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Form one selection results and admission letters 2020; National schools

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After the selection exercise for the 2020 placement of form ones, they will be expected to download their letters through the Ministry of education’s online portal. The admission letter is important to both students and Parents/ Guardians. This is because it enables the two parties to prepare adequately for reporting to selected secondary school.

To download the admission letter to National Schools:

  1. Click on this link to access the download page from the Ministry of Education’s Website: Ministry of education download link for form one admssion letter.
  2. Then, Select the county and sub-county where your KCPE centre is located and key in your index number and Submit.
  3. Click on the link named “admission letter” at the bottom of the page for a copy of your admission letter.
  4. Use the printer icon to print or download icon to download to your computer.
  5. Get your primary school’s headteacher to endorse the letter and stamp it in the space provided.
  6. Finally, present it for admission together with a certified copy of birth certificate

Access the Official ministry of Education’s download page by using this link: http://www.education.go.ke/index.php/online-services/form-one-selection

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But, what are some of the key highlights on the admission letters?

Here are some of the common details on the form one admission letters:

  • All the admission letters 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 January, 2020. The reporting date for 2019 was 7th to 11th January.
  • 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 2020 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.)

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Other details that learners would get from the selected school include:

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

The Government has insisted on its resolve to ensure 100 percent transition from Primary to secondary schools. Consequently, all the 2019 KCPE candidates will get places at preferred secondary schools.

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Form one selection 2021 news- This is why private schools are worried

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Private school owners are appealing to the government to ensure fairness in the forthcoming Form One selections, to give hope to their students who were affected by the standardisation and moderation of last year’s KCPE results.

Members of the Private School Owners Association from Thika, Kiambu County said merit should prevail in the admissions to bring fairness in the education sector.

Led by their Thika branch chairperson Mary Kirika, they said all candidates should get equal chances and that there should be no discrimination.

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The members who expressed fury over the standardization of KCPE said both of them, parents and students felt short-changed by the Kenya National Examination Council (KNEC).

They termed the grading of marks as unfair and skewed to favour learners in public schools, and expressed fear that this may affect the Form One selection exercise.

“Each of us has targets. Students target to join good secondary schools; teachers have pass marks and parents pay high schools fees to have their children pass and achieve life dreams. All these dreams were curtailed by the standardisation,” said Kirika.

They called for a probe into the 2020 KCPE results, saying there were lots of contradictions in the grading of marks that saw private schools perform dismally compared to the public ones.

They said all schools closed and reopened at the same time following the government’s directives and wondered why they were treated unfairly.

“Those in the private sector should not be seen as competitors but as equal players in education, complementing the government in realising its goals,” Ms Kirika said.

A member of the association Francis Kago said all candidates should be treated fairly when it comes to the Form One admissions.

He said parents whose children are in private schools were slowly losing trust in them and if not checked, they might withdraw their children to take them to public schools.