The Kenya National Examinations Council (Knec) has given schools till 31st May 2025 to ensure they have uploaded the School Based Assessment (SBA) projects for Grades 4 and 5.
Knec had in March uploaded the projects on schools Competency Based Assessment (CBA) portals for downloading and administration to learners.
Schools are required to administer the performance tasks (projects and practicals), score and upload the assessment outcomes of all learners on the CBA portal within the stipulated time.
According to Knec the tasks are to be uploaded by 31st May 2025. Both grades have projects in Science and Technology, Creative Arts and Sports and Agriculture and Nutrition.
Many schools have however adhered to the timelines as they are done with the projects and practicals and now focused on submitting the scores.
In a circular dated 21st January 2025, Knec asked primary headteachers to keep all records and evidence generated from the assessments.
To cut cost Knec ordered the materials for the assessments to be obtained from the immediate school environment or improvised as much as possible.
Schools are also having projects and practicals in other classes. In primary schools the Grades 3, 4 and 5 are having the projects.
In junior schools all Grades 7, 8 and 9 are having the assessment projects and practicals.
In Grade 3 they are having the Integrated Learning Assessment (ILA) which is an assessment that combines all the learning areas.
Grades 7 and 8 are having projects in Agriculture, Creative Arts and Sports and Integrated Science.
Grade 9 learners are having KJSEA project on Creative Arts and Sports. Knec will fine schools sh 500 for late submission of KJSEA project scores.
Below are subjects with projects and practicals with dates for downloading assessment materials and final dates for uploading scores.
| Level and Subjects | Date to be accessed | Last Date to Upload scores | |
| Grade 4 (Subjects with Project, Practical & Performance Tasks) | (i) Science & Technology (ii) Creative Arts & Sports (iii) Agriculture & Nutrition | 3rd March 2025 | 31st May 2025 |
| Grade 5 (Subjects with Project, Practical & Performance Tasks) | (i) Science & Technology (ii) Creative Arts & Sports (iii) Agriculture & Nutrition | 3rd March 2025 | 31st May 2025 |
| 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 |
| Grade | Subjects with Project/Practical/Performance Tasks | Date to be accessed | Last Date to Upload scores |
| Grade 3 and Foundation Level | Integrated Learning Assessment i) Regular Learners ii) Hearing Impairment iii) Visually Impairment iv) Physical Disabilities v) SNE Foundation Level | 5th May 2025 | 31st July 2025 |
| Grade 7 | i) Agriculture ii) Creative Arts and Sports iii) Integrated Science | 5th May 2025 | 31st July 2025 |
| Grade 8 | i) Agriculture ii) Creative Arts and Sports iii) Integrated Science | 5th May 2025 | 31st July 2025 |
| Intermediate Level | i) Communication and Social Skills ii) Daily Living Skills and Religious Education (CRE,IRE,HRE) iii) Sensory Motor Integration iv) Creative Activities v) Numeracy Activities vi) Movement Activities | 5th May 2025 | 31st July 2025 |
| Prevocational Level | i) Prevocational Skills ii) Communication and functional literacy skills iii) Daily living skills and nutrition iv) Music and movement v) Physical education vi) Social studies vii) Religious Education (CRE/IRE/HRE) | 5th May 2025 | 31st July 2025 |