The Presidential Working Party on Education Reform (PWPER) has recommended that the Ministry of Education (MOE) abolishes the current categorization of public secondary schools.
In a statement, the committee led by Professor Raphael Munavu noted that the government should do away with the current four-tier cluster which comprises of National, Extra-county, county and sub-county and adopt a categorization based on career pathways.
PWPER recommended that MoE replaces the current tiers with three broad clusters such as STEM, Social Science and Arts, and Sports Science.
“Ministry of Education to discontinue the current organisation of public secondary schools as National, Extra county, county and Sub-county: and adopt a categorization based on career pathways for senior schools,” the statement reads in parts.
The task force also indicated that the scrapping of the clusters would promote inclusivity and equity.
The committee also cited that stakeholders had issued complaints regarding the current categorization claiming that it was unfair to students since it enhanced the uneven distribution of resources to schools.
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