Secondary schools across the country on February 6, 2023, started admitting form one students that sat for the class 8 national examination in 2022.
Over 1.2 million learners sat for the KCPE and are as per the government’s 100 per cent transition, expected to join form one.
At Umoja Secondary School in Eldoret town, the form one admission started smoothly, with over 100 learners having reported by mid-day.
School’s Principal Sosten Tabut says they expect to have admitted at least 500 learners by the end of the week.
“We started receiving students joining form one in the morning and so far we have admitted 113. At the end of the day, we hope to have crossed the 150 learners mark,” Tabut said during an interview at his office.
“Most of the students are on the way coming and we will continue with the exercise until Friday,” he added.
The Umoja Secondary principal asked parents that got admission letters to join the school to ensure their children report within the set period.
Waiting list
He warned that at the end of the reporting day, learners that will not have reported, their slots will be given to others.
“We have students on the waiting list and they will fill up those slots for those that will not report,” Tabut said.
The school has been allocated 625 form one students, although the Principal says they can handle 500.
But in the event all the allocated turn up, he assured that the school will make necessary arrangements to ensure all of them are handled.
Over the years, Umoja Secondary has been among the best-performing day schools in Eldoret.
In the last year’s examinations, it managed to take 28 students to university (17 boys and 11 girls).
“We are hoping the results will be better this year so that we increase the number of candidates that will have scored a minimum university entry grade of C+ (plus),” said the School Principal.
“The school is ready to teach the learners. We have sufficient infrastructure, teachers and laboratories,” he added.
Meanwhile, Tabut is challenging the government to consider investing in enhancing school infrastructure.
He says learners keep increasing every year, hence the need for continuous construction of more classrooms, libraries, toilets and other facilities.
“We also need more teachers because when classes increase needs also increase,” he added.
