Parents anxious over flaws in senior school placement system

Grade 9 students during a lesson at Ronald Ngala Primary School in Mombasa County, on January 13, 2025. [File, Standard]

As the government rolls out a new placement system for senior secondary school, anxiety is growing among parents over the selection process and the infrastructure gaps in sub-county and county schools.

Many fear that their children may be placed in pathways that lack the necessary resources, forcing them to appeal their placements thus delaying their academic progress.

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