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The KUCCPS Portal is Now Open for First Revision and New Application of Courses 2023
The Kenya Universities and Colleges Central Placement Service (KUCCPS) has announced that the online portal for university, college and certificate applications is now open for first revision of courses. The KUCCPS portal was opened today, 17th May, 2023, for those who either missed their first time choices or have not applied for any course. The […]
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TSC Invites Teachers to Commemorate the World Teachers Day
The Teachers Service Commission (TSC) has invited teachers in this year’s celebrations to market World Teacher’s Day. Through a post that was shared across its social media platforms, the TSC called on all teachers to join them in this year’s celebrations to be held at the Kenya School of Government on 5th October. This year’s […]
Read MoreThe Procedure of Transferring Learnings under the CBC Curriculum
Under the new CBC curriculum in Kenya, transferring learners takes a process since students are registered in the KNEC portal since Grade 3. Therefore, if you want to transfer your child to a new school after registration in Grade 3, there is a procedure that you must follow. You are generally required to request for […]
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Examinations and Assessments Under the CBC Curriculum – Kenya
What is Competency Based Assessment (CBA)? KNEC says that the Competency Based Assessment (CBA) is a purposeful systematic continuous process of gathering information from multiple sources for making decisions on what learners know, needs to learn, has learned and can do. It involves creating opportunities for learners to apply the knowledge, skills attitudes and values […]
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The CBC Education System in Kenya
The Competency Based Curriculum (CBC) is a new education system that was started in 2017 in Kenya. The new curriculum marked an end to the 8-4-4 system which has been in place since 1984. UNESCO defines a Competency Based Curriculum as a curriculum that “emphasizes what learners are expected to do rather than mainly focusing […]
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KUCCPS to Release University Placement Results on Tuesday
This story was first published in PDF Education. The Kenya Universities and Colleges Central Placement Service (KUCCPS) is expected to release the results for universities’ and colleges’ placement. This comes after KUCCPS completes its placement exercise following months of application. Students who sat for their KCSE examination in March 2021 and scored at least a […]
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TSC Has Been Allocated Sh2.5. Billion for the Hiring of Teachers in the Kenya Budget 2021
Unemployed teachers have a reason to be hopeful, albeit with little to smile about, as the government allocates KES 2.5 Billion for the hiring of new teachers. Treasury Cabinet Secretary Ukur Yatani presented a proposed budget of Sh.3.6 trillion at Parliament Buildings, Nairobi. The budget will cover the 2021-22 fiscal year, beginning in July 1, […]
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Form Three Student Drives a 4-Inch Nail into the Head of Principal over Fees
A form three student from Ainamoi Secondary School is on the run after driving a 4-inch nail into the head of school principal over school fees, The Kenya Police say. In a tweet posted on its official Twitter account, the Kenya Police has announced that it was hunting for a student who hit his principal […]
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TSC Bans Bachelor of Education as a Requirement for Teaching
The Teachers Service commission has scrapped the Bachelor of Education Science and Bachelor of Education Arts as a required course for teachers. Alternatively, those who wish to pursue teaching and be registered as teachers in Kenya will now be required to pursue Bachelor of Arts or Bachelor of Science for 3 years. They will then […]
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List of Top 100 Candidates in KCPE 2020
Cabinet Secretary of Education Prof George Magoha announced KCPE results yesterday 15th April, 2020. Reporting from Mtihani House at around 3PM, Magoha announced that the leading candidate in 2020 KCSE was Mumo Faith Kawi from Kari Mwailu Primary, Makueni County. The CS also announced Top 15 candidates in the exam. One of the key statistics […]
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Education CS Releases KCPE 2020 Results as First Student Scores 433 Marks
The Education CS Prof. George Magoha has released KCPE 2020 results as the first candidate scores 433 marks followed by 432 marks. The first four candidates were from public schools. Magoha started by thanking various stakeholders for making the KCPE exams a success. He began with thanking God, and most notably, his wife and family. […]
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How to Check KCPE Results 2021
KCPE 2020 Results will soon be announced, in not more than 1 hour from the time this post was created. Students sat for the exams in March, and the results are out as soon as expected. Safaricom offers an option for you to check your KCPE results through the SMS system. This is the procedure: […]
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