End of National Schools Categorization: New Secondary Schools Categorization
On Thursday, April 25, Education Principal Secretary Belio Kipsang declared that the government would abolish school categorization at the national level.
Belio stated during the Inaugural Annual Symposium on Competency-Based Assessment that this is one method for implementing the new curriculum.
Secondary schools are classified as national, extra-county, county, or sub-county under the 8-4-4 system, which is currently being phased out.
Kipsang spoke during the symposium about convening a stakeholders’ engagement on the pathways and pathway placement in Senior School. He also mentioned that secondary schools would soon be categorized according to the pathways they will offer.
Secondary schools will be redesignated as senior schools, and students from Junior Secondary Schools (JSS) will enroll.
Senior schools will henceforth be categorized based on the combination of subjects offered by the institution.
This includes STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics) Centers, Humanities and Arts Schools, and Creative Arts and Sports Schools.
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The academic institution’s resources and infrastructure will play a significant role in its classification.
Given that most national schools have significant resources such as libraries, laboratories, and social amenities, they are well positioned to offer a combination of the three streams.
Sub-county schools, on the other hand, are unlikely to provide more than one combination of topics due to limited resources.
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Students will now spend three years in senior school before proceeding to university or college, depending on their interests and academic performance.
End of National Schools Categorization: New Secondary Schools Categorization
