New Reforms in Education to be implemented as from January 2024

NEW REFORMS IN EDUCATION WHICH IS TO TAKE EFFECT FROM JANUARY 2024.

Head teachers who will be in charge of Primary and Junior Schools have been directed to implement the following education reforms guidelines with immediate effect:

• Prepare the rooms hosting the class 8 to host the grade 8 year 2024.
• Drop the term secondary and replace it with junior school effective next
  year.
• The headteachers are to ensure the school uniform remains one, this is as a
  result of the school being managed as one and headed by one
  administrator from pp1 to grade 9.
• Headteachers are instructed Not to instruct parents to buy new uniform for grade 7 currently in grade 6.

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New Junior School Subjects

The new learning areas are:-

COMPULSORY SUBJECTS
1. English
2. Kiswahili
3. Mathematics
4. Integrated science
5. Social studies
6. Business studies
7. Agriculture
8. Pre-technical and Pre- career studies
9. Religious Education

OPTIONAL SUBJECTS

In optional subjects a student shall take one subject from the following :-

i. Home science or
ii. Computer science

NOTE:

All students must participate in physical education (P.E) as requirement in order to assist the growth of the psychomotor domain.