Senior two students studying under the new lower secondary curriculum will take on Swahili as the ninth compulsory subject as they move to Senior Three next year.
The Education and Sports Ministry Spokesperson, Dr. Denis Mugimba revealed the new development today, saying the decision is in line with the cabinet decision on making the Swahili language compulsory and examinable.
Dr. Mugimba says that under the new lower secondary curriculum, Swahili had already been listed as a compulsory subject in Senior One and Two and as an elective in Senior Three and Four, which means that schools have been implementing it and thus should be rolled over as learners’ progress to the next class. Dr. Mugimba on Swahili…..
Although the ministry has made this pronouncement, there are several questions about the effectiveness of the policy given the fact that not all schools including government-aided have been teaching the language in senior one and two as pre-arranged by the new curriculum.
Since the new curriculum was rolled out in 2020, head teachers in both private and public schools, have been complaining about the availability of teachers, textbooks, and instructional materials for several subjects like physical education and Swahili.
However, Dr. Grace Baguma, the Director National Curriculum Development Centre, says that when the implementation at the primary level kicks off, the language will be taught from P.4 to P.7 as the primary curriculum requires. END.