TSC Conducts Assessment to Identify Primary Teachers with Diplomas and Degrees for JSS and Secondary School Posting

The TSC is currently auditing the number of primary school teachers holding Diploma and Bachelor’s degrees with a view of possible posting to Junior Secondary Schools and secondary schools. It also wants to establish those eligible teachers who will fill the gap left by teachers set to retire from the TSC payroll on July 1, 2024.

Assessment Details

In a memo signed by Dr. Mugwuku Nthamburi, the Director for Teacher Professional Management at TSC, and addressed to all regional and county directors of education, the commission wants the data regarding teachers with higher academic qualifications submitted by July 11, 2024. The memo is referenced as TSC/DTPM/CDS/40/VOL.II/115 and contains information on the particulars that will be needed.

Data Segregation and Submission

The data is to be presented in numbers, county by county, and categorized accordingly:

1. Category 1: Teachers with Bachelor’s and Diploma certificates, holders of a minimum mean grade of C+ in KCSE and a minimum of C+ in each of the two teaching subjects.
2. Category 2: TSC teachers with Bachelor’s and Diploma certificates, with a mean grade of C+ in KCSE, with a minimum of C plain in each of the two teaching subjects.
3. Category 3: TSC teachers owning Bachelor’s and Diploma degrees, a mean grade of C plain in KCSE, and a minimum of C+ in each of the two teaching subjects.
4. Category 4: TSC teachers with Bachelor’s and Diploma degrees, with a minimum mean grade of C plain in KCSE, and a minimum of C plain in each of the two teaching subjects.
5. Category 5: TSC teachers with Bachelor’s and Diploma degrees, with a minimum mean grade of C- in KCSE, with qualifications in two teaching subjects regardless of the grades in those subjects.

Document Collection

Regional and county directors are hereby directed to compile and verify the documents required in proving qualifications for these teachers.

Recent Data on Teacher Qualifications

According to the Economic Survey 2024, a publication by the Kenya National Bureau of Statistics, 40,916 primary school teachers have a Diploma, while 28,226 have a Degree.