265 schools across 47 counties selected for Grade 9 KJSEA pilot study

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 15^th to 19^th 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