Requirements for Diploma in Education Secondary Option

๐‘๐ž๐ช๐ฎ๐ข๐ซ๐ž๐ฆ๐ž๐ง๐ญ๐ฌ ๐Ÿ๐จ๐ซ ๐ƒ๐ข๐ฉ๐ฅ๐จ๐ฆ๐š ๐ข๐ง ๐„๐๐ฎ๐œ๐š๐ญ๐ข๐จ๐ง ๐’๐ž๐œ๐จ๐ง๐๐š๐ซ๐ฒ ๐Ž๐ฉ๐ญ๐ข๐จ๐ง

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Teaching subject grades are a critical determinant in Diploma in Education (Secondary) placement because they define which subject combination an applicant qualifies to teach.

1. ๐Œ๐ข๐ง๐ข๐ฆ๐ฎ๐ฆ ๐Œ๐ž๐š๐ง ๐†๐ซ๐š๐๐ž ๐‘๐ž๐ช๐ฎ๐ข๐ซ๐ž๐ฆ๐ž๐ง๐ญ

An applicant must have attained a Mean Grade of C+ (plus) in KCSE.

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This is a general admission requirement and does not replace subject-specific requirements.

2. ๐“๐ž๐š๐œ๐ก๐ข๐ง๐  ๐’๐ฎ๐›๐ฃ๐ž๐œ๐ญ ๐‘๐ž๐ช๐ฎ๐ข๐ซ๐ž๐ฆ๐ž๐ง๐ญ๐ฌ (๐Œ๐š๐ง๐๐š๐ญ๐จ๐ซ๐ฒ)

For both Education (Science) and Education (Arts) diploma programmes:

An applicant must score at least C+ in each of the two subjects they intend to teach.

Failing to meet the C+ threshold in either subject automatically disqualifies the applicant from that subject combination.

a) Education (Science)
Examples:

Biology & Chemistry โ†’ C+ in Biology and C+ in Chemistry

Physics & Chemistry โ†’ C+ in Physics and C+ in Chemistry

NB: Mathematics-based combinations โ†’ C+ in Mathematics is compulsory

b) Education (Arts)
Examples:

Kiswahili & Geography โ†’ C+ in Kiswahili and C+ in Geography

History & CRE โ†’ C+ in History and C+ in CRE