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Kenya‘s education system is structured into what is known as the 8:4:4 systems which includes 8 years primary education; 4 years of secondary education and 4 years of university education
For more details visit:http://www.education.go.ke
Description of Education System
- Early Childhood Education includes, Baby class, Nursery class and Pre-Primary class (caters for ages below 6) years;
- Primary education – Duration is 8 years (free for public schools), entry age is 6 years and exit is 14 years (Certificate: Kenya Certificate of Primary Education, KCPE).
- Secondary education – Duration is 4 years, entry age is 14 years and exit is 18 years (Certificate: Kenya Certificate of Secondary Education, KCSE));
- University education is normally ranges between 4 years and 6 years (for medicine)
Higher Education System
Higher education comprises of post secondary school institutions and university level institutions.
Post secondary school institutions, which offer diploma certificates include: (See websites for Ministry of Education, (http:www.education.go.ke ) and
(See Ministry of Science and Technology, (http://www.scienceandtechnology.go.ke/viewpage.php?page_id=4 ) for more information
Technical and vocational institutions
(national polytechnics, institutes of technology, technical training colleges);
Teacher training colleges;
Sectoral colleges within the various Government Ministries;
Non-Governmental institutions offering commercial and other skills; and
Institutions offering pre-university academic programmes
University education (visit:http://www.che.or.ke/institutions.html for more information).
- Public universities;
- Private universities; and
- Post secondary school institutions offering degree programmes in collaboration with local and / or foreign universities.
Competent Bodies are:
- Ministry of Education for Post secondary school institutions;
- Ministry of Science and Technology;
- Various government departments; and
- Commission for Higher Education (www.che.or.ke)
Quality Assurance mechanisms
- Commission for Higher Education (See CHE’s website :) http://www.che.or.ke
- Various professional bodies, through the Association of Professional bodies (See their website: www.apseac.org); and
- Universities themselves;
- Directorate of Quality Assurance and Standards, Ministry
- Education (www.education.go.ke and www.scienceandtechnolgy.go.ke)
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