End of National Schools as the Govt Unveils a New Categorization Scheme.
Belio Kipsang, the principal secretary for education, declared that the government was discontinuing the national classification of schools.
During the First Annual Symposium on Competency-Based Assessment, Belio stated that this is one approach of putting the new curriculum into practice.
Secondary schools are divided into four categories under the 8-4-4 system, which is currently being phased out: national, extra-county, county, and sub-county.
Kipsang said at the symposium, “We will soon convene a stakeholders engagement on the pathways and pathway placement in Senior School.”
“The pathways that secondary schools offer will soon determine how they are classified.”
Junior Secondary Schools (JSS) students will enroll in senior schools, which will now be referred to as secondary schools.
Senior schools will now be classified according to the combination of subjects that they offer under the new system.
This include schools for the humanities and arts, sports schools, and STEM (science, technology, engineering, and mathematics) centers.
The academic institution’s infrastructure and resources will play a major role in the classification.
The majority of national schools are well-positioned to offer a mix of the three streams since they have an abundance of resources, including labs, libraries, and social amenities.
On the other hand, due to resource constraints, sub-county schools are probably only going to provide one mix of topics.
Now, students will attend senior school for three years before moving on to a university or college, contingent on their academic performance and areas of interest.
End of National Schools as the Govt Unveils a New Categorization Scheme.
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