The Ministry of Education has dismissed reports suggesting that all secondary schools in Kenya will be converted into mixed-gender institutions. The government clarified that these claims, which have been circulating online, are false and misleading.
On Saturday, March 1, the ministry responded to a viral TikTok video that alleged the government was planning major changes to the Competency-Based Curriculum (CBC), including transforming all secondary schools into mixed institutions.
The video falsely claimed that this shift would take effect in January 2026, when the current Grade 9 CBC students transition to senior secondary school.
According to the misleading clip, the government was allegedly planning to eliminate the current classification of schools—such as national, extra-county, county, and sub-county schools—and instead categorize them based on specialized career pathways.
The video suggested that all secondary schools would soon be called “senior schools” and would be structured according to these career-focused pathways rather than their current classifications.
Additionally, the video alleged that starting next year, all boys’ schools would be required to admit girls and vice versa as part of the CBC recommendations.
It further claimed that the Ministry of Education was considering abolishing boarding schools altogether, converting them into day schools. “This is the confusion that awaits Kenyans from next year,” the video stated, creating panic among some social media users.
Following public concern over these claims, the Ministry of Education issued a clarification, assuring parents, students, and educators that there are no such plans to alter the structure of secondary schools in this manner.
The ministry emphasized that the information in the video was completely false and urged Kenyans to ignore it.
This is not the first time the government has had to refute misleading information about changes in the education sector.
In June last year, Education Principal Secretary Belio Kipsang dismissed reports suggesting that national schools would be turned into Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics (STEM) centers while extra-county schools would be designated as creative arts and sports institutions.
Kipsang also denied claims that county schools would be categorized as Humanities and Arts schools, stating that the government had no such plans.
“The information contained therein is false. Ignore the unwanted insinuations,” Kipsang remarked while addressing concerns raised by Kenyans online.
The Ministry of Education continues to urge the public to rely on official government statements rather than social media speculation when it comes to matters affecting the education system.
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