LETTER

  • All the 2021 FORM ONE admission letters will bear the Ministry of Education’s letter head; The letter contains the Education Ministry’s logo and head.
  • Name of the student, Index number and Sub County,
  • School admitted to (The Secondary school where the student has been placed),
  • Reporting date; Which is in July, 2021.
  • Former primary school’s details; the letter must be stamped by the head teacher, A disclaimer on the letter reads; “This letter will be authenticated on being duly certified by the primary school head complete with a certified copy of birth certificate and finally confirmed by the admitting principal. The letter is issued without any erasure  or alteration and cannot be changed through any form of endorsement whatsoever; utterance of false documents is an offence punishable by law.”
  • The 2021 fee guidelines from the Ministry (The letter gives fees directions thus; “The maximum fees payable per year is detailed in the attached schedule, do confirm the category of your school before making any payment.”)
  • Parents/ Guardians expected to go to schools where their kids have been placed to pick further joining instructions and requirements. (“Urgently get in touch with your new principal at the above school for admission requirements,” says the admission letter from the Ministry.)

Other details that learners would get from the secondary school where they have been selected to join include:

  • Uniform descriptions,
  • Boarding requirements; mattresses, blankets, e.t.c
  • Any books’ requirements and
  •  Other personal effects as may be prescribed by individual schools.

We wish you well in your high school journey.

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