The Kenya National Examinations Council (KNEC) has announced modifications to the answer format for students participating in the upcoming 2025 Kenya Primary School Education Assessment (KPSEA) and Kenya Junior School Education Assessment (KJSEA).
In a statement issued on Tuesday, June 24, KNEC indicated that students will now be required to shade their answers on the designated answer sheets instead of the previous method of drawing lines.
“For the 2025 KPSEA and KJSEA, candidates will need to shade their responses in circles, as opposed to the earlier requirement of drawing lines,” KNEC explained.
The Council also mentioned that sample Optical Mark Recognition (OMR) sheets and guidelines have been made available on its website for both assessments.
KNEC emphasized that these changes aim to better prepare learners, ensuring a smoother examination process in October 2025.
Additionally, students can now access and download KJSEA sample papers through the KNEC portal.
The purpose of providing these samples is to help junior school students become familiar with the question paper format and the instructions for each subject.
“The sample papers, created and distributed by KNEC for free via the KNEC website, are designed in the format that will be used for the KJSEA scheduled for October 2025,” the statement noted.
Students can find the sample papers, cover pages, and OMR sheets on the CBA portal by following the link provided on the KNEC portal and logging in with their assessment center credentials to download them.
“Schools can access the KJSEA sample papers, sample OMR sheets, and instructions for both KJSEA and KPSEA from the CBA portal,” the Council added.
To access the KJSEA sample papers, users should navigate to the Grade 9 portal, click on the ‘Instructions and Sample Papers’ button to view all available documents, and then click the download icon next to the desired sample paper.
Students seeking the KJSEA cover pages and KPSEA OMR sheets are advised to log in to the KPSEA portal, either under Grade 9 or Grade 6, to download the available samples.
