The entrance of Lenana School. [Photo/The Star]
National Secondary schools selected to open up day wings will start admitting day scholars from Thursday.
This is according to a directive by the Ministry of Education instructing them to start admitting Form One students, in an exercise that will continue until Monday next week.
The schools that will be admitting the day scholars are Kenya High School, Starehe Boys Centre, Moi Forces Academy, Nairobi School, Lenana School, Pangani Girls High School and Moi Girls Secondary School, Nairobi.
Others are Ngara Girls Secondary School, Buruburu Girls High School, Embakasi Girls, Arya Parklands, Nembu Girls High School, Dagoretti High School, Lang’ata Secondary School, Upper Hill, St George’s Girls, State House Girls, Hospital Hill and Ofafa Jericho.
The opening of day wings is part of the government’s plan to have a 100 percent transition from primary to secondary school.
A total of 790,680 students joined secondary schools across the country last year.