National Schools to be Abolished, New Education reforms suggest
National Schools to be Abolished, New Education reforms suggest. In the next six months, an audit will be conducted to determine the number and distribution of public secondary schools around the country.
The government will also be forced to develop standards for classifying schools in terms of career trajectories within six months, while guaranteeing that all regions have all of the alternatives.
This ensures that no region of the country will be disadvantaged in terms of the availability of schools offering the three courses.
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Within a year, the ministry will be expected to improve criteria for the creation of low-cost boarding elementary schools.
Regions on the Periphery
The draft study also suggests that the government encourage the creation of low-cost boarding primary schools in marginalized communities, as well as upgrade facilities in Sub County schools that offer the three courses.
The Standard reported that the recommendations are still being revised before the report is presented to the president.
The Basic Education Act (2013) differentiates between public and private schools. Other factors used to categorize schools include ownership, status or accommodation (day, boarding, or mixed day and boarding), gender type, and special needs status.
The Basic Education Curriculum Framework (BECF) does, however, provide for three pathways in Senior School. According to Vision 2030 and the BECF, over 60% of Senior School students will be put in STEM.
Some 25% will be assigned to the Social Sciences, while 15% will be assigned to the Arts and Sports routes. The task force members heard that these three approaches entail the need for new senior school categorisation.
The team argued that this new clustering will improve equity and inclusion. According to task force sources, issues about school categorisation were expressed during stakeholder engagement.
Kenyans have claimed that the current clusters promote marginalization and unequal resource allocation.
National Schools to be Abolished, New Education reforms suggest
Kenyans have criticized the disparities between national, extra-county, county, and sub-county schools.
It also appeared that the current categorisation disadvantaged day schools with low student enrollments.
According to the reforms team, most sub-county schools lack appropriate infrastructure and resources to facilitate successful learning.
Sub-county schools are day schools in cities and significant urban areas. The host county is their catchment area.
The government is currently implementing a new regulation that compels all youngsters in Sub-County (secondary day) schools to enroll in adjacent high schools where they may easily commute daily.
According to the draft study, while national, extra county, and county schools admit students with higher examination scores, they are also better supported, have improved facilities, and have superior instructional materials.
National Schools are primarily centers of educational excellence created to raise educational standards while also building national unity and social cohesion in the country.
They are all-national boarding schools. In this category, the ministry uses a quota system to choose top achievers by county.
Depending on the quota, it may be the top two boys and top two girls in some circumstances. Merit also applies, as all candidates with 400 or higher are assured admission to national schools.
