
What Parents Need to Know About the Grade 9 Senior School Selection Delay
Daily Nation reports growing concern over a delay in Grade 9 senior school selection; parents are urged to stay alert while we share practical steps to keep learners on track.

Daily Nation reports growing concern over a delay in Grade 9 senior school selection; parents are urged to stay alert while we share practical steps to keep learners on track.

After Grade 9, every learner chooses one of three Senior School pathways: STEM, Social Sciences, or Arts and Sports Science. What each involves and how to choose by strength and interest.

KICD has completed Grade 10-12 curriculum designs, approved Grade 10 textbooks, and partnered with TSC on teacher training for the CBE Senior School rollout. What it means for Grade 9 families.

The 2026 move from Grade 9 to Grade 10 brings pathways, KJSEA and School-Based Assessment. Here is what changes and how Kenyan parents can prepare.

Community Service Learning is a compulsory Grade 10 subject in Kenya. Here is how CSL works, how it is assessed, and how learners and parents can do it well.

The real subject combinations for each senior school pathway under CBE, with data on how learners are spreading across STEM, Social Sciences and Arts and Sports, a worked example and a 5-step way to choose.

The real numbers behind KJSEA grading and senior school placement in 2026: the 60/40 weighting, standard scores, pathway thresholds, the 51/38/11 pathway split, and the 12-school selection.

The data on Kenya's first KJSEA senior school placement: 51% STEM, 38% Social Sciences, 11% Arts and Sports, what it means for parents, and a free tool to check your child's pathway fit.

A mid-Term 2 update on the 2026 Grade 9 KJSEA journey: school-based assessment projects, the placement formula, the three pathways, and the practical steps parents should take now.