Ministry of Education Prohibits Mock and Joint Exams in All Schools
The Ministry of Education has placed a blanket prohibition on all simulated and combined examinations in all schools.
The ministry was very clear about how it intended to deal with the growing number of disturbances in the educational institutions it oversaw.
In the announcement, it is stated that “the purpose of this circular is to ask you to bring to the attention of all schools within your jurisdiction and take corrective measures to stop any occurrence.”
Additionally, Principal Secretary Belio Kipsang issued an order to all schools instructing them to postpone holding interschool examinations because of the potential disruption they would make to the academic calendar.
According to Kipsang, the decision was reached after a meeting with the Parliamentary Committee on Education and the Special Investigation Team, both of which are headed by David Koech and Claire Omollo, respectively. Kipsang said that the meeting was held after the decision was made.
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KESSHA, which stands for the Kenya Secondary School Heads Association, had been against jointly held practise tests in the past.
Additionally, the group recommended that the government take additional actions to maintain order within the school system.
The ministry had earlier proposed replacing mock examinations with Continuous Assessment Tests (CATs), arguing that institutions had made a profit from the practise of conducting mock examinations.
The Ministry of Education reported that there was an increase in stress levels in classrooms as a result of disruptions at school, particularly in boarding schools. The challenges that students were encountering and their demands for improved conditions spurred these strikes and other forms of student protest.
Teachers at a number of different schools claimed that transfer students who broke the strike were doing damage to their own institutions.
The Kenya Union of Post-Primary Education Teachers (KUPPET) asserts that the declaration made by the Ministry of Education in 2021 regarding shorter half-term holidays was the impetus for the student strikes that occurred in 2021.
Midterm breaks are necessary for children, as stated by Omboko Milemba, the chairman of the union, in order for them to minimise their levels of stress and provide their parents with time to advise them before they go back to school.
Ministry of Education Prohibits Mock and Joint Exams in All Schools
