Government Plans To End Boarding Schools, Here Are Reasons Why

The government of Kenya, through the Ministry of Education, may soon close down thousands of boarding schools and require all learners on the day scholar module as a country way of reducing unnecessary expenses and making learning more affordable for parents.

The Competency-based Curriculum (CBC) task force by the Education Cs George Magoha has proposed the crapping of boarding schools under the new 2-6-3-3-3 education system.

The government is considering abolishing boarding schools for learners in primary and proposed junior secondary schools under the Competence-Based Curriculum, CBC, as one way of making sure parents’ efforts to offer their children quality education.

Under the CBC, learners are expected to spend two years in pre-primary, six in primary, three in junior secondary school. Only students from form two to four will be allowed to attend boarding schools.

According to Education Chief Administrative Secretary, CAS, Dr. Sara Ruto, there is a plan which is set to implement in the phase that will see learners from grade one to nine attend day school.

She added that parents will have quality time with their children and support their growth, which has not been the case.

Ruto said that students have been spending much of their time in school especially those who attend boarding schools from class one all the way to secondary school.

The new education system that was rolled out by the Ministry of Education mandated a 17 year in school as opposed to the 8-4-4 system which totaled 16 years.

The only difference between the 8-4-4 system and the CBC system is that the years learners spend in schools are being restructured to 2-6-3-3-3.

All students take two years of Pre-primary, then 6 years of primary, and then three years of junior school. If you pass Grade one at 15 at the end of junior school, you can go on to take three years of senior school.