Current grade nine students in junior secondary schools are set to sit for their final examination in November in preparation for senior secondary school enrolment next year under the Competency-Based Curriculum (CBC).
Although set to replace the Kenya Certificate of Primary Education (KCPE) Examination, the Kenya Junior Secondary Education Assessment (KJSEA) will differ significantly, not just in how it will be administered but how candidates will be placed into senior secondary schools.
As opposed to KCPE where a singular exam at the end of eight years in primary school would determine the future of the pupil, the new KJSEA will adopt a broader perspective.
According to the Kenya National Examination Council (KNEC) Chief Executive Officer (CEO) David Njengere, besides the final KJSEA examination, a summative assessment will be done to determine the students' overall performances in grades seven and eight as well.
