Registration for national exams officially closed last month and attention now shifts to the rollout of new assessments, which will be administered under the Competency-Based Curriculum (CBC).
This marks a new era of competency-based learning, with the 2025 assessments shaping up to be a litmus test-not just for learners, but for the education system.
The big question now is if the Kenya National Examination Council (KNEC) is prepared to handle this task.
More than four million candidates are expected to sit various assessments across the four levels-KCSE, Kenya Primary School Education Assessment (KPSEA), Kenya Junior School Education Assessment (KJSEA) and its special needs counterpart, the Kenya Pre-Vocational Level Education Assessment (KPLEA)-posing logistical and educational challenges for the KNEC.
