By Brian Kiprono - Reporter
Kenya, December 15 2025 - The Kenya National Examinations Council (KNEC) has urged schools to stop publishing what it describes as fabricated and misleading analyses of the newly released Kenya Junior School Education Assessment (KJSEA) results, warning that the false reports risk confusing parents already adjusting to the Competency-Based Education (CBE) system.
The caution comes just days after the Ministry of Education unveiled the first KJSEA results, marking a historic shift from the Kenya Certificate of Primary Education (KCPE), which ranked pupils using a single aggregate score.
In several counties, parents reported receiving documents from schools purporting to show mean scores, aggregate points and league-style rankings—formats that have no place in the new assessment model.
In a firm statement, KNEC dismissed the circulating analyses as “fake and inaccurate”, reminding schools that KJSEA does not generate total marks or school means.
“Unlike the former system, KJSEA does not provide an aggregate score. The Competency-Based Curriculum is about nurturing individual potential, not ranking learners,” the council said.
KNEC explained that each subject is assessed independently, and learner performance is presented through levels rather than marks. The eight-point scale—ranging from Below Expectation to Exceeding Expectation—aims to highlight a learner’s strengths without allowing weaker areas to eclipse them.
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Education Cabinet Secretary Julius Ogamba echoed the council’s concerns, noting that the KJSEA represents a departure from high-stakes, score-centred testing.
“The KJSEA goes beyond traditional examinations. It identifies learners’ strengths, aptitudes and interests, ensuring every child is placed where they can excel,” he said during the release of the inaugural results.
Preliminary findings from the Ministry show strong performance in Creative Arts and Sports, Agriculture, and Kiswahili, while Mathematics and Kenyan Sign Language recorded lower achievement levels. The results will guide placement into senior school pathways, with more than half of the 1.13 million candidates showing potential for STEM-related studies.
Parents can access official results only through the KNEC portal or via SMS. Ogamba described the rollout as a milestone in Kenya’s education reforms.
“This marks the first time Kenya is moving away from rote-based examinations toward a system that values competence, creativity and individual potential,” he said.
