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TSC Verification 2026: Name Variance Affidavit, Re-sit Certificates and Missing Certificates
If your names differ between your certificates and ID, you must bring an affidavit explaining the difference to TSC document verification.
TSC Recruitment Complaints and Appeals 2026: Deadlines and Who Decides
If you are dissatisfied with a TSC recruitment exercise in 2026/2027, put your complaint in writing to the TSC County Director and email [email protected] within…
TSC Recruitment of Teachers With Disabilities 2026: 5% Slots, NCPWD Card and Separate Merit Lists
TSC reserves at least 5% of all advertised slots in the 2026/2027 recruitment for teachers with disabilities.
TSC Recruitment Preference Rules 2026: Home Sub-County, County and Tie-Breakers
In the 2026/2027 recruitment, TSC gives preference first to applicants from the sub-county where the vacancy is, then to those from the county, always in order of merit.
Ruto: Capitation to Reach Schools Before Opening Every Term from 2027
President William Ruto has said the Government will release capitation funds to schools before they reopen each term, starting in 2027.
Twelve KCSE Candidates in Machakos Barred From Remaining Papers Over Alleged Mobile Phone Breach
Twelve Form Four candidates at a school in Kalama Sub County, Machakos County, have been barred from sitting their remaining 2026 Kenya Certificate of Secondary…
TSC Interview Invitations for 20,000 Junior School Posts: Documents, Scoring and Timeline
TSC has started sending SMS invitations to teachers who applied for the 20,000 junior school posts on permanent and pensionable terms.
NGEC Audit: Only 65 of 21,000 Public Primary Schools Are Led by Heads Under 35
Only 65 of about 21,000 public primary schools are headed by people younger than 35, according to an audit by the National Gender and Equality Commission (NGEC).
TSC Qualification Exceptions 2026: Older Graduates, KCE Holders and Other Routes
The standard rule for 2026/2027 secondary and junior school posts is a C+ mean grade at KCSE.
TSC Technical Teacher Requirements 2026: Qualifications by CBE Subject
Technical teacher applicants in the 2026/2027 TSC recruitment need a mean grade of C+ at KCSE, a technical qualification, and, for most routes, a Kenya School of TVET…
TSC Primary Teacher Qualifications 2026: P1, DPTE, UDPTE and Degree Routes
To be considered for one of the 5,609 primary teacher posts in the 2026/2027 recruitment, you need one of five professional qualifications, each with a minimum KCSE…
TSC Teaching Subject Rules 2026: What You Can Teach With Your Degree or Diploma
If you want a TSC secondary or junior school post in the 2026/2027 recruitment, your two teaching subjects must match your KCSE results as well as your training.
SRC Approves Teachers’ Career Guidelines; 50,000 Promotions
President Ruto says the SRC has approved the revised Career Progression Guidelines, with Sh4 billion extra for 50,000 teacher promotions this financial year.
Courses Not Accepted by TSC for Secondary and Junior School Teaching (2026)
TSC says applicants whose training is in subjects not currently in the secondary school curriculum are not eligible.
TSC Says Serving School Heads Will Retain Their Posts Under the Comprehensive School Model
TSC has told serving school heads they will retain their leadership positions under the comprehensive school structure, which brings ECDE, primary and Junior School…
