The Ministry of Education is finalising a new school fee structure for a senior school ahead of the 2026 transitions, when Grade 9 learners will move to Grade 10 under the Competence-Based Curriculum (CBC).
Director of Secondary Education William Sugut stated that school principals and ministry officials are currently working on developing a revised fee framework.
“There is a team working on the fee structure with principals. Shortly, we will be communicating the new figures. But definitely, it will be something affordable to ensure all children can access education,” Sugut said.
Sugut added that the structure will take into account implementing three senior school pathways, such as Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics (STEM), Social Science, Art and Sports.
According to Sugut, the final structure will vary depending on school clusters, and it will be released once the review is completed.
He added that the revision will address several concerns about equity as more than one million Grade 9 learners prepare to join senior school in January 2026.
Sugut’s statement came as Kenya is getting ready to transition to its first-ever school transition of fully rolling out of the CBC.
Under the new system, senior school students, Grades 10-12, will be taught practical skills that align with the education of talents.
They will be required to take compulsory subjects such as Kiswahili, English, Physical Education and Community Service Learning.
According to the ministry, senior school will comprise three years of education for learners, where learners at the end of classwork will be ready to specialise in a career path.
In 2023, President William Ruto’s government initiated a review of subjects under the Competency-Based Education (CBE), reducing the number of learning areas in lower primary from nine to seven.
In upper primary, the number of learning areas was reduced from ten to eight, while in junior secondary, subjects were scaled down from fourteen to nine.
