Review form 1 intake, say private schools

THE Kenya Private Schools Association has appealed to the government to formulate policies that will stabilise form one selection. Speaking after the closure of the association’s 16th annual directors meeting in Mombasa yesterday, the chairman Ernest Wangai said the current method of selection is unstable. Wangai said the scramble for form one positions needs to be addressed. The Education ministry gave private schools 45 per cent of the slots in national schools this year whereas in 2011, private schools had only 35 per cent. “We are grateful the government recognises private schools but we...