The junior secondary school (JSS) teachers will supervise the 2025 Kenya Junior School Education Assessment (KJSEA) 2025.
This was revealed by the Kenya National Examinations Council (Knec) which has also ordered for deployment of the teachers to work as invigilators in the Kenya Primary School Education Assessment (KPSEA).
The JSS teachers will be assisted by primary school teachers who will also supervise and invigilate the KJSEA.
The teachers who were also trained as KJSEA examiners will on December take part in marking and scoring of KJSEA 2025.
However only primary school teachers will supervise the Grade 6 KPSEA.
Knec has spelt strict deployment rules for teachers this year to curb exam cheating.
According to Knec, TSC Sub County Directors shall only deploy teachers who are registered and employed by TSC.
The deployed teachers must not have served in the same school for the last three years.
Learners will be sitting for KPSEA, KJSEA, KPLEA, KILEA and KCSE exams and assessments.
Knec has directed that only primary school teachers to invigilate the 2025 KCSE exams. However only secondary school teachers will be supervising it.
The KCSE supervisors will be rotated weekly as Knec seek to address rampant exam malpractices.
Each KPSEA and KJSEA exam centre will have only one supervisor assisted by invigilators except those with more than 200 candidates.
Knec said it will activate the CP2 portal on from 26th September to allow deployment of teachers.
Teachers will then create CP2 accounts, login and download the deployment letters which show duties and responsibilities.
Below is part of the Briefing Notes sent to TSC Sub County Directors by Knec to guide the 2025 national exams administration.
ROLES OF TSC SUB COUNTY DIRECTORS
❖ Identify, Vet and deploy invigilators to centers before the start of the examinations and assessments;
❖ Confirm that all invigilators deployed to administer and manage the assessment are registered and employed by the Teachers Service Commission;
❖ Maintain discipline of Centre Managers, supervisors and invigilators deployed to administer the national examinations;
❖ Monitor Centre Mangers ,supervisors and invigilators during conduct of the examinations and assessments in their respective Sub-County to ensure that they are conducted according to the KNEC rules and regulations;
❖ Verify Centre Manager, supervision and invigilation data before submission to KNEC.
Click here to Download Knec 2025 Briefing Notes in PDF format (1 Mbs)
The following are key to note during deployment:
▪Qualified, employed and registered with TSC
▪Have a CP2 account.
▪Not served in the same school for the last three years ( System is set this way).
▪Declare interest in the center.
▪Center managers must vet the deployed personnel
▪Every 200 = 1 supervisor, every 20 = 1 invigilator
▪KILEA / KPLEA- own learners.
▪Blind candidates- have an invigilator who can read braille
Click here to Download Knec 2025 Briefing Notes in PDF format (1 Mbs)
CENTRES WITH BOTH KJSEA AND KPSEA
❖ Centres with both KJSEA and KPSEA candidates will be allocated one (1) supervisor to manage both assessments provided the total number of candidates ranges between thirty (30) and two hundred (200).
❖ Where the numbers go beyond 200, an additional supervisor shall be engaged. This will be reflected in the CP2 system which will be opened on 26th September 2025.
KCSE SUPERVISORS
❖Will rotate weekly.
❖Prepare a handing over report that includes the following;
- List of invigilators
- Issues observed
- AB candidates
- Hardship cases
Click here to Download Knec 2025 Briefing Notes in PDF format (1 Mbs)
NOTE:
❖ During KCSE Oral and Practical examination papers, only supervisors shall be required to be at the examination centres.
❖ Sub-counties that have a challenge with recruitment should write to si@knec.ac.ke indicating the reason and assistance will be provided.
CHALLENGES
❖ Nominated officers / teachers missing the briefing meeting and the rehearsal sessions.
❖ Over recruitment;
❖ Non-Deployment into the CP2 system;
❖ Deployment of teachers who are not keen on the task;
❖ Cases of collusion between some TSC officers, and centre mangers aimed at allocating supervisors and invigilators of their choice in order to facilitate cheating through manipulation with monetary incentives ;
❖ Ineffective rotation of the Supervisors;
Click here to Download Knec 2025 Briefing Notes in PDF format (1 Mbs)
REQUIREMENT FOR PAYMENT
❖ Transfer of other Field officers during the examination;
❖ Online filling Attendance registers
❖ Downloaded Signed and authenticated attendance registers.
❖ Verification shall be conducted on the CP2 system
CHALLENGES RELATING TO PAYMENT
- Name Mismatch
- Lack of authenticated Register
- Wrong Phone number
- Forgetting password
QUERIES
write to si@knec.ac.ke stating their name, name of exam, center code where they worked, Phone Number and ID number
Click here to Download Knec 2025 Briefing Notes in PDF format (1 Mbs)
