Complain about a public school: refused admission or illegal fees
Ministry of Education / County Education Board · sources read 2 Oct 2026
No child can be denied admission to a public school. If your child is turned away, notify your County Education Board, which must review the school's decision.
- Fee
- We couldn't confirm a fee from the official page. Check it there before you pay.
- Where
- The County Education Board in your county
What you need
- Any receipts for money the school collected (schools must issue an official receipt for every levy)
Steps
- Ask the school for an official receipt for anything you pay, and keep it. Collecting levies without a receipt is not allowed.
- If the school refuses to admit your child, notify the County Education Board in your county of the decision.
- The County Education Board reviews the school's decision.
- You can also raise illegal charges with the County Education Board. Its job includes removing barriers to children's education.
Watch out
- Public schools cannot charge an admission fee when admitting a child.
- Public schools cannot charge tuition fees for Kenyan children.
- Other approved charges may exist, but no child may be kept out of school for failing to pay them.
Who can apply
- A parent of a child turned away from a public school.
Official sources (1)
- Basic Education Act, 2013 (No. 14 of 2013) new.kenyalaw.org · read 2 Oct 2026