School heads have been directed to stick to stipulated school fees and avoid loading parents with unnecessary levies.
Speaking at the Kenya Institute of Curriculum Development during the launch of a survey on teacher preparedness for school reopening in 2021, TSC Chief executive Nancy Macharia said action will be taken on those found culpable.
“The TSC is investigating a few allegations that some teachers are not complying with Government directives on fees,” said Macharia.
In the new fees structure, learners in national and extra-county schools in Nairobi, Mombasa, Kisumu, Nakuru, Eldoret, Thika, and Nyeri will pay Sh45,000 per year; down from the Sh53,554 that they have been paying annually.
This represents a reduction of Sh8,554.
While learners in all other boarding schools including extra county schools that are located in other areas will now pay Sh35,000.
These learners have been paying Sh40,535 per year, consequently, their fees have been slashed by Sh5,535.
Students in special needs schools will pay Sh10,860 annually, down from the Sh12,790 that they have been formerly paying.
The new reduced fees structure takes effect from July 26, 2021, to March 4, 2022.
On teachers vaccination, Macharia said 158,678 teachers have received at least the first vaccination jab.
She urged the 44.4 per cent of teachers who did not receive any vaccination at all to move quickly and get the jab to protect their lives.
She noted that as schools reopen, teachers will be required to wear masks and wash hands regularly with soap and water or use sanitizer.
Schools have started reopening for the first term today to a tight school calendar that was disrupted by the pandemic.
Grade four learners who have been at home since March will be joining grade five this term.
All candidates who sat for their Kenya Certificate of Primary Education(KCPE) exams 2020 will join Form One on August 2nd, 2021.