Secondary school students in a class. [Photo/Nation]
More than 640,000 students who are expected to join Form One next month have been thrown into panic after the Ministry of Education suspended issuing of letters by secondary schools, citing data challenges.
Most of those affected by the hitch are pupils joining county schools.
“Dear regional co-ordinators of education and county directors, this is to request you to ask all principals of county schools in your areas to hold back selection lists released to them at regional launches awaiting further direction on county data that seems to have had a challenge,” said Basic Education director Robert Masese.
A number of parents expressed disappointment.
“County schools not ready. You shall access at later date,” read a posting on the Ministry of Education website.
Selection of Form Ones at the county level was concluded on Friday while national schools concluded the exercise on Monday last week.
A total of 647,800 students will join 6,858 sub-county schools as the government moves to implement the free day secondary education programme.
All selected Form One students will report to their respective schools on January 9 and not later than January 12.