Prof George Magoha, Cabinet Secretary for Education, revealed that 16,310 2021 KCSE students did not apply for university slots through Kenya University Colleges Central Placement Services (KUCCPS).
Although CS Magoha did not cite specific reasons, he alluded to other opportunities including those that may have opted to study abroad.
“I have also noted that 16,310 candidates who qualified for degree programmes in the 2021 KCSE examination did not submit applications and may have opted to pursue other opportunities including opting to study abroad,” said Magoha.
This comes even as KUCCPS placed 123,963 of 144,466 2021 KCSE candidates who qualified for university slots.
Magoha also announced that 250,052 students submitted applications for placement to universities, TVET institutions and TTCs, and all applicants were successfully placed.
“A total of 250,052 submitted their applications for placement in universities TVET institutions and Teacher training colleges. I am pleased to note all applicants have been successfully placed,” declared the CS.
The Kenya Universities and Colleges Central Placement Service (KUCCPS) placed applicants for admission to the 32 public diploma primary teacher training colleges for the first time.
KUCCPS placed 1,538 to join Diploma in Primary Teacher Education and Diploma in Early Childhood Teacher Education.
He went further to say KUCCPS placed 293 student (129 male, 164 female) to three colleges offering Diploma in Secondary Teacher Education, namely: Kagumo, Kibabii and Lugari TTCs.
“These students will be trained to deliver the CBC curriculum,” he said.
