NAIROBI, Kenya, Jan 2 — The Ministry of Education has announced that learners seeking a review of their Grade 10 senior school placement will be allowed to submit applications through their junior schools or directly via senior schools of interest, under existing placement protocols.
In a statement accompanying the release of Sh44.2 billion in Term One capitation funds, Education Cabinet Secretary Julius Migos Ogamba said the review window will run from January 6 to January 9, 2026.
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The ministry completed the first revision of Grade 10 placements on December 29, with joining instructions made available on the placement portal from December 30.
Ogamba said the second review phase would give parents, guardians and learners an opportunity to present legitimate and verifiable grounds for reconsideration of their initial or revised placements.
“To ensure unhindered access to education and optimal utilisation of available resources, requests for further review may [be] initiated through the learner’s Junior School or at the Senior School of interest,” the CS said.
He explained the Head of Institution must submit all application through the placement portal for processing in line with protocols already issued by the ministry.
The ministry said the approach seeks to address genuine placement gaps while ensuring fairness and transparency in the transition to senior school under the Competency-Based Curriculum (CBC).
Grade 10 learners will report to their respective senior schools from January 12, 2026, as schools nationwide re-open for the new academic year on Monday.
