The Basic Education Act 2013▤
Governance and management of education and training
(1) The Cabinet Secretary shall be responsible for the overall governance and management of basic education. (2) Subject to the pr…
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The Basic Education Act 2013▤
Duties and rights of a private school
(1) A private school shall- (a) establish necessary educational and governance structures; (b) recruit registered teachers; (c) co…
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The Basic Education Act 2013▤
Right to attend a private school.
Any person requiring basic education may attend a private school.
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The Basic Education Act 2013▤
Registration of private schools
(1) A person shall not establish or maintain a private school unless it is registered under this Act. (2) No private school shall…
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The Basic Education Act 2013▤
Establishment of private schools
Subject to the Constitution and the provisions of this Act, any person may establish and maintain a private school.
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Future provision for children with special needs
(1) A County Education Board shall in consultation with the Cabinet Secretary make such arrangements as they deem fit to enable a…
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Report of child with special needs by County Education
(1) It shall be the duty of the County Education Board to consider in relation to each child with special needs belonging to schoo…
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The Basic Education Act 2013▤
Duty of County education Boards to provide child guidance service
(1) Subject to the Constitution and the provisions of this Act, it shall be the duty of every County Education Board in consultati…
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The Basic Education Act 2013▤
Regulations in special needs education
(1) The Cabinet Secretary may make regulations for the establishment and management of special schools and institutions offering s…
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The Basic Education Act 2013▤
Establishment and management of special institutions
(1) Subject to the Constitution and the provisions of this Act, the Cabinet Secretary shall establish and maintain public special…
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The Basic Education Act 2013▤
Categories of schools
(1) Basic educational institutions shall be categorised as- (a) public schools which are schools established, owned or operated by…
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The Basic Education Act 2013▤
Structure of education
(1) The system shall be so structured as to enable learners to access education and training at any level in a sequence, and at a…
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The Basic Education Act 2013▤
Promotion of education
The Cabinet Secretary shall in consultation with the relevant Cabinet Secretary and other relevant stakeholders promote education…
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The Basic Education Act 2013▤
Duty of a principal or head teacher
(1) Where a pupil fails to attend school, the Head Teacher shall cause investigation of the circumstances of the child’s absence f…
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The Basic Education Act 2013▤
Responsibility of the Government
It shall be the duty of the Cabinet Secretary to – (a) provide free and compulsory basic education to every child; (b) ensure comp…
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The Basic Education Act 2013▤
Prohibition against employment of a child of compulsory school age
(1) No person shall employ a child of compulsory school age in any labour or occupation that prevents such child from attending sc…
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The Basic Education Act 2013▤
Holiday Tuition
(1) No pupil shall be subjected to holiday tuition. (2) A person who contravenes subsection (1) commits an offence and is liable o…
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The Basic Education Act 2013▤
Prohibition against physical punishment and mental harassment to the child
(1) No pupil shall be subjected to torture and cruel, inhuman or degrading treatment or punishment, in any manner, whether physica…
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Incentives and prohibition of holding back and expulsion
(1) Pupils shall be given appropriate incentives to learn and complete basic education. (2) No pupil admitted in a school, subject…
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No denial of admission
(1) A child shall be admitted in a school at the commencement of the academic year or within such extended period as may be prescr…
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Proof of age for admission
(1) For the purpose of admission to a basic education institution, the age of a child shall be determined on the basis of the birt…
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The Basic Education Act 2013▤
No payment of fee for admission
No person shall while admitting a child to a public school or a basic education institution collect any admission fee.
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The Basic Education Act 2013▤
Duty of parents and guardian
(1) It shall be the responsibility of every parent or guardian to present for admission or cause to be admitted his or her child,…
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The Basic Education Act 2013▤
Compulsory primary and secondary education
(1) Every parent whose child is – (a) Kenyan; or (b) resides in Kenya shall ensure that the child attends regularly as a pupil at…
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