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Fewer schools at primary level are boarding schools compared to secondary schools. All public primary school pupils sit for the Kenya Certificate of Primary Education examination at the end of the school year in Standard eight. [49] In primary school, students are taught English, Kiswahili and Indigenous language activities. [50]
9 October – Kenya is elected to a seat at the United Nations Human Rights Council for a three-year term beginning in 2025. [44] 17 October – Following a majority vote by the Senate, Rigathi Gachagua is removed as Vice President after being convicted of five of the 11 charges laid against him during his impeachment. [45] 18 October –
Catholic primary schools in Kenya (4 P) Pages in category "Elementary and primary schools in Kenya" The following 18 pages are in this category, out of 18 total.
Primary schools in Kenya may be designated as follows: DEB, indicating that they were founded by the now abolished District Education Boards, hence were public schools from the start. RC, indicating that they were founded and sponsored by the Roman Catholic Church as it was known then
The same body also conducted and regulated the Kenya Certificate of Secondary Education (KCSE), a certificate awarded to students after completing secondary education. KCPE and KCSE were both started in 1985 when the 8-4-4 system of education was introduced in Kenya.The last KCPE examination, under this system was done on November 1, 2023 at 11am.
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The system was introduced in 1985 to replace the 7-4-2-3 curriculum, which consisted of seven years of primary school (classes 1–7), four years of lower secondary school (form 1–4), two years of upper secondary school (form 5–6) and three years of higher education.
The academic year begins in early January for Term 1, May for Term 2 and September for Term 3. However, entry to the school is on a rolling basis and students may be accepted at any time in the year. Acceptance follows an evaluation of the child's previous academic record, entry assessment tests and placement fit to the schools.