The move by the Ministry of education to abolish ranking of schools and candidates has met fierce criticism from leaders and educationists from Kisumu County.
Previously, primary and secondary schools used to be ranked according to their performance in the Kenya Certificate of Primary Education (KCPE) and Kenya Certificate of Secondary Education (KCSE) respectively during the release of the results by the examinations body; Kenya National Examinations Council (KNEC).
During the release of the KCPE results on Monday, Education Cabinet Secretary Prof Jacob Kaimenyi announced the abolishment of ranking of schools and candidates.
Kisumu County Education Executive Jennifer Kere criticised the move and said that it would lower the morale of students, parents and teachers.
Speaking to the press from her county headquarters office on Tuesday, the education CeC said that through the ranking of candidates and schools, it was easier for parents and other education stakeholders to closely monitor the performance and see into how improvement of performance can be effected.
“I do not think the ministry is going to achieve anything through the move as ranking of both schools and candidates was playing a major role in encouraging both students and teachers to increase their effort,” said Kere.
Golden Elites School Director Charles Ochome also criticised the move saying it will bring a negative impact to schools and students.