The Kenya National Examinations Council (KNEC) is conducting a pilot study for the KJSEA and KPLEA summative assessment at Grade 9 and Pre-vocational level respectively.
The assessments will be administered to the 2024 Grade 8 and Prevocational learners from 15th to 19th July 2024.
This will take place in 235 schools following the Age Based curriculum as well as 30 schools following Stage Based curriculum across the 47 counties in Kenya.
The sample includes public, private and Special Needs Education (SNE) schools.
Two modes of assessment, paper and pen and online (e-assessment), will be used in the administration of the assessment tools.
Learners in the sampled schools will be expected to sit for nine (9) subjects distributed in eleven (11) papers as indicated in the timetable attached.
Tables 1 and 2 list the schools in Kiambu county that have been randomly selected to take part in the pilot study.
Table 1: KJSEA sampled schools
| S. No. | School Code | School Name | Sub-County |
| 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. | 11207102 11211432 11230232 11231112 11236116 | Joy Town F/T Physically Handicapped Limuru Model Damacrest Schools Thogoto Kamahindu Junior School Karure Junior School | Thika West Limuru Kikuyu Lari Gatundu North |
Table 2: KPLEA sampled schools
| S. No. | School Code | School Name | Sub-County |
| 1 | 11206222 | Magomano | Juja |
| 2 | 11207126 | St Patricks Special | Thika West |
| 3 | 11240112 | Muchatha | Kiambaa |
In addition to administration of assessment papers, more data will be collected using questionnaires.
The questionnaires will be administered electronically using Computer Assisted Technologies (CAT). One (01) external invigilator will be assigned to each school, with a KNEC officer serving as the supervisor.
Assessment tools for KPLEA will be uploaded to the KNEC CBA PORTAL. No external invigilators will be involved; instead, a teacher from the school offering Stage Based curriculum will administer the assessment, score it, and upload the scores to the CBA portal.
Below is the timetable released by KNEC for the KJSEA and KPLEA assessments.
2.0 DAYS, DATES, SESSION AND DURATION OF 2024 KJSEA
| ITEM | DAY & DATE | SESSION | ITEM NO. | PAPER CODE | PAPER | DURATION |
| 2.1 | DAY 1 MONDAY 15.07.2024 | 8.30 am – 10.30 am | REHEARSAL | |||
| 10.30 am – 11.00 am | BREAK | 30 minutes | ||||
| 11.00 am -12.20 pm | 1. | 901/1 | English Language | 1 hour 20 minutes | ||
| 11.00 am -12.30 pm | 2. | 901/1 | English Language (Hearing Impaired) | 1 hour 30 minutes | ||
| 11.00 am -12.50 pm | 3. | 901/1 | English Language (Braille) | 1 hour 50 minutes | ||
| 12.50 pm – 2.00 pm | BREAK | 1 hour | ||||
| 2.00 pm – 3.40 pm | 4. | 901/2 | English (Composition & Literary Analysis) | 1 hour 40 minutes | ||
| 2.00 pm – 3.50 pm | 5. | 901/2 | English (Composition & Literary Analysis) (Hearing Impaired) | 1 hour 50 minutes | ||
| 2.00 pm – 4.10 pm | 6. | 901/2 | English (Composition & Literary Analysis) (Braille) | 2 hours 10 minutes | ||
| 2.2 | DAY 2 TUESDAY 16.07.2024 | 8.30 am – 10.10 am | 7. | 903 | Mathematics | 1 hour 40 minutes |
| 8.30 am – 10.40 am | 8. | 903 | Mathematics (Braille) | 2 hours 10 minutes | ||
| 10.40 am – 11.10 am | BREAK | 30 minutes | ||||
| 11.10 am – 12.50 pm | 9. | 911/1 | Creative Arts & Sports | 1 hour 40 minutes | ||
| 11.10 am – 1.20 pm | 10. | 911/1 | Creative Arts & Sports (Braille) | 2 hours 10 minutes | ||
| 1.20 pm – 2.20 pm | BREAK | 1 hour | ||||
| 2.20 pm – 3.50 pm | 11. | 912/1 | Pre-Technical Studies | 1 hour 30 minutes | ||
| 2.20 pm – 4.20 pm | 12. | 912/1 | Pre-Technical Studies (Braille) | 2 hours | ||
| 2.3 | DAY 3 WEDNESDAY 17.07.2024 | 8.30 am – 10.10 am | 13. | 905/1 | Integrated Science | 1 hour 40 minutes |
| 8.30 am – 10.40 am | 14. | 905/1 | Integrated Science (Braille) | 2 hours 10 minutes | ||
| 10.40 am – 11.10 am | BREAK | 30 minutes | ||||
| 11.10 am – 12.50 pm | 15. | 906/1 | Agriculture & Nutrition | 1 hour 40 minutes | ||
| 11.10 am – 1.20 pm | 16. | 906/1 | Agriculture & Nutrition (Braille) | 2 hours 10 minutes | ||
| 1.20 pm – 2.20 pm | BREAK | 1 hour | ||||
| 2.20 pm – 3.40 pm | 17. | 902/1 | Kiswahili Lugha | 1 hour 20 minutes | ||
| 2.20 pm – 4.10 pm | 18. | 902/1 | Kiswahili Lugha (Braille) | 1 hour 50 minutes | ||
| 2.20 pm – 4.00 pm | 19. | 904/1 | Kenyan Sign Language | 1 hour 40 minutes |
| ITEM | DAY & DATE | SESSION | ITEM NO. | PAPER CODE | PAPER | DURATION |
| 2.4 | DAY 4 THURSDAY 18.07.2024 | 8.30 am – 10.10 am | 20. | 902/2 | Kiswahili (Insha na Utangulizi wa Fasihi) | 1 hour 40 minutes |
| 8.30 am – 10.40 am | 21. | 902/2 | Kiswahili (Insha na Utangulizi wa Fasihi) (Braille) | 2 hours 10 minutes | ||
| 8.30 am – 10.10 am | 22. | 904/2 | Kenyan Sign Language | 1 hour 40 minutes | ||
| 10.40 am – 11.10 am | BREAK | 30 minutes | ||||
| 11.10 am – 1.10 pm | 23. | 907 | Social Studies | 2 hours | ||
| 11.10 am – 1.40 pm | 24. | 907 | Social Studies (Braille) | 2 hours 30 minutes | ||
| 2.5 | DAY 5 FRIDAY 19.07.2024 | 8.30 am – 10.00 am | 25. | 908 | Christian Religious Education (CRE) | 1 hour 30 minutes |
| 8.30 am – 10.30 am | 26. | 908 | Christian Religious Education (CRE) (Braille) | 2 hours | ||
| 8.30 am – 10.00 am | 27. | 909 | Islamic Religious Education (IRE) | 1 hour 30 minutes | ||
| 8.30 am – 10.30 am | 28. | 909 | Islamic Religious Education (IRE) (Braille) | 2 hours | ||
| 8.30 am – 10.00 am | 29. | 910 | Hindu Religious Education (HRE) | 1 hour 30 minutes | ||
| 8.30 am – 10.30 am | 30. | 910 | Hindu Religious Education (HRE) (Braille) | 2 hours | ||
| 10.30 am – 11.00 am | BREAK | 30 minutes | ||||
| 11.00 am – 1.00 pm | 31. | Learners Questionnaire | 2 hours | |||
| 1.00 pm – 2.00 pm | BREAK | 1 hour | ||||
| 2.00 pm – 3.00 pm | 32. | Debriefing | 1 hour |
Are all schools being piloted?