Students’ Social-Economic Status and Equity in Form One Admission in National Secondary School Clusters in Kenya
Abstract
AbstractThrough its educational policies and plans, Kenya is among countries whose aim is to achieve equity in access to secondary school education by pupils from different background as envisaged in Vision 2030 and Sustainable Development Goals. However, this dream still remains elusive. This paper provides empirical evidence of the effect of students’ socio-economic status on equity in form one admission in national secondary school clusters in Kenya using data from a sample of 1935 form one students admitted in Kenyan national schools. The results of the multinomial logistic regression indicate that even after holding other predictor variables constant, students’ socio-economic status significantly affected their admission to the national secondary schools clusters. Consequently, there is need to develop sound and inclusive strategies to accelerate equity in form one admission to national secondary school clusters. The Ministry of Education should design policies that equalise opportunities for students from different social-economic background in accessing all national secondary schools clusters.Â
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Key terms: Social-Economic Status, Equity, Form One Admission, National Secondary School Clusters.
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