Explainer: How Form One selection will be done

Class 8 teacher Samuel Mwangi in a Math class session teaching class eight pupils who were preparing for KCPE exams at Joseph Kangethe Primary School in Nairobi. [David Gichuru, Standard]

All candidates are advised to apply for secondary schools before sitting their KCPE examinations.

Candidates chose four national, three extra-county and two county and sub-county schools. Candidates to Special Needs Education (SNE) schools are pre-selected based on specific set criteria that prioritise needy children.