Junior Secondary School heads are in a dilemma due to limited space, lack of equipment, and teacher shortage as Grade 9 reported for term one.
A spot check revealed chaos in some schools, such as Ronald Ngala Primary in Mombasa, where a classroom had a population of over 60 learners.
Other schools have turned multi-purpose halls, libraries, and computer laboratories to be classrooms to cope with the numbers.
In some areas, private schools were better prepared for Grade 9 learners than the public institutions and classes were in progress.
