What you need to know about CBC implementation and Funding for schools
What you need to know about CBC implementation and Funding for schools. Years after the government began the significant transition from the 8-4-4 to the 2-6-6-3 educational system, the enormous financial burden of implementing the new curriculum has been made clear.
The government will need over Sh676 billion to successfully implement the new educational program, it is already becoming clear.
To support the implementation of the Competency Based Curriculum (CBC) in 2023–2024, there is already a funding shortfall of Sh123 billion.
The disclosure provides a glimpse into the illusive cost of financing CBC, which has divided views among stakeholders in education.
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The specifics are included in a draft report being edited before being submitted to the president by the Presidential Working Party on Education Reforms (PWPER).
The education task committee has suggested a new funding model for basic education with a reduced capitation rate per kid in an effort to ensure the successful implementation of the CBC.
According to the research, significant resources will need to be mobilized in order to implement the CBC.
Due to the enormous amount of resources required, CBC will need to use its resources wisely and implement sustainable financing methods.
The current funding for free primary education (FPE) is $1,420 per student, and the funding for free day secondary education (FDSE) is $22,244 per student.
The taskforce report, however, appears to capture the true cost of education under CBC under the new capitation for all levels of basic education.
Each nursery school student will receive Sh1,170 from the government each year if the recommendation is included in the final report and approved by the stakeholders.
Every primary school student would receive Sh2,238 annually, while junior secondary students will receive Sh15,043 annually.
According to the revised funding plan, each Senior Secondary student will receive about Sh22,527 per year.
For nursery schools, special needs students would receive an additional subsidy of Sh604 and for primary school students, further allocation of Sh3,624.
Junior secondary and senior school students with special needs would receive an additional Sh10,000.
What you need to know about CBC implementation and Funding for schools
The draft report states that these expenditures account for the value associated with textbooks and teacher manuals, curriculum support materials, ICT materials, school-based teacher capacity development, and tax books and stationery.
Repairs and maintenance, local transportation, energy, water, and internet, extracurricular activities, dignity kitty (sanitary towels), telephone/box rental fees, medical insurance, sanatorium, and non-teaching staff compensation are all included in the new financial plan.
That is not all, though. The task group advises developing a minimal essential package that will be delivered to schools in order to assist their development and infrastructure.
The taskforce contends that each school needs to have a minimum essential package since it provides a realistic set operation cost and capitation to allow the institutions to function regardless of the enrollment of students.
The team stated that the current capitation is a flat fee in which both students from affluent and less affluent families receive an equal amount. According to the draft study, “the equity-based funding model enables well-off families to pay for their children’s education thus reducing pressure on government resources, which can be directed to cushion and support learners from poor and vulnerable.”
It also states that public primary and secondary schools with enrollment below 100 students are considered to be operating below ideally given the cost drivers.
