The Ministry of Education has yet again been challenged to reintroduce ranking of schools in national exams to promote healthy competitions among learners.
Newly elected Knut Masaba branch deputy secretary James Oteki on Tuesday led a host of teachers from the region to raise their dissatisfaction with the continued withholding of the 2012 policy that banned ranking of schools.
They said the policy had contributed negatively to performance of schools from the region, noting that it was difficult for the schools to assess their competitiveness against each other in national exams.
“As Masaba teachers, we strongly advise the ministry to reintroduce ranking of schools. It helps us assess our competitiveness in relation to other institutions and it will also motivate our learners to do extra work. Our schools are really struggling in national exams that is why we won’t tire till the ministry does what we want,” Oteki said on behalf of the members.
They challenged CS Fred Matiangi to reintroduce ranking before releasing the 2015 KCSE exams later this month, saying his predecessors did not involve stakeholders when coming up with the decision.
“The CS has a strong education background because he was once a teacher. We urge him to re-introduce ranking for the sake of improving performances in our schools before he releases the 2015 KCSE results. With ranking, schools are able to do internal evaluation and possibly form benchmarking partnership with leading institutions,” he added.
They also challenged the ministry to consider lifting the ban on mock exams that played an integral role in promoting academic performance.