Somalia launches standardized secondary schools curriculum

Somalia has today launched a new unified curriculum for secondary schools countrywide in what could end years of multiple non standardized school systems.

While launching the new curriculum in Mogadishu Wednesday, President Farmaajo said the attainment of a unified system was a step forward in rebuilding the education sector in the country with a view to reaching millions of students.

“It is a victory that from today our children will be taught a unified curriculum that reflects the culture, history and needs of our country,” the head of state said. “After a long struggle we have succeeded in the High School Curriculum and we have already launched the Primary and Middle School Curriculum.”

The president observed that the new primary school curriculum launched last year benefitted three million pupils noting a further one million secondary school students will learn under the new curriculum.

Following the collapse of the central government in 1991, private schools came together under what they called umbrellas which administered choice curriculum and exams. Most of the schools used either Kenyan, Sudanese or Saudi Arabia systems.

Most schools in the country still operate under the same umbrellas and issue certificates.

However with the introduction of government administered exams in 2015, the number of students sitting for the standardized tests has risen significantly.