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Christmas mood marred by anxiety, confusion on Grade 10 placement

Grade 9 candidates at Kakamega primary school. [Benjamin Sakwa/ Standard]

As families across the country prepared for Christmas, the transition from Junior School to Grade 10 remained a nightmare for parents and learners.

Instead of festive cheer, many parents and heads of institutions (HoIs) found themselves glued to the government portal, struggling to navigate a new and unfamiliar placement revision system under the Competency-Based Education (CBE) framework.

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