A total of 1,303,913 candidates who sat for the 2024 Kenya Primary School Education Assessment (KPSEA) will transition to grade 7 this week.

The CS Education Julius Migos said the candidates will be issued with their KPSEA results in their school starting Monday this week.

“The Kenya Primary School Education Assessment learner reports will be accessible on school portals in the week commencing 6^th January, 2025,” said Migos in a press statement.

Schools will download and print the results which will be in report form and issue them to parents and the candidates at no cost.

The Kenya National Examinations Council (Knec) has released two KPSEA reports, one for the learners and another for schools.

The KPSEA was administered between October 28 and November 1. The candidates did five subjects; Mathematics, English, Kiswahili, Integrated Science and Social Studies and Creative Arts.

Integrated Science was one paper that combined Science and Technology, Agriculture, Home Science and Physical Health and Education.

Social Studies and Creative Arts was also one paper that combined Social Studies, Religious Studies (CRE/IRE/HRE), Art and Craft and Music and Physical Education.

However the assessment lacked creative writing i.e, English Composition and Kiswahili Insha which were used to be done by former KCPE candidates.

KPSEA learners will not be ranked but the KPSEA will account for 20 per cent score, which will be combined with 20 per cent school-based assessment in Grades 7 and 60 per cent summative evaluation (KJSEA) to be administered at the end of Grade 9.

Grade 9 will mark the final phase of Junior school after which learners will transition to Senior school in 2026 where they will have an opportunity to choose career pathways.

All the 1,303,913 candidates who sat the KPSEA across 35,573 centres countrywide will transition to Grade 7, which is still domiciled within their respective primary schools.

KPSEA focused on learners’ competencies across nine learning areas as opposed to the high-stakes KCPE which laid emphasis on high scores.

The candidates will transition to grade 9 in 2027. There are nine learning areas in Grade 9: English, Kiswahili, Mathematics, CRE/IRE/HRE and Agriculture.

Others are Social studies (History, Geography, Life skills); Pre-technical studies (Business studies, Computer studies); Creative Arts & Sports (Art/Craft/PE, Visual arts) and Integrated science (Physics, Chemistry, Biology).

Come 2026, first CBC Cohorts will transition to Senior school for a three-year study period that will cover Grade 10, 11 and 12.

At this stage, there will be three core learning areas that will determine learners’ career paths.

These are Arts and Sports Science, Social Sciences, and Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics (STEM).

The first core learning area has two tracks – Arts and Sports Science.

Under Arts, leaners will study Music and Dance, Theatre and Film and Fine Arts.

Under Sports Science, there is Sports and Recreation and Physical Education.

The first core learning area will accommodate only 15 per cent of all the learners nationwide.

The second core learning area (Social Science) will accommodate 25 per cent of all learners.

It has two tracks – Languages and Literature and Humanities & Business Studies. 

Subjects under Languages and Literature are Literature in English, Indigenous Languages, Kiswahili/Kenya Sign Language, Fasihi ya Kiswahili, Arabic, French, Germany and Mandarin/Chinese.

Humanities & Business Studies include Christian Religious Education; Islamic Religious Education; Hindu Religious Education; History and Citizenship; Geography and Business studies.

The third core learning area (STEM) will accommodate 60 per cent of all learners and has three tracks -Pure Science, Applied Science and Technical studies.

Under Pure Science, learners will study Mathematics, Biology, Chemistry, Physics and general Science.

Applied Science has Agriculture, Computer Science and Home Science.

Technical Studies has Aviation; Building and Construction, Electricity, Metal Work; Power Mechanics and Wood Work.

The latest communication from the Kenya Institute of Curriculum Development indicates that Media Technology and Marine and Fisheries Technologies will also be part of the technical areas of studies that will be developed later.

The breakdown is the latest following a review by a technical working group appointed by the President to address concerns raised by parents and other emerging issues.

Regarding the placement of learners to Senior schools upon completion of Junior school in Grade 9, the Ministry of education said students that will undertake STEM subjects will all be absorbed in the former national schools.

Extra County schools will offer Creative Arts and Sports while Humanities will be offered across all county and subcounty schools.

A total of 1,303,913 candidates who sat for the 2024 Kenya Primary School Education Assessment (KPSEA) will transition to grade 7 this week.

The CS Education Julius Migos said the candidates will be issued with their KPSEA results in their school starting Monday this week.

“The Kenya Primary School Education Assessment learner reports will be accessible on school portals in the week commencing 6^th January, 2025,” said Migos in a press statement.

Schools will download and print the results which will be in report form and issue them to parents and the candidates at no cost.

The Kenya National Examinations Council (Knec) has released two KPSEA reports, one for the learners and another for schools.

The KPSEA was administered between October 28 and November 1. The candidates did five subjects; Mathematics, English, Kiswahili, Integrated Science and Social Studies and Creative Arts.

Integrated Science was one paper that combined Science and Technology, Agriculture, Home Science and Physical Health and Education.

Social Studies and Creative Arts was also one paper that combined Social Studies, Religious Studies (CRE/IRE/HRE), Art and Craft and Music and Physical Education.

However the assessment lacked creative writing i.e, English Composition and Kiswahili Insha which were used to be done by former KCPE candidates.

KPSEA learners will not be ranked but the KPSEA will account for 20 per cent score, which will be combined with 20 per cent school-based assessment in Grades 7 and 60 per cent summative evaluation (KJSEA) to be administered at the end of Grade 9.

Grade 9 will mark the final phase of Junior school after which learners will transition to Senior school in 2026 where they will have an opportunity to choose career pathways.

All the 1,303,913 candidates who sat the KPSEA across 35,573 centres countrywide will transition to Grade 7, which is still domiciled within their respective primary schools.

KPSEA focused on learners’ competencies across nine learning areas as opposed to the high-stakes KCPE which laid emphasis on high scores.

The candidates will transition to grade 9 in 2027. There are nine learning areas in Grade 9: English, Kiswahili, Mathematics, CRE/IRE/HRE and Agriculture.

Others are Social studies (History, Geography, Life skills); Pre-technical studies (Business studies, Computer studies); Creative Arts & Sports (Art/Craft/PE, Visual arts) and Integrated science (Physics, Chemistry, Biology).

Come 2026, first CBC Cohorts will transition to Senior school for a three-year study period that will cover Grade 10, 11 and 12.

At this stage, there will be three core learning areas that will determine learners’ career paths.

These are Arts and Sports Science, Social Sciences, and Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics (STEM).

The first core learning area has two tracks – Arts and Sports Science.

Under Arts, leaners will study Music and Dance, Theatre and Film and Fine Arts.

Under Sports Science, there is Sports and Recreation and Physical Education.

The first core learning area will accommodate only 15 per cent of all the learners nationwide.

The second core learning area (Social Science) will accommodate 25 per cent of all learners.

It has two tracks – Languages and Literature and Humanities & Business Studies. 

Subjects under Languages and Literature are Literature in English, Indigenous Languages, Kiswahili/Kenya Sign Language, Fasihi ya Kiswahili, Arabic, French, Germany and Mandarin/Chinese.

Humanities & Business Studies include Christian Religious Education; Islamic Religious Education; Hindu Religious Education; History and Citizenship; Geography and Business studies.

The third core learning area (STEM) will accommodate 60 per cent of all learners and has three tracks -Pure Science, Applied Science and Technical studies.

Under Pure Science, learners will study Mathematics, Biology, Chemistry, Physics and general Science.

Applied Science has Agriculture, Computer Science and Home Science.

Technical Studies has Aviation; Building and Construction, Electricity, Metal Work; Power Mechanics and Wood Work.

The latest communication from the Kenya Institute of Curriculum Development indicates that Media Technology and Marine and Fisheries Technologies will also be part of the technical areas of studies that will be developed later.

The breakdown is the latest following a review by a technical working group appointed by the President to address concerns raised by parents and other emerging issues.

Regarding the placement of learners to Senior schools upon completion of Junior school in Grade 9, the Ministry of education said students that will undertake STEM subjects will all be absorbed in the former national schools.

Extra County schools will offer Creative Arts and Sports while Humanities will be offered across all county and subcounty schools.