KNEC Releases New Guidelines And Calendar For KCSE, KCPE 2021

The Kenya National Examinations Council (KNEC) has issued a raft of new directives to ensure that the national examinations in 2021 are held in accordance with the Ministry of Education’s exam calendar.

According to KNEC CEO, David Njeng’ere affirmed that the council has started training teachers on how to mark the exams.

Primary school teachers would be trained to be examiners in English Composition and Kiswahili Insha, whereas secondary school teachers would be trained in English, Kiswahili, Biology, Chemistry, History and Government, Agriculture, and Christian and Religious Education (CRE).

The tutors, once trained, will be incorporated into the council’s examiners database. Further, the government would ensure strict adherence to the Ministry of Health guidelines on the Covid-19 pandemic in order to prevent more disruption on the school calendar.

KCPE exam will be taken between March 4, 2022, and March 9, 2022. KCSE examinations, on the other hand, will take place between February 28, 2022, and April 1, 2022.

In order to avoid further disruptions to the school calendar, the government would strictly adhere to the Ministry of Health guidelines on the Covid-19 pandemic

According to Njeng’ere 1,225,693 candidates have enrolled for KCPE 2021 whereas 831,026 enrolled for KCSE exams this year.

This represents a significant increase in enrollment over the 2020 national exams. There were 1,191,608 candidates for the KCPE 2020, which means that 34,085 more candidates will sit for the 2021 exams, representing a 2.86 percent increase.

78,424 more candidates will also sit the 2021 KCSE- a 10.42 percent increase as compared to the previous year.

This comes as the Ministry of Education tightened measures to ensure a smooth transition and the resumption of learning for all students.

This has seen Education CS George Magoha as well as education stakeholders conducting door-door mop-up exercises to trace all students not yet reported to secondary schools.