Starehe Boys’ Centre and Starehe Girls’ Centre have issued a joint notice to parents and guardians regarding the 2026 grade 10 admission.
In a notice shared on Sunday, December 21, 2025, the school clarified the admission requirements after inquiries from parents and guardians of 2025 KJSEA candidates.
According to the institution, learners seeking admission are considered based on a set of criteria that is informed by the financial needs of students, school selection, performance, and regional balance.
“The Starehe Boys’ and Girls Centres have received inquiries from parents and guardians of KJSEA candidates who have received information that they have been selected to join these schools.
“Admission to both schools is determined by each Centre based on: need, assessed from information in the Yellow Form for the Boys’ Centre, and the Blue Form for the Girls’ Centre that each candidate must complete. Need is the primary basis for admission,” the notice reads.
The schools added that their charter require that 70 percent of the students admitted be from needy backgrounds, admitted on sponsorship determined by their assessed degree of need.
Additionally, applicants must have selected Starehe as their preferred school in the appropriate category.
“The two Centres are working with the Ministry of Education to obtain the requisite data for candidates that applied to join both Starehe Schools, to enable us complete the selection process in a manner consistent with our mandate,” the statement adds.
The Ministry of Education announced the conclusion of grade 10 placements, with dissatisfied learners given seven days to review their senior school selection.
The revision window, running from Tuesday, December 23, 2025, is designed to allow learners who were not satisfied with the choice of schools or pathways they were offered to select new options for which they qualify.
“We encourage all involved parties to engage constructively in the placement process as we collectively refine and strengthen Curriculum Based Education (CBE) for the benefit of our learners. We [want] to make the placement process as transparent, fair, and satisfactory as possible while taking into account learners’ preferences and the capacities and available pathways in respective schools,” said Professor Julius Bitok, the Principal Secretary for Basic Education.
“Candidates are advised to contact their Grade 9 schools or the Ministry of Education Sub-County and County offices to take advantage of this window through their respective heads of institutions.”
According to the Ministry of Education, the review will be guided by an automated system that will match preferences to learners’ performance and the availability of slots in schools. During the review period, incorrect gender entries will also be addressed.
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