A new education system is set to be rolled out starting May this year. The new system which will replace the 8-4-4 system will be rolled out on a pilot basis in lower primary level.
The new system replaces the current Standard One to Form Four with Grade 1 to Grade 12. It has been categorized into three phases: Early Years Education covering nursery education to Grade 3, Middle School Education covering Grade 4 to Grade 9 and Senior School covering grades 10 to 12.
It will then be rolled out in January next year covering nursery, Standard One, Two and Three. The system emphasizes on continuous assessment tests (CATs) over one-off examinations.
In 2019, the system is expected to be rolled out in Standard Four to Six and in 2020 it will cover Standard Seven, Eight and Form One.
In 2021, the system will be extended to Form Two only and in the following year it will cover Form Three. In 2023, it will be rolled out in Form Four.
This year, KICD is expected to develop learning materials and teaching guides for pre-primary and Class One to Six, also known as Grade 1 to Grade 6.
“In-service re-tooling of current pre-primary and G1 to G6 teachers in the competence based curriculum content, competencies, instruction and assessment will be done this year,” states the report.
