Nairobi, Dec. 1 -- All Grade 6 learners who completed their Kenya Primary School Education Assessment (KPSEA) on Wednesday will transition to Junior secondary schools (JSS) domiciled in the existing primary schools.

Further, the just concluded national exam will not be used for placement to JSS but rather will be "used as an assessment to monitor learning progress and provide feedback to education sector players on areas that require intervention".

The announcement has been made by President William Ruto after receiving a preliminary report of the Presidential Working Party on Education Reforms (PWPER).

The Ministry of Education (MoE) will provide the necessary guidelines on how the transition will be done.

The announcement is a relie...