Kenya Certificate for Primary Education (KCPE) starts

Kenya Certificate for Primary Education (KCPE) will start officially from 8th - 12th Nov 2010. Today, 8th is a rehearsal day where the candidates are supposed to clean their classes, Desks and the invigilators will have to ensure that all the rules and regulation are followed and every thing is in place. Miale program has 17candidates sitting for the exams. 7 candidates are from Miale outreach Programme based in the rural area of Kandara District and 10 are from Miale Community support Programme based in the sprawling Kibera slums. Miale Social team have been preparing the children psychologically to ensure that they sit for their exams without any problems. All the children have informed us that they are well prepared for the exams and they promise that they will perform in a satisfactory manner. KCPE is National exam which the children in primary school are tested for the 8 years they have been in primary school. The results are published in the daily newspapers toward the end of this year. The exams also form a passage as the children graduate from primary school to high school. The choice of The High School to attend depends on the performance of the candidate. The candidates will be tested in the 5 main subjects namely: - Mathematics, English, Kiswahili, Social Studies and Science. Johari staff and friends wish them all the best!