Boarding secondary schools across the country will be required to admit day scholars starting January next year.
The initiative is part of new guidelines by the Ministry of Education, seen by The Saturday Standard, to accommodate the first cohort of Grade 10 learners under the Competency-Based Curriculum.
Under the directive, at least 10 per cent of students in every boarding school will be day scholars, in a move intended to decongest boarding facilities, expand access to education, and promote 100 per cent transition to senior secondary school.
The concept - branded "Day Wings in Boarding Schools" - seeks to delink student admission from bed capacity, a long-standing constraint in overstretched boarding institutions.
