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Education PS Kipsang says exam result rankings commercialised

Education Principle Secretary Belio Kipsang. [PHOTO: FILE]

Nairobi: Kenya: The Principal Secretary for Education, Dr. Belio Kipsang has asked stakeholders in Education to review the ranking of students and schools during announcement of national examinations.

He said the ranking of schools and even students in order of merit in national examinations exerted enormous pressures on schools and students, thereby tempting teachers to focus on passing examinations of students, instead of providing holistic education that the Government wants children to have.

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