More cows than pupils - what is behind mass school closures in rural Kenya?
Now the final year of primary school ends in grade six and there is a new intermediary stage, known as junior secondary school, for grades seven to nine, which includes more science and practical subjects.
It will still take Maureen just over an hour to walk to the new school, instead of the 10 minutes to Kaliluni Primary.
BBC The CBE curriculum should strengthen schools, especially for low-income communities, not weaken them" Under the old system, primary schools would teach children until grade eight and then aged around 14, they would move to senior school.
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