KNEC Sends Warning To All Primary School Heads
The majority of elementary schools have not yet registered Grade 3 students for the national assessment in 2023, prompting concern from the Kenya National Examinations Council (Knec).
According to the Kenya Early Year Assessment (KEYA), at least 70% of elementary schools have not registered their students.
Following enrollment, each student will receive an assessment number, which will serve as their personal identification number up to grade 12.
Students who do not register will have issues down the road because, according to Knec, no student will be registered or given an assessment number beyond Grade 3.
These students won’t be able to take national exams like the Kenya Primary School Education Assessment (KPSEA), which is one of them.
The national Competency Based Assessments (CBA) for Grade 3 students are anticipated to be released by the Council this week.
The examiner claims that both public and private schools would subsequently access the online resources and begin delivering the materials to the students.
However, schools have until August 11th, 2023, to make sure the exams have been taken, graded, and posted to the CBA website.
In a circular dated April 17, 2023, Knec requested that school administrators log in to the CBA portal at https://cba.knec.ac.ke in order to access the evaluation site.
Any school that experiences password difficulties was advised to get in touch with the appropriate Sub-County Director of Education for a password reset.
The Kenya Early Years Assessment (KEYA) will be administered to all third-grade students as a starting point, while the Kenya Foundation Level Education Assessment (KFLEA) will be given to students with special needs and disabilities.
The Integrated Learning Areas (ILA) will be involved. This means that assessments will be given orally and through practicals across all subject areas.
In October, the students will take their written exams. They will take two exams: activities in mathematics and in English.
Knec has instructed headteachers to preserve all documentation and evidence resulting from completed assessments.
Additionally, it said that the resources needed for the assessments should be sourced from the immediate classroom setting or, to the greatest extent possible, improvised.
From July of next month, Knec will also provide tests for grades 4, 5, and 7.
KNEC Sends Warning To All Primary School Heads
