Knec Releases New Guidelines for KPSEA and KJSEA 2025 Examinations

Knec Releases New Guidelines for KPSEA and KJSEA 2025 Examinations

The Kenya National Examinations Council (Knec) has announced updates regarding the upcoming KPSEA and KJSEA exams.

In a statement issued on June 24, 2025, Knec indicated that candidates will now need to mark their answers by shading circles, moving away from the previous method of drawing lines to indicate their responses.

“The Council uploaded sample papers for KJSEA on the KNEC portal in January 2025, allowing schools to download them and help students become familiar with the new formats,” the statement noted.

KNEC also mentioned that schools can now access sample papers, Optical Mark Recognition (OMR) sheets, and guidelines for both the Kenya Primary School Education Assessment (KPSEA) and Kenya Junior School Education Assessment (KJSEA) through the Competency-Based Assessment (CBA) portal.

Instructions for Accessing Sample Papers, Cover Pages, and OMR

1. Visit the CBA Portal at: https://cba.knec.ac.ke

2. Log in using your Assessment Centre credentials (Username and Password).

a. To access KJSEA Sample Papers:

i. Navigate to the Grade 9 Portal.

ii. Click on the Instructions & Sample Papers button to view all available sample papers.

iii. Click the Download button next to the desired Sample Paper (Learning Area).

b. To access KJSEA Sample Cover Pages and KPSEA OMR:

i. Go to either the Grade 9 or Grade 6 (KPSEA) portal.

ii. Click on the “Download Sample Cover Page and OMR” button.

The following Sample Cover Pages will be available:

(a) 601 – English Language – Sample Cover Page

(b) 602 – Kiswahili Lugha – Sample Cover Page

(c) 606 – KSL – Sample Cover Page

iii. To download each file, click the Download button next to the selected cover page or OMR sample.

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