The Ministry of Education has launched a search for all 48,000 students who achieved grade 'E' in the 2023 Kenya Certificate of Secondary Education (KCSE) for admission into vocational training institutions.
low performance
Basic Education Principal Secretary Dr Berio Kipusan said all Form 4 graduates with poor grades should be transferred to higher education and vocational training institutions and trained in craft courses.
In an interview with Nation.Africa in Mombasa, Dr Kipsang, who met with education and security stakeholders to discuss the 2023 KCSE performance and the unique challenges affecting the coastal region, said the state He said he has plans for the learners.
“As you all know, Education Cabinet Secretary Ezekiel Machog has made it clear that we need to understand the case of children who score Es and be able to properly test them. They are approximately 48,000 “This represented almost 5 percent of our children.” P.S.
Dr Kipsang said the ministry had briefed officials at the Ministry of Home Affairs and the national administration on what needed to be done to address this challenge.
huge amount of waste
“We want to go deep into addressing that particular challenge, because it's a huge waste and we want more children to be able to move to the next level of being more productive to society. We have to deal with it and respond appropriately so that our children can benefit from the investments we are making in education. We can,” Dr. Kipsang said.
The PS said the state was spending 30% of its resources on the education sector to the tune of Sh650 billion, adding that there needed to be a return on investment.
To ensure the reduction of Es generation in Kenya, the PS has directed education officials to increase and regularize school visits and classroom observations, and to support teachers in curriculum implementation and evaluation.
In order to revitalize the education sector, the Ministry of Education will also strengthen quality assurance in collaboration with the Teachers' Service Commission.
“We will have discussions and feedback, report on teachers and support them both with our quality assurance staff and curriculum support staff with TSC. We will continue to engage jointly. ”, the PS emphasized.
Challenges facing schools
Dr Kipsang assured parents, learners and teachers that the government would address all challenges facing schools, including infrastructure such as lack of laboratories and books.
A total of 48,174 students achieved an average grade of E out of a total of 899,453 candidates who took the exam.
Education Secretary Ezekiel Machog said he was “distressed” by the number of test takers with low scores.
“It is heartbreaking that despite the Department adopting a more flexible system of competing final overall results, a large number of candidates still achieved an average grade of E,” the CS said in announcing the KCSE results. stated.
Submit report
The General Directorate of Quality Assurance will now work with field staff and teachers to investigate cases of 'E' grade in each district and submit a report.
“But we must ensure better collaboration across the school trinity, led by teachers, parents and children, because that is what makes schools,” Dr Kipsang said.
