The Kenya National Examinations Council (Knec) has released samples of the Kenya Primary School Education Assessment (KPSEA) tests set to be done in November this year.
We have provided the sample papers below this page for free download in pdf format.
The pioneer Competency Based Curriculum (CBC) learners will sit for their final test in primary schools from 28th to 30th November 2022 before transiting to junior secondary in January.
Knec has released a timetable for the exams which shows the exams will take three days. The Grade 6 learners will also have a day for rehearsal which will be on 25th November 2022 just like it used to be with KCPE exams.
The Grade 6 learners will sit for five subjects in their final assessment in primary school. These are; Mathematics, English, Kiswahili, Integrated Science and Creative Art and Social Studies.
Knec will also carry out a piloting of KPSEA national exams in September in selected schools.
According to the pilot assessment schedule released by Knec the study will start on 28th and end on 30th September 2022.
Knec Competency Based Assessment (CBA) Coordinator Ann Ngatia explained that Integrated and Creative Sciences will be an integration of various subjects and that the five will be part of the KPSEA at the end of primary school.
“The exam will be a multiple-choice test covering the five papers. IS will see us combine science and technology and will cover Home Science, Agriculture, and Physical Health while CASS will combine Art and Craft, Music, Social Studies and religious education (CRE, IRE and HRE),” she noted.
The coordinator added that the primary school results will be determined by the School Based Assessment (SBA), which is done every year in the upper primary classes and the five-subject summative national examination.
“We will have a 60 per cent of the score coming from SBA spread over Grade Four, Five and Six and 40 per cent from the summative report so that we do not rely on a one-time assessment to determine the potential of the learner,” Ngatia added.
Ngatia expounded that the school-based evaluation will be done in form of projects, practicals, portfolios and oral assessments to allow learners to demonstrate what they have learnt, this will be executed by the classroom teachers guided by Knec.
On his part, Deputy Director for Secondary Education Lawrence Karundi noted that the Junior Secondary Schools will be domiciled in high schools. He also revealed that the Grade Seven to Eight students will be day scholars.
“When it comes to the issue of dormitories, especially with the junior secondary, our focus is that this should be a day school, not boarding. The transition will be in such a way that students join schools within where they are now, therefore, boarding may not be necessary,” Karundi stated.
Deputy Director in the State Department for the Implementation of Curriculum Reforms, Ruth Mugambi added that the Grade Six candidates will be placed into Junior Secondary Schools based on their performance, subjects chosen and the ability to join the day schools.
“Placement will be determined by the performance of the learners in Grade Six report and the optional subjects that they will have chosen. The students will be informed which schools offer the subjects within their proximity based on guidelines from the ministry,” Mugambi added.
KENYA PRIMARY SCHOOL EDUCATION ASSESSMENT (KPSEA) 2022
Below are sample papers for Knec Kpsea national exams.
1. Mathematics
2. English
3. Kiswahili
4. Integrated Science
5. Creative Art and Social Studies
Click here to Download Grade 6 KPSEA 2022 official timetable
Very informative and timely
Keep the CBC spirit.
Concern: Will the Secondary schools in proximity to surrounding Primary Schools accommodate transiting Grade 7 learners.
Are there choices in the c b c exams?
not yet released it seems they will be placed without selecting according to their performance in different subjects
What about PHE, AGRICULTURE AND HOMESCIENCE
Where the sample of marking scheme
time table only include maths,eng,kisw,scie,sst and c/a only this means all the remaining subjects are intergreted in this subjects.
Answer sheet samples please
Look nice
Sample 2