Director of Secondary Education Paul Kibet has urged Principals to do away with mid-year transfers for secondary school students and adhere to the transfers and admissions guidelines prescribed by the Ministry.
Speaking during the ongoing 46th Kenya Secondary Schools Heads Association (KESSHA) Conference at Sheikh Zayed Hall in Mombasa, Kibet reiterated that transfer of learners must be done at the end of the year.
This means that parents will now have to wait up to the end of the year before they transfer their secondary school children to other public schools.
Mr. Kibet said transferring a student mid-year makes it difficult for principals to reconcile the amount of school fees to be paid adding that some parents also demand school fee refunds after transferring their children.
“Check that transfer form that has been used for many years. There is nothing new about this. Instruction 6 reads that no transfer shall be carried out in the middle of the year except those under special circumstances,” he said.
Principals however said that the decision will affect parents who have been transferred to other regions and decided to move with their whole family.
Inter-school transfers in public schools must be approved and signed by the Sub-County Director of Education, the County Director of Education and the Director of Secondary Education or Special Programmes.
By Thuita Jaswant
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