Foreign students wishing to get absorbed into the Kenyan curriculum can expect to do their qualifying test within the next three weeks, the Kenya National Examinations Council has announced.
In an update on Tuesday, May 20, KNEC announced that the 2025 KJSEA qualifying test will take place between June 9 and June 11.
This test is a crucial one for learners joining the Kenyan education system from foreign countries or alternative education systems in Kenya. KNEC further revealed that the timetable for the three-day assessment has been uploaded on the council's official website.
Through the qualifying test, foreign learners are able to formally register for the Kenya Junior School Education Assessment (KJSEA), putting them on the same academic wavelength as their peers within the Competency-Based Curriculum (CBC).
"The candidates sitting the 2025 KJSEA qualifying test have already been contacted," KNEC revealed.
Once the qualifying test is administered and marked, the results will determine whether a learner is eligible to register for the KJSEA in a process which ensures consistency and fairness.
Notably, the qualifying test is crucial since it helps determine a clear academic baseline for learners before they are slotted into the mainstream junior school assessment cycle.
In a separate announcement, KNEC also released the 2025 projects and performance tasks for learners across the country, with the tasks being made available on the CBA portal.
This new development has paved the way for schools to access and begin administering the tests to learners in Grades 3, 7, and 8, as well as those under the stage-based pathway and KJSEA.
The release of the projects has come with strict due dates, with schools handling projects for Grades 3, 7, and 8 expected to upload learners' scores by July 31.
On the other hand, schools overseeing KJSEA projects are required to upload the scores by August 30, 2025.
Hefty penalties await schools that fail to adhere to the due dates, with KNEC reiterating a fine of Ksh500 for every student whose result is uploaded late.
