Department of Education to abolish outcome-based education system next month

By GLENDA AWIKIAK
The outcome-based education system (Obe) will be completely phased out in all lower primary schools next month, an official says.
Senior school inspector basic education Elizabeth Kosi said training was now underway in the National Capital District to abolish Obe and bring back the standard-based curriculum.
She said 1700 teachers from 56 primary schools in the city would meet this week to abolish Obe and adopt the standard-based system when term three begins next month.
Kosi said the standard-based system was implemented for elementary level up to grade 2 in 2016, after the training of teachers in 2015.
“This training is for the standard-based curriculum for junior primary,” she said.
“That’s for grades three, four and five syllabus. We need to educate all teachers who are teaching grades one to eight.
“It is very important that all teachers are well-versed with the content knowledge of the syllabus for grade three, four and five.”
The standard-based system was replacing the Obe after it was found to be a “failed education system”.
Kosi said the National Capital District was paving the way for the nation with the training of teachers.
After training, the teachers would use the standard-based education system when term three starts next month.
Other provinces will undergo their training next week because all schools will be using the standard-based system.
“The sustainability of this training will go on after the school holidays,” Kosi said.
“Schools will be rolling out in their respective schools through in-service training.
“We are now working on the senior primary, which is the grades 7 and 8 syllabus.”