59,198 Grade 6 learners to join Junior Secondary Schools in Nakuru

59,198 Grade 6 learners to join Junior Secondary Schools in Nakuru
Nakuru County Director of Education Fredrick Osewe
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By Peter Otuoro

59,198 Grade Six learners in Nakuru county are expected to join Junior Secondary Schools (JSSs).

Nakuru County Director of Education Fredrick Osewe said all the learners are well prepared for transition to JSSs.

Speaking to Education News in his office, Osewe said the learners have completed their 60 percent assessment examinations and only remained with 40 per cent assessment exams which will be done soon.

He thanked all parents, teachers and learners for their cooperation in the process of implementing CBC and promised full support from the County Education office.

“We thank and appreciate the effort of our parents, teachers, learners and other stakeholders who have worked hard to ensure learners’ assessment runs smoothly in the county,” said Osewe.

He revealed that from the 59,198 learners, 50,431 are in public schools while 8,765 are in private schools within the county.

25,763 are boys while 24,668 are girls. In private schools, 4,373 are boys while 4,392 are girls.

The county education boss revealed that 95 percent of the CBC classes in the county have been completed and that the remaining 5 per cent will be completed soon.

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