Education In Kenya
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Education Programme |
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Education In Kenya |
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The ‘school year’ in Kenya commences in January and whereas primary education is state funded, secondary education is not, although all political parties are presently promising to make it so if elected to Government at the end of December 2007. Primary education funding covers the costs of erecting and maintaining school buildings and the payment of teacher’s salaries. The provision of books, uniforms etc. are not the responsibility of the school. Although legislation sets primary school class size limits at 50 students, these are often exceeded for a broad range of reasons. The costs of secondary education are high, anywhere from Kshs 30,000 per student per annum upwards. Fees fall due at the start of each of the three school terms, with by far the single largest proportion of this falling due in the first term – January. The provision of books, uniforms, any extra curricular activities etc. are not included in this cost. Tertiary education can be broadly divided into Universities and Technical Colleges. Those students who achieve the best grades in their qualifying examinations will be eligible to enter University and will receive a loan from the state to cover their education fees. As in the UK this loan is repayable once they graduate and commence work. Those students, who do not achieve the necessary grades for entry into University, may be eligible for entry to a Technical College. However there is no state loan for these students and without private financial support they may be unable to accept if a placement is offered. |
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Long Term Planning |
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Over the long term, Happy Home offers enormous opportunity for turning the children’s disadvantage into advantage, developing their skills not only for the benefit of themselves, but for their local community and Kenya. If this is to be a realistic objective, there must be long term planning for each child’s development, including as appropriate:
This clearly represents a major challenge, and one which requires securing long term funding for Happy Home, as well as experienced individuals with practical and creative thinking skills.
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