Education CS Julius Ogamba addressing the media during the release of the Kenya Junior Schools Education Assessment (KJSEA) 2025 results at the KNEC Headquarters in Nairobi on December 11, 2025. [Boniface Okendo, Standard]
As Kenya prepares to usher in senior school in January, principals are staring at what many describe as the most complex transition since the introduction of free primary education.
For the first time, secondary schools will operate two education systems side by side within the same compound: the outgoing 8-4-4 secondary school and the new Competency-Based Education (CBE) Senior School for Grades 10 to 12, all under the leadership of one principal.
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