Kenya’s education system could be
changed from 8-4-4 to 6-6-3 if
proposals by a government team
are adopted.
Under the envisaged structure,
pupils will spend six years in
primary schools and sit a national
examination at the end before
joining secondary schools for
another six years.
Students will then proceed to
universities where they will spend
three years pursuing degree
programmes, having specialised in
particular courses at the secondary
school level.
The Task Force on the Re-alignment
of Education Sector to the
Constitution says the “6-6-3
(system) has provided quality
education and training in countries
ranked highly and have accelerated
development”.
According to the report of the
taskforce, the 6-6-3 system of
education will allow learners to
choose areas of specialisation and
develop them early enough unlike
the current 8-4-4.
“The proposed system of education
will encourage high level of
specialisation geared towards
attainment of Vision 2030 goals of
industrialisation and
entrepreneurship,” it says.
The system will also improve
competencies, skills and innovation
for the world of work, says the
taskforce that is chaired by former
Moi University Vice-Chancellor
Douglas Odhiambo.
If adopted, the change will be the
third after the 1985 switch from a
7-4-2-3 system to the 8-4-4 one
following recommendations by a
presidential commission.
Critics of the 8-4-4 arrangement
argue that it is steeped in rote
learning where learners are taught
to pass examinations instead of
going through a holistic education.
In reviewing the 7-4-2-3 system,
the presidential commission had
noted that it had created academics
and theoreticians who depended on
white collar jobs.
The rationale behind the 8-4-4
system was, therefore, to offer
practical education, thereby produce
self-reliant graduates.
The taskforce has also
recommended that the free primary
and day secondary school
education money that the
government provides be increased.
A primary school pupil under the
proposal will be allocated Sh2,371,
up from Sh1,020 per year, while
those in the day secondary schools
will get Sh30,766, up from
Sh10,260 a year.
changed from 8-4-4 to 6-6-3 if
proposals by a government team
are adopted.
Under the envisaged structure,
pupils will spend six years in
primary schools and sit a national
examination at the end before
joining secondary schools for
another six years.
Students will then proceed to
universities where they will spend
three years pursuing degree
programmes, having specialised in
particular courses at the secondary
school level.
The Task Force on the Re-alignment
of Education Sector to the
Constitution says the “6-6-3
(system) has provided quality
education and training in countries
ranked highly and have accelerated
development”.
According to the report of the
taskforce, the 6-6-3 system of
education will allow learners to
choose areas of specialisation and
develop them early enough unlike
the current 8-4-4.
“The proposed system of education
will encourage high level of
specialisation geared towards
attainment of Vision 2030 goals of
industrialisation and
entrepreneurship,” it says.
The system will also improve
competencies, skills and innovation
for the world of work, says the
taskforce that is chaired by former
Moi University Vice-Chancellor
Douglas Odhiambo.
If adopted, the change will be the
third after the 1985 switch from a
7-4-2-3 system to the 8-4-4 one
following recommendations by a
presidential commission.
Critics of the 8-4-4 arrangement
argue that it is steeped in rote
learning where learners are taught
to pass examinations instead of
going through a holistic education.
In reviewing the 7-4-2-3 system,
the presidential commission had
noted that it had created academics
and theoreticians who depended on
white collar jobs.
The rationale behind the 8-4-4
system was, therefore, to offer
practical education, thereby produce
self-reliant graduates.
The taskforce has also
recommended that the free primary
and day secondary school
education money that the
government provides be increased.
A primary school pupil under the
proposal will be allocated Sh2,371,
up from Sh1,020 per year, while
those in the day secondary schools
will get Sh30,766, up from
Sh10,260 a year.
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