Domicile Grade 7 and 8 Learners In Primary, Government Urged
The Competency-Based Curriculum (CBC) grade Six pupils are set to sit for the Kenya Primary School Education Assessment (KPSEA) this month, with the majority of the Kenyans urging the government to domicile Grade 7 and 8 in primary schools.
Several Kenyans want the junior secondary in the Competence-Based Curriculum (CBC) domiciled in primary school and renamed senior primary.
They have urged the government to domicile Grade 7 and 8 pupils in senior primary schools, arguing that the grade Six learners are very young and need direct care and supervision of their parents.
The public has also argued that the 100% transition policy has strained infrastructure in secondary schools, which already have inadequate infrastructure.
On the other hand, experts have warned the government that the looming double intake would be unbearable in secondary schools come next year if junior secondary school will be domiciled in high schools.
Kenya National Union of Teachers (Knut) executive secretary, Njeru Mutani has tabled a report revealing that teachers on the other hand have conducted investigations noting that secondary schools are not even prepared to host junior high school.
The report revealed that secondary school teachers want grade six to remain in primary school.
Grade Six learners will be domiciled in secondary schools next year if there will be no changes in CBC.
Thomas Motindu, secretary general of Chuka University Academic Staff Union, has raises concerns over the alarming number of students expected to join university in 2029.
He stated that the enrollment of universities is expected to double in 2029 from the current 510,000. This will overstretch the already strained infrastructure in the institutions of higher learning.
The government is further urged to employ more teachers in secondary schools if they are not going to domicile grade 7 and 8 learners in primary.
Parents have also said that Grade 6 learners are very young to join secondary schools.
