The verification exercise is aimed at ensuring that all continuous assessment scores have been accurately uploaded and reflected in the Competency-Based Assessment (CBA) portal
School principals have until the close of business on Thursday to confirm that school-based assessment (SBA) scores for this year’s Kenya Primary School Education Assessment (KPSEA) and Kenya Junior School Education Assessment (KJSEA) candidates have been correctly captured on the Kenya National Examinations Council (KNEC) portal.
The verification exercise is aimed at ensuring that all continuous assessment scores have been accurately uploaded and reflected in the Competency-Based Assessment (CBA) portal ahead of this year’s national assessments.
KNEC had directed all heads of institutions to log into their school CBA portals and verify the status of SBA score uploads for their 2026 KPSEA and KJSEA candidates by July 30.
“All heads of institutions are therefore expected to log into their school CBA portals to confirm the status of uploading of SBA scores for their 2026 KPSEA and KJSEA candidates,” the council said in its earlier notice.
“This should be done by July 30, 2026.”
KPSEA is administered to Grade 6 learners at the end of primary school, while KJSEA is taken by Grade 9 learners completing junior school under the Competency-Based Education (CBE) curriculum.
Under the CBE assessment framework, continuous assessment contributes significantly to a learner’s final score.
For KPSEA candidates, SBA scores accumulated in Grades 4, 5 and 6 account for 60 per cent of the final score, while the national summative assessment contributes the remaining 40 per cent.
For KJSEA candidates, SBA scores from Grades 7 and 8 contribute 20 per cent of the final score.
The Grade 9 national assessment accounts for 60 per cent, while the learner’s KPSEA score contributes the remaining 20 per cent.
The July 30 deadline also applies to the registration of Grade 10 learners on the CBA portal following the completion of registration for senior school assessment centres on May 22.
Schools that failed to register as recognised assessment centres will not be allowed to register Grade 10 learners.
The deadline comes just a day before schools officially close for the August holidays on Friday, marking the end of a turbulent second term that was disrupted by student unrest and dormitory fires in several parts of the country.
The wave of unrest saw about 200 schools temporarily shut down before learning resumed in the affected institutions after measures were put in place to restore normalcy.
Schools are also ending the term under financial strain as institutions grapple with a Sh22.5 billion capitation deficit that has left many principals heavily indebted to suppliers and other service providers.
The funding challenges have been worsened by unresolved technical glitches and learner enrolment data discrepancies on the Kenya Education Management Information System (KEMIS), which delayed capitation disbursements to many schools even after the National Treasury released the funds on time.
With schools now winding up the second term, principals are expected to complete the verification exercise before the close of business on Thursday to ensure candidates’ assessment records are complete and accurate ahead of the national assessments in third term.
