Uncertainty Regarding the Conduct of the KPSEA, KCPE, & KCSE National Exams in 2023
The ongoing Sh29 billion debt that public schools still owing puts the management of this year’s national exams in jeopardy.
According to recent reports, the government owes secondary schools Sh14 billion that was supposed to be paid out during the previous semester. Furthermore, despite the fact that the national exams are only a few weeks away, the government has failed to release Sh15 billion for this term.
The national chairman of the Kenya Union of Post Primary Education Teachers (KUPPET), Omboko Milemba, said that each student is currently owed almost Sh10,469 based on these data. He highlighted that students should have received about Sh4,908 by the conclusion of the second term, with an extra Sh5,561 per student due this term.
Due to unpaid supplier obligations spanning two fiscal years, teachers, particularly those who teach practical topics, are worried about finding exam materials. Exam preparation is put at risk by this circumstance.
School officials are raising concerns as there are only six weeks until the October 27th school shutdown and the commencement of the national exams. Early school closures are a possibility, which can have a negative impact on kids’ academic performance and the standard of instruction.
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Around 3.5 million pupils are expected to take national exams next month, with roughly 1.4 million taking the Kenya Certificate of Primary Education (KCPE) and 903,260 taking the Kenya Certificate of Secondary Education (KCSE), according to the Kenya National Examination Council (KNEC).
Milemba claimed that the majority of head teachers concur on the severity of the issue and support early school closings, which could have an effect on test performance and educational quality.
A “zero-fee balance policy” has been implemented in some schools, and supplier liabilities are growing when payments are late. To continue operating, several schools turn to loans or their own resources.
Even when funds are available, statutory deductions for non-teaching personnel and other school employees have not been received, and this has a negative impact on the well-being of principals. Day schools that only use capitation are in a worse predicament.
Milemba has brought up these issues with the secretary of state for education, Ezekiel Machogu, and parliamentary probes have been launched to get answers on why the cash has been delayed.
Primary schools are experiencing financial difficulties while teachers, parents, and the public wait for responses from Machogu and the Treasury. Only 50% of the money that was owed for elementary schools, according to the chairman of the Kenya elementary School Heads Association (KPSHA).
The National Education Management Information System’s (Nemis) shortcomings in accurately recording enrollment data for all students exacerbate this problem.
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