THIS IS WHAT YOU NEED TO KNOW ABOUT THE NEW CURRICULUM 2-6-3-3-3

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Education system

The new 2-6-3-3-3 Education System was

proposed by a task force headed by Former

Moi University Vice Chancellor Douglas

Odhiambo. The primary education will be

split into two categories; Pre primary which

will take two years and Primary education

which will take six years.

Then students will advance to Junior

secondary school which will take three years

and later proceed to senior secondary school

which will take three years too.At the

senior level they will spend another three

years focusing on their areas of

specialization depending on their abilities

and interests.

After senior secondary school, the students

will enroll at vocational training centres or

persue university education.

The system puts more emphasis on

Continuous Assessment Tests (CATs) rather

than the end of cycle tests. It is focused on

competency- bases rather than

examinations. The focus of the system is to

equip learners with skills rather than

making than cram for the examination.

The system(2-6-3-3-3 Education system)

gives students in secondary school a chance

to specialise in the subjects they wish to

pursue in tertiary institutions and learning

areas have been divided into three

categories: arts and sports, social sciences

and science and technology, engineering and

mathematics.

Under sports, students will pursue games,

performing arts and visual arts while social

science options will be languages and

literature, humanities and business studies.

The third option will have pure and applied

sciences, engineering and technical studies.

Subjects to be taught in lower primary will

include literacy, Kiswahili, English and

indigenous languages, as well as

mathematical and environmental activities

(science, social and agriculture activities).

In upper primary, pupils will be taught

Kiswahili, English, home science,

agriculture, science and technology,

mathematics, religious studies, moral and

life skills, creative arts (art, craft and

music), physical and health education, social

studies (citizenship, geography and history)

with an option of foreign languages (Arabic,

French, German, Chinese) and indigenous

languages.

At junior secondary, a learner will be

required to take the 12 core subjects —

including English, Kiswahili, mathematics,

integrated science, health education, pre-

technical and pre-vocational education,

social studies, religious education, business

studies, agriculture, life skills education,

sports and physical education.

They will also take a minimum of one and a

maximum of two subjects according to

personalities, abilities, interests and career

choices.

The optional subjects are home science,

computer science, performing arts, foreign

languages, Kenya Sign Language, indigenous

languages and visual arts.

In senior secondary, a student will take two

core subjects irrespective of the pathway

identified.

They include community service learning

(life skills, citizenship, entrepreneurship,

financial literacy and research) and physical

education.

@Kuppetkenya 2019