Education Cabinet Secretary Fred Matiang’i said students who merited joining form one next year will receive their admission letters before December 25.
The CS said the exercise of selecting candidates will be completed by Friday 9 December, for them to be able to prepare in time to join their respective secondary schools next year.
“As I release the 2016 KCPE examination results today, I assure all parents and guardians that appropriate arrangements are in place to admit the 2016 KCPE examination candidates into public secondary schools based on merit, quotas, equity, affirmative action and candidate choices,” the CS said.
Matiang’i also had good news for children from humble backgrounds and pointed out that anyone who scored above 400 marks will join national schools.
“The selection will also ensure that children from disadvantaged backgrounds continue with their education. I also wish to assure the public that all candidates who scored 400 marks and above will be admitted to national schools irrespective of their gender, region or centre.”
The CS broke the tradition of releasing Kenya Certificate of Primary School (KCPE) in late December, a move praised by the education stakeholders.