One of the most consequential decisions a Kenyan family will make under the Competency-Based Curriculum happens at the end of Grade 9. After three years of Junior Secondary School, every learner must choose a Senior Secondary pathway...
One of the most significant — and most misunderstood — changes that Kenya's Competency-Based Curriculum introduced is how students are assessed. For a generation of parents who grew up with end-of-term examinations, class positions, and a single...
Grade 8 is the middle year of Junior Secondary School in Kenya, and it is far more important than most people realise. Sitting between the transition year of Grade 7 and the high-stakes JSEA year of Grade...
Starting Grade 7 is one of the biggest transitions a child makes in their entire school life in Kenya. They leave the familiar environment of primary school, move into Junior Secondary School, and suddenly find themselves studying...
For the first time in Kenya's education history, over one million Grade 9 students are sitting a brand new national examination in 2026 — the Junior School Education Assessment, commonly known as the JSEA. This examination marks...
Kenya's education system has undergone one of the most significant transformations in its history. The Competency-Based Curriculum (CBC) replaced the decades-old 8-4-4 system starting in 2017, reshaping how children across the country learn, are assessed, and prepare...
Kenya's education system changed fundamentally when the Competency-Based Curriculum (CBC) replaced the 8-4-4 system. A critical part of that change is Junior Secondary School (JSS), covering Grades 7, 8, and 9, which was formally introduced in 2023...