Kenya on Monday approved a new education system to replace the old 8-4-4 system that has been in use for close to three decades.
The new system will use a 2-3-3-3-3 format where learners will spend two years in ECDE and three years in the lower primary, upper primary, lower secondary and senior secondary respectively.
Unlike the older system, the new system will not be examinations oriented as the national exams will be phased off and replaced by smaller internal continuous assessment tests.
Much of the emphasis will instead be diverted to identifying and growing talent in the learners.
Middle school will have upper primary and junior school and junior school graduates will branch out to join either senior school, tertiary institution or an institution of higher learning based on their competencies.
The whole setup is a brainchild of the National Basic Education Curriculum Framework.
However, it is not known how many years will be spent in the institutions of higher learning.
According to Education Cabinet Secretary Fred Matiang’i, there are still some grey areas in the system and teachers have been asked to bring forward their suggestions to help have a better and improved product.
“We should make it better and avoid negative views,” he said as reported by Nation.