Form Ones to report to Secondary Schools on January 30, 2023; Latest Education News Today

It is now crystal clear that the form ones will report to secondary schools two weeks after the official release of form one selection results 2023.

1. Official Form One  Reporting Date- 30th January, 2023
2. Form One Selection Results release date-16th January, 2023

According to a circular released by the education ministry, all KCPE 2022 candidates will receive their form one admission letters 2023 on 16th January with clear joining instructions that encompass the reporting date that has been set on January 30, 2023.

The school heads claim the majority of schools will experience an upsurge in Form One intake due to extra classrooms that were set aside for the junior secondary wing.

Kahi Indimuli, the chair of the Kenya Secondary Schools Heads Association, said that schools were restricted with the infrastructure during admission, but with some more classrooms at their disposal, public secondary schools expect to experience more requests for admission.

‘‘Schools will experience strain on teachers to manage the high enrolment come next year mostly in Form One. The government needs to work on how this will be managed,’’ Indimuli said.

President William Ruto said learners moving to grades 7, 8 and 9 will remain in their current primary schools as opposed to an earlier proposal to have them join high schools, pushing education stakeholders back to the drawing board after a year of building classrooms in secondary schools.

Indimuli said that with the government’s change of tune on JSS being in primary schools which was informed by the Presidential Working Party recommendations, the extra classes in secondary schools will almost certainly attract more applicants.

‘‘Many schools had prepared to welcome the Grade 7 in January but since they will remain in primary schools, the classrooms will be for Form One learners,’’ he added.

Mwihila High School principal Maurice Ajulo said with the government’s change of tune, more teachers are needed in schools to accommodate the expected high Form One intake.

He said the school, which has only 27 Teachers Service Commission (TSC) teachers as opposed to the required 45, is struggling to serve the high number of students.

“With extra space, we expect high enrollment. This means we need some more teachers to meet the demands of the learners,’’ he said.

He said the institution will use the extra infrastructure to accommodate more First Formers next year.

This year’s placement is likely to see thousands of candidates who did not score 400 marks and above join national schools, which have the capacity to accommodate over 30,000 students.

How to Check Secondary School Selection via sms code 22263

Candidates and parents can now access joining instructions that are available online for all categories of schools through the ministry’s www.education.go.ke or check the results by texting the candidate’s index number only to 22263. To check secondary school selected SMS your index number to 22263 (the code works for safaricom, Airtel and Telkom). The sms charges ksh. 25.

How to Download form One 2023 Admission Letter Online

Downloading form one 2023 admission letters is now easier. Once you have confirmed the school in which you have been admitted then the next thing is to download your admission letter. To download your letter follow these steps:

Go to: Form one 2023 admission letter

Select the county and sub-county you sat KCPE then key in your index number and Submit.

Click on the link named “admission letter” at the bottom of the page for a copy of your admission letter.

Use the printer icon to print or download icon to download to your computer.

Get your primary school’s headteacher to endorse the letter and stamp it in the space provided.

Finally, present it for admission together with a certified copy of birth certificate