The transition from Grade 9 to senior secondary will undergo a significant shift in 2026 with the introduction of a new placement system under the Competency-Based Curriculum (CBC).
This change means that learners will no longer select schools based on traditional categories such as national, extra-county, or sub-county schools.
Instead, placement will be determined by students' career pathways, guiding their entry into specific schools offering specialised tracks.
According to the new guidelines, senior schools (Grade 10 to Grade 12) will be categorised as either triple pathway or double pathway institutions. The triple pathway day schools will offer all three pathways recognised as Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics (STEM), Arts and Sports Science, and Social Sciences.
