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IN PHOTOS: Scenes from across Kenya as senior school learners resume
A Grade 10 student arrives at Nakuru High Senior School on January 12, 2026 for admission.
Senior school students across the country reported back today for the first term of the new academic year.
Parents, and guardians queue outside the School Outfitters store in the Nairobi CBD on Monday, January 12, 2026.
The reopening comes on the heels of the long and costly Christmas and New Year holidays, with families now confronting the new financial reality of school fees after weeks of celebrations.
A Grade 10 student and her parent keenly listen to a teacher at Kisumu Girls High School during admission.
Grade 10 learners arrive at Kisumu Boys High School for Senior Secondary reporting.
Grade 10 learners arrive at Kisumu Boys High School for Senior Secondary reporting.
Learners and their parents in different parts of Kenya could be seen carrying metal boxes back to school.
Grade 10 students and their parents queue for clearance at Nakuru High Senior School on January 12, 2026 for admission.
Grade 10 learners were set to report on January 12.
A parent accompanies his son on arrival at Shimo la Tewa High School, Mombasa, for Grade 10 admission.
The 2026 academic year is particularly high-stakes, marking the transition of 1.13 million pioneer Grade 10 learners into senior school under the Competency-Based Education (CBE) system.
Parents and children on arrival at Shimo la Tewa High School, Mombasa, for Grade 10 admission.
Term I runs from January 5 to April 2, with a half-term break from February 25 to March 1 and an April 7 to 24 holiday.
Parents and children on arrival at Shimo la Tewa High School, Mombasa, for Grade 10 admission.
Parents, and guardians queue outside the School Outfitters store in the Nairobi CBD on Monday, January 12, 2026.
Parents outside School Outfitters in Kisumu on January 12, 2026.
Parents during admission of grade 10 learners at Kapsabet Boys High School in Nandi County.
A parent and student who was placed to join Grade 10 at Aldai Boys High School in Kobujoi, Nandi County, turns back after they were turned away when it was turned to Friends Kaimosi University Kobujoi Campus.
