Grade 9 students choosing a CBC Senior Secondary pathway in 2026: what each pathway covers, the careers it leads to, real subject combinations, and a step-by-step decision process for parents.
KICD has published the official Grade 10 Senior School curriculum designs and Kenyan parents now face a new decision: which of the 3 pathways suits your child. This guide breaks down STEM, Social Sciences and Arts and Sports Science: compulsory core, electives, and how the choice maps to KCSE and university placement.
Kenya's first Grade 10 cohort must choose between three Senior School pathways: STEM, Social Sciences, and Arts & Sports Science. Here is the official structure, the career maps each pathway opens, and the decision framework your child should use.
Your child chose STEM at Grade 10. What careers does that actually open? 15 concrete STEM careers Kenyan youth can pursue, what each pays, and what to prepare from Grade 10 onward.
Your child is entering Grade 10 under Kenya's CBC: the first cohort ever to do so. Here is the complete pathway guide: STEM, Social Sciences, Arts & Sports Science and Languages explained plainly, with subjects, career directions, and how to help your child choose.
Term 2 opens on 27 April 2026. Here is everything Kenyan parents need to do in the 13 days before school reopens: fees, uniforms, books, M-Pesa, the works.
With a shortfall of 58,590 teachers and specialist subjects like aviation, marine and fisheries under-staffed, the Teachers Service Commission is asking school principals to steer CBE in Grade 10. Here is what that means for your child's 2026 school year: and what you can do about it.