Education CS George Magoha has warned principals against asking form one parents to buy ‘irrelevant’ items on reporting day.
Magoha said it was important for schools not to overburden parents and guardians on the reporting date for form one s.
“As a ministry, we are committed to ensuring that parents and guardians with learners who will be joining Form 1 are not overburdened with unnecessary requirements,” Magoha said on Monday.
He spoke at the Kenya Institute of Curriculum Development, where he launched the Form 1 selection.
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The CS faulted school heads who request extra items, saying this increases the cost of education.
“Principals should exercise caution while listing student requirements as part of the measures to reduce the cost of education,” he said.
Some items, he said, are usually provided by the government but some principals still ask for them.
Some of the items to be avoided during Form 1 admissions are class readers, novels, photocopying papers, foolscaps, atlas and mathematical tables.
“Others are exercise books, which are provided by the government, hockey sticks, pangas, jembes slashers and hand brushes,” he said.
During last year’s Form 1 admission, parents decried being asked to buy extra items in specific outlets.
On school fees, the CS said free secondary education initiative has helped solve the financial puzzle.
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List of Items Principals Should Not Force Parents To Buy
1. Novels
2. Class readers
3. Photocopy papers
4. Foolscaps
5. Atlas
6. Mathematical tables
7. Pangas
8. Jembes
9. Hockey Sticks
10. Slashers
11. Hand Brushes
12. Exercise Books (Provided by government)
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