Administration of 2025 Grade 4 and 5 projects and practicals

THE KENYA NATIONAL EXAMINATIONS COUNCIL

REF: KNEC/GEN/TD/CIR/CBA/2025/001
21^st January 2025

To: All
(i) Sub County Directors of Education
(ii) Heads of Primary Schools
(iii) Heads of Special Primary Schools

RE: ADMINISTRATION OF THE YEAR 2025 GRADES 4, 5 AND SNE PROJECTS, PRACTICALS AND PERFORMANCE TASKS

1.0 The Kenya National Examinations Council will upload on the KNEC CBA Portal the School Based Assessment projects, practicals and performance tasks for Grades 4 and 5 and Intermediate Level for Stage Based Pathway.

2.0 To access the assessment portal, Headteachers are required to login onto the CBA portal: https://cba.knec.ac.ke.

Schools encountering password issues should contact their respective Sub-County Director of Education for assistance with resetting the password.

3.0 Schools will be expected to administer the projects/ practicals/ performance tasks, score and upload the assessment outcomes of all learners on the CBA portal within the stipulated time.

4.0 Teachers will assess the learners as they undertake the performance-based tasks and score using the guidelines provided in the tool.

5.0 A detailed user manual describing step by step on how to access the tools, instructions, scoring guides and how to upload learners’ scores is available on the CBA portal.

6.0 Headteachers are requested to keep all records and evidence generated from the assessments.

7.0 The materials required for the assessments should be obtained from the immediate school environment or improvised as much as possible.

8.0 The tools will be accessed as shown below:

Level		Subject		Last Date to Upload scores
8.1	Grade 4 (Subjects with Project, Practical & Performance Tasks)	(i) Science & Technology (ii) Creative Arts & Sports (iii) Agriculture & Nutrition	3rd March 2025	31st May 2025
8.2	Grade 5 (Subjects with Project, Practical & Performance Tasks)	(i) Science & Technology (ii) Creative Arts & Sports (iii) Agriculture & Nutrition	3rd March 2025	31st May 2025
8.3	SNE Intermediate Level (Performance Tasks)	(i) Communication, (ii) Social and Literacy Skills (iii) Daily Living Skills and Religious Education (iv) Sensory Motor Integration (v) Creative Activities (vi) Numeracy Activities (vii) Environmental Activities (viii) Psychomotor Activities	3rd March 2025	31st May 2025

This information is to enable you to prepare and plan adequately.

Dr. David Njengere, MBS
CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER

 cc:

Director, Quality Assurance and Standards, MOE

All Regional Directors of Education

All County Directors of Education