TSC announces vacancies for principals, headteachers

By Peter Ochieng

The Teachers Service Commission (TSC) has announced over 5,000 vacancies for principals, headteachers and their deputies.

TSC in a notice shared on Tuesday, November 12, 2204, announced 755 positions for Principals at Grade D3, T-scale 13, and 816 positions for Deputy Principals III at Grade D1, T-scale 11.

Additionally, TSC is seeking to fill 1,208 positions for headteachers at Grade C5, T-scale 10, and 2,911 positions for deputy headteachers at Grade C4, T-scale 9, across the country.

TSC said the call for applications is in line with career progression guidelines within the teaching profession.

“The Teachers Service Commission is a constitutional body established under Article 237 (1) of the Constitution. Pursuant to its mandate, the Commission invites applications from suitably qualified teachers for the following posts in line with the Career Progression Guidelines,” reads a notice by the Nancy Macharia led Commission.

Interested and qualified applicants should submit their applications through the TSC portal, www.teachersonline.go.ke.

The deadline is midnight of November 18, 2024, with the Commission stating that TSC manual applications will not be considered.

Upon being informed of interview dates, successful applicants will be required to present valid Chapter 6 documents before they are appointed.

“Successful candidates will be posted where the vacancies exist,” added TSC.

It is the third time TSC has advertised for teaching vacancies within a span of less than three months.

About two months ago, TSC invited applications to fill 46,000 vacancies for teachers across primary, junior secondary, and secondary schools on permanent and pensionable terms.

6,000 positions were available for primary schools, 39,550 for junior secondary schools, and 450 for secondary schools.

TSC sought to address the shortage of teachers in primary, junior secondary, and secondary schools nationwide.

About a month ago, the Commission advertised for 20, 000 intern teachers, for junior secondary schools. Successful applicants will be handed a 1-year contract.