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Kenyas decision to make maths optional in high school is a bad idea what should happen instead
2025-04-09 04:45:04| Spiritual Career Counseling
Kenyas education ministry announced in March 2025 that mathematics would be an optional subject in senior secondary school, which begins in grade 10. Most students in this grade are aged 15 years. The education minister said the mathematics taught from grade 4 to grade 9 was sufficient for foundational numeracy literacy. The change, in January 2026, is part of a shift to a new education system styled as the competence based curriculum. The decision is not to scrap maths altogether but rather to make it optional. However, given the poor performance in this subject, it is expected there will be few takers. Maths is a compulsory subject in the first 12 years of basic education in many African countries. This is the case in Mauritius, Nigeria and South Africa, which opted for a choice between maths and mathematical literacy for grades 10-12.The older education system, known as 8-4-4, featured eight years of primary school and four each at high school and university. Under this, core mat... [ more ]
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