The current scramble for national schools by parents may soon be a thing of the past following the recommendations by the education reforms task force report wanting them to be scrapped.
According to the education reforms team, the current categorisation of schools should be scrapped and a new method which focuses on pathways be adopted.
According to the draft report which contains recommendations of the Presidential Working Party on Education Reforms (PWPER) , the ministry should discontinue the classification of schools in the country.
Once these recommendations will be implemented ,the national schools, the Extra-County schools, County schools and Sub-County schools as well will be scrapped.
More on this is captured details in a draft report by the Presidential Working Party on Education Reforms (PWPER).
The Ministry of Education is expected in the next six months to undertake audit to establish the number and distribution of public secondary schools across the country.
It will also be required within six months,to ensure proper generation of a a criteria for classifying schools in terms of career pathways ensuring all regions have all the options.
It is also clear that there will be no region in the country will be disadvantaged in terms of availability of schools offering the three pathways.
The committee also provides that within one year, education ministry will be required to enhance guidelines on the establishment of low cost boarding primary schools.
It further proposes that the government promotes establishment of low-cost boarding primary schools in marginalised areas .
This is meant to improve infrastructure in Sub County schools that offer the three pathways as well to ensure education is delivered successful.