Ranking of schools in national examination is set to return after Members of Parliament approved the Kenya National Examination Council (KNEC) Amendment Bill sponsored by Kiminini MP Chris Wamalwa.
The MPs on Wednesday approved the Bill that will see schools ranked based on performance in both national examinations and co-curricular activities.
The ranking will also base on their categories in terms of facilities, staffing and other parameters.
According to Wamalwa, ranking in schools will help gauge and monitor students and teachers performance and also look at other school activities apart from academics.
“School rankings will provide a platform on which the government will measure the performance of teachers,” he said.
Wamalwa added that ranking is in conformity with the right to information and will help the government and stakeholders identify areas for improvement.
Education committee chair Sabina Chege supported the amendments noting that it will encourage competition among students.
She said that the Bill has proposed measures to ensure fair competition, adding that KNEC will be required to provide individual performance of students in both academic and co-curricular fields to the Education Cabinet Secretary.
School ranking was banned in 2014 by the then Education CS Jacob Kaimenyi on claims that it provided unfair competition and enhanced cheating.
However stakeholders have been urging the government to lift the ban and allow rankings.