KNEC Warns Schools Against Analyzing KJSEA Results

As the public continues to grapple with understanding the inaugural Kenya Junior School Education Assessment (KJSEA) results released on 11th December, the Kenya National Examinations Council (KNEC) has issued a stern warning to schools conducting independent analyses of the outcomes.

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The warning comes amid widespread circulation of result breakdowns purporting to rank schools and generate mean scores an approach KNEC says is misleading and inconsistent with the Competency-Based Curriculum (CBC) framework under which KJSEA was administered.

In a statement shared on its official Facebook page, in which it flagged Results analysis from a Junior School in Kisii County , the examination body urged schools to stop misleading the public with fake and inaccurate KJSEA results analysis, stressing that the new assessment system is fundamentally different from the former 8-4-4 examination structure.

KNEC clarified that, unlike the previous system, KJSEA does not generate an aggregate or total score. This, the council explained, is deliberate and rooted in the philosophy of CBC, which focuses on nurturing individual learner potential rather than ranking students or institutions against one another.

According to the council, each learning area in KJSEA is assessed independently, and learners’ achievements are reported using performance levels, not numerical totals. This ensures that a learner’s strength in one subject is recognized on its own merit and is not diminished by weaker performance in another area.

“This approach ensures that a child’s excellence in one subject is not overshadowed by weaker performance in another,” KNEC noted, adding that the practice of computing school mean scores currently circulating on social media has no basis under the CBC assessment framework.

KNEC consequently dismissed such analyses as fake and misleading, cautioning parents, schools, and the public against interpreting or sharing unauthorized result breakdowns that misrepresent the intent and design of KJSEA.

The examination body reiterated that official interpretation of KJSEA results should strictly align with CBC principles and information provided by KNEC, as the country transitions from high-stakes examinations to competency-based assessment.

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