When applying for university or college placement through the Kenya Universities and Colleges Central Placement Service (KUCCPS), Physics is not a compulsory subject for a wide range of marketable and professional courses in Kenya. KUCCPS recognises that learners have different strengths, and as a result, many programmes prioritise subjects such as Mathematics, English, Biology, Geography,
English (or Kiswahili) is commonly part of the compulsory subjects because KCSE candidates must take it as a core subject for placement and cluster point calculation. For degree programmes, English/Kiswahili usually forms part of the minimum four subjects used to compute cluster points and determine eligibility. Some courses explicitly specify English as a compulsory minimum
The government has warned that secondary schools failing to admit learners into Grade 10 risk being shut down following rising complaints of low enrolment across the country. Speaking during an interview on a local radio station on Tuesday, January 20, Education Cabinet Secretary Julius Migos Ogamba said the Ministry of Education would not keep institutions