By Emmanuel Gwakoi
A secondary school Principal in Kisii County has appealed to colleagues to ‘wing’ students in mixed secondary schools to enhance their education and performance in termly and national examinations.
Amasege Seventh Day Adventist (SDA) Mixed Day and Boarding Secondary School principal Robinson Moseti said he embraced the system and has been successful.
The principal noted that when girls and boys learn separately, they compete well unlike when both genders mingle in the same class environment.
“Since we started winging our students, the results in termly and national (KCSE) examinations have been impressive,” Moseti told Education News when we visited the school, saying the school has day scholars and boarders.
Winging is a reference to separating girls from boys and placing them in same gender classes, though the overall management remains the same.
He said the school had 218 KCSE candidates in 2022, where 213 scored C+ and above with a mean score of 8.02 up from the previous year’s 5.81.
He said students are taught in separate wings, play games separately, dine in intervals and only meet during the church services, adding that they leave for half terms and holidays separately.
“The school is a day mixed and boarding but if you visit it, you will not realize that it is a mixed school,” Moseti noted.
He said winging ensures that they do not entangle in boy-girl relationships, which disorients them to put them off course.
