Standard 8 and Grade six candidates did their rehearsals on Friday 27th in readiness for their 2023 KCPE and KPSEA examinations as contained in the timetable
Candidates in class 8 will sit for the Kenya Certificate of Primary Education (KCPE) whereas learners in Grade 6 are expected to sit for their Kenya Primary School Education Assessment (KPSEA) examinations.
On Monday , 0ctober 30th , KCPE and KPSEA examinations will start and they will end on Wednesday, November 1 ,2023.
KPSEA examinations will be testing 40 percent of the final score Unlike in KCPE exams where candidates are rated out of 100 percent.
60 percent marks under the KPSEA examinations will come from classroom-based continuous assessment tests which were conducted When learners were in in Grades 4, 5 and 6.
Under KPSEA examinations, KNEC will test learners in:
- Mathematics subject
- English subject
- Kiswahili subject
- Integrated Science (I.S) which will involve subjects such as Home Science, Agriculture, Science and Tech plus Physical Health.
Learners were also tested in Creative And Social Sciences (C.A.S.S) which is a combination of Arts and Craft, Music, Social Studies plus Religious Education.
According to knec , a total of 1,415, 315 candidates are expected to sit for KCPE examinations this year.
The KCPE candidature above recorded a significant increment of students to 13.74 per cent . This is equivalent to 170,982 candidates in 2023 as compared to the previous 2022 examinations.
This year’s KCPE examinations mark the end of era of the 8-4-4 system in primary schools education in Kenya.