A Mombasa resident has sued the Ministry of Education and the Kenya Institute of Curriculum Development (KICD) over changes in the education system.
The petitioner wants to block the implementation of the 2-6-3-3 curriculum that was introduced in 470 selected schools across the country in June 2017.
After the system was introduced, KICD Director Julius Jwan stated learners from Pre-unit to Standard Three would be involved in the piloting of the curriculum.
The new system will see primary education split into two categories, Pre-primary and Primary education, taking two and six years respectively.
Students will then advance to Junior Secondary School a stage that would take them three years before joining the Senior Secondary level.
At the senior level, they would spend another three years focusing on their areas of specialization depending on their abilities and interests. For instance, if one prefers Science subjects of the Arts, at this stage is when he/she has the privilege to choose.
After the senior secondary stage, students would go ahead to either enrol at vocational training centres or pursue university education.
The evaluation would be through continuous assessment tests, offered by the respective schools to enable the learners' transition by gauging the students' skills, competencies and abilities. This model aims at scrapping off the national examinations.
The 2-6-3-3 system was introduced to replace the 8-4-4 system that has been in place since 1985.
