Junior secondary: High hopes for private schools as public still in limbo

A teacher sprints as she takes pupils at Xaverian Primary School in Kisumu through Physical Education (P.E) lesson on February 21, 2018. [Denish Ochieng, Standard]

With less than two weeks to reopening of schools, there is a sharp contrast in the preparedness to host junior secondary between public and private primary schools.

A spot check by The Standard established that a majority of the private primary schools are steps ahead of most public schools in their readiness for the pioneer junior secondary class.