Government achieves almost 100 percent transition from primary to secondary school

Students at DePaul Austin Junior primary in class reading a newspaper as part of their curriculum. [Silas Otieno, Standard]Caption

Five of the eight regions have either hit or surpassed their targets for the expected number of learners joining Junior Secondary School (JSS) and Form One, the Ministry of Interior has said.

In a statement, the Ministry said a total of 1,263,156 pupils reported to various Junior Secondary Schools while 1,154,246 students transitioned to Form One.