Graham Kajilwa
Woodwork and metalwork are some of the technical subjects that are less
attractive to candidates sitting the Kenya Certificate of Secondary
Education (KCSE) exams, new data...
shows.
Among all optional subjects, woodwork and metal work attract less
students, especially females, according to statistics released by the
Kenya National Bureau of Statistics (KNBS).
For example, in 2017 there were no female students who registered to sit
metalwork. However, in the same year, there were 115 male students who
sat the subject.
In 2018, there were 159 students who sat metalwork, of which 158 were male.
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In the same year, there were 319 candidates who sat woodwork, of which 316 were male.
In 2017, building and construction attracted 281 candidates – 12 female
and 269 male – while in 2018 there were 292 of which 290 were male.
Power mechanics had 166 candidates in 2017, with only five being female,
while 220 sat the subject in 2018, of which 12 were female.
The electrical course attracted 227 candidates in 2018, with 221 being
male. Of 246 candidates who sat the subject the following year, 236 were
male.
Drawing and Design
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Other
subjects that attract less students are drawing and design with 715 and
744 in 2017 and 2018 respectively; aviation had 101 students in 2017
and 117 in 2018; while music had 1,395 candidates in 2017 and 1,430 in
2018.
The technical subjects are optional, falling under Group 4/5, almost
playing the role of fillers in schools since candidates register to sit
eight subjects.
However, some subjects that fall in this category, according to the KNBS breakdown, have attracted a big number of students.
For example, business studies, which in 2017 had 270,754 candidates and
later went up to 277,981 in 2018 and computer studies, which had 13,475
students in 2017 and 15,698 in 2018.
Agriculture had 247,270 candidates in 2017 and 280,241 in 2018. Home science had 15,511 in 2017 and 16,678 in 2018.
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In
the just-released KCSE results, 446,510 of the 667,772 candidates will
end up in technical training colleges for some of the hands-on courses,
since they scored C plain and below, hence did not qualify for placement
to universities.
“I particularly wish to encourage Kenyans to allow their children to
pursue courses in the now vibrant technical vocation education and
training sector,” said Education Cabinet Secretary George Magoha during
the release of this year’s KCSE results.
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