REF: KNEC/GEN/TD/CIR/CBA/2025/004
22 nd August 2025
To: All
(i) Sub County Directors of Education
(ii) Heads of Primary Schools
RE: ADMINISTRATION OF THE YEAR 2025 SCHOOL BASED ASSESSMENTS- WRITTEN TESTS & PERFORMANCE TASKS
1.0 The Kenya National Examinations Council will upload on the KNEC CBA Portal the following:
1.1 Kenya Early Years Assessment (KEYA) tools for Grade 3
1.2 Kenya Foundation Level Education Assessment (KFLEA) tools for Stagebased pathway
1.3 School Based Assessment tools for Grades 4,5,7 & 8.
2.0 To access the assessment portal, Headteachers are required to login onto the CBA portal: https://cba.knec.ac.ke.
Any school that will have password challenges should contact their respective Sub-County Director of Education for resetting of the password.
3.0 Schools will be expected to administer the assessment tools, score and upload the assessment outcomes of all learners on the CBA portal within the stipulated time.
4.0 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.
5.0 The assessment tools with colour images should be printed in colour or loaded on the digital devices available in the school.
6.0 Headteachers are requested to keep all records and evidence generated from the assessments.
7.0 The tools will be accessed as shown below:
| Tools | Date to be accessed | Date to be uploaded | |
| Grade 3 Written tests | i)Mathematics ii)English | 29th September 2025 | 23rd October 2025 |
| SNE Foundation Level (Performance Tasks) | i)Activities of Daily Living ii)Communication, Social and Pre-Literacy Skills | 29th September 2025 | 23rd October 2025 |
| Grade 4 Grade 5 Written tests | i)Mathematics ii)English iii)Kiswahili iv)Kenyan Sign Language v)Agriculture vi)Science & Technology vii)Social Studies viii)Religious Education (CRE/IRE/HRE) ix)Creative Arts | 29th September 2025 | 23rd October 2025 |
| Grade 7 Grade 8 Written tests | i)English ii)Kiswahili iii)Mathematics iv)Kenyan Sign Language v)Integrated Science vi)Agriculture vii)Social Studies viii)Religious Education (CRE/IRE/HRE) ix)Creative Arts and Sports x)Pre-Technical Studies | 29th September 2025 | 23rd October 2025 |
This information is issued to facilitate adequate preparation and proper planning
Dr. David Njengere, MBS
CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER
cc:
- Director, Quality Assurance and Standards, MOE
- All Regional Directors of Education
- All County Directors of Education
