Grade 9 assessments stir debate over return of 8-4-4 traits

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Grade 9 assessments stir debate over return of 8-4-4 traits

29th October, 2025

The much-touted Competency-Based Curriculum (CBC), once hailed as a revolutionary shift from Kenya’s obsession with grades and rigid school hierarchies, now appears to be retracing familiar footsteps.

As Grade 9 learners sit for their assessments and prepare for senior school placement, the government’s reintroduction of school clusters strikingly similar to the old 8-4-4 system has reignited public debate.

Education stakeholders and parents are questioning whether CBC’s promise of transformative learning and equal opportunity is slowly fading into the same patterns it was meant to dismantle.

Critics argue that clustering schools based on performance risks reintroducing academic elitism, while proponents maintain that it will help streamline placement and improve resource allocation.

The Ministry of Education has, however, defended the move, saying it aims to ensure efficiency and transparency in placing learners into senior schools as the new system continues to evolve.

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