The Kenya Primary School Education Assessment (KPSEA) and the inaugural Kenya Junior School Education Assessment (KJSEA) have begun countrywide.
A total of 1,298,089 Grade 6 learners undertaking the KPSEA are set to transition to Junior Secondary School (JSS), while 1,130,669 KJSEA candidates in Grade 9—the first cohort under the Competency-Based Education (CBE) system—will join senior school.
The Principal Secretary for Basic Education, Prof. Julius Bitok, Monday morning at 6.45am, presided over the official opening of the container with the examination papers at Olympic Primary School, Kibra.
“As a ministry, we have done our best to ensure that everything is ready and all examinations have been prepared. We don’t expect anything short of professional administration of KPSEA, KJSEA and KCSE”, he assured.
Other government officials also witnessed the distribution countrywide. The two assessments that will end on October 29 are running concurrently with the Kenya Certificate of Secondary Education (KCSE) examinations, which have entered their second week.
The special needs learners will also undertake the Kenya Intermediate Level Education Assessment.
Meanwhile, the Kenya National Examinations Council (KNEC) has issued a set of strict guidelines for the 2025 national exams. In a statement, KNEC reminded all field officers of key protocols governing the administration of the national examinations.
Among the directives, containers storing examination materials will be opened at 6:00 am for KPSEA and KJSEA, and at 7:00 am for KCSE.
All centre managers must have an approved list of authorised personnel present, each of whom must carry a national identification card for verification.
KNEC Chief Executive Officer, David Njengere, said that over 3.4 million candidates are expected to sit for the three national examinations this year.
He expressed confidence in the council’s preparedness, assuring that all logistical and security systems are in place for a smooth and credible exercise.
Additional reporting by Wangari Kanyong0
