Ministry of Education has dismissed allegations that it plans to convert all secondary schools in Kenya into mixed-gender institutions as part of its efforts to transform the future of education in the country.
In a brief statement on Saturday, March 1, the ministry flagged a viral TikTok video suggesting that the government was planning a significant overhaul of the Competency-Based Curriculum (CBC).
The flagged clip indicated that the landmark shift to mixed-gender schools would take effect in January 2026, when the pioneer CBC cohort, currently in Grade 9, transitions to senior secondary school.
The fake social media post further purpoted that all secondary schools would be categorised into specialised career pathways, unlike the current system that classifies schools into national, extra-county, county, and sub-county levels.
“You have heard that all the secondary schools will be called senior schools soon and will be categorised under career pathways and not national schools or extra county schools,” the flagged TikTok video claimed.
“From next year, a boys school is expected to be a mixed school as per the recommendations of the CBC; all senior schools will be mixed schools.”
It further claimed that the Ministry of Education was also considering converting all the boarding schools across the country to day schools from next year.
“I do not know if this will work, but all schools will be day schools. This is the confusion that is waiting Kenyans from next year,” the video suggested.
The Ministry of Education has however, refuted the claims after a section of social media users expressed concern over the allegations.
The clarification comes just months after the government dismissed reports that it was planning to categorise national schools as Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics (STEM) centres while extra-county schools as creative arts and sports centres.
Addressing the press in June last year, Education Principal Secretary Belio Kipasang also refuted claims that county schools would be categorised as Humanities and Arts Schools.
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