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The deepening divide in Senior school admissions

Parents accompanying students for admission in Grade 10. [Boniface Gikandi, Standard]

Transition to senior secondary school has exposed deep cracks in the education system, pitting government assurances against mounting frustration from parents, teachers and policy experts.

Stakeholders say more than 700,000 Grade Nine learners remained at home by last weekend, unable to report for Grade 10, triggering national debate over preparedness, equity and accountability under the Competency-Based Education (CBE) system.

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