Parents have raised concerns over the Competency-Based Curriculum (CBC), complaining that it burdens children with homework and thus hinders productivity.
In a report titled "Foundational Literacy and Numeracy Assessment Report," published on Thursday, over ten per cent of parents expressed concerns about the excessive involvement of children in activities.
Seven per cent lamented that the curriculum contained an excessive amount of learning content, urging a review and reduction in various areas.
Furthermore, some parents suggested that schools should decrease the amount of homework given to children to allow for engagement in psychosocial development activities.
From the survey, 74 per cent of parents sought the cost incurred on purchasing learning materials to be lowered.
"Parents are the second most critical stakeholders in education after the children. Besides staking the futures and in some instances, the lives of their children in taking them to schools, they also directly bear over 38 per cent of the cost of education," the report read in part.
In the survey, 47 per cent rated the curriculum average, noting that addressing the issues highlighted would make it better.
22 per cent ranked CBC poorly and noted that urgent measures ought to be taken to provide an effective curriculum. 20 per cent ranked CBC highly, heaping praise on its learning activities and multiple practical activities.
18 per cent of parents expressed enjoyment in being involved in their child's learning activities, while eight per cent noted that their children appeared to be enjoying the curriculum.
From a survey of 38,600 individuals, 63 per cent of parents had children enrolled in the curriculum, while 50 per cent of parents had experience with children in both the 8-4-4 system and CBC.
"The Office of the President on its part, set up the Presidential Working Party on Education Reforms to streamline the education sector. Its findings have elicited widespread debate and efforts to translate some of its recommendations into laws and policies for implementation are ongoing," the report stated.
