<p>The <strong><a href="https://educationnewshub.co.ke/category/latest-ducation-news/knec-news/">Kenya National Examinations Council (Knec)</a></strong> has added four more days for schools to complete uploading learners School Based Assessment (SBA) scores.</p>
<p>Initially Knec had set 23<sup>rd </sup>October 2025 as last date for schools to submit learners scores in its Competency Based Assessment (CBA) online portal.</p>
<p>However the exercise was marred with myriad of challenges making schools unable to beat the dateline.</p>
<p>Schools complained of slow Knec servers. Some claimed that they were unable to access the CBA platform.</p>
<p>This has been happening with Knec servers in previous similar exercise. The servers are only designed to accommodate a small number of users at a particular time.</p>
<p>The servers experience system overload when too many users create more requests than the server can process.</p>
<p>This result in pages loading very slowly, or some users can’t log in at all hence slow performance.</p>
<p>Knec had released 2025 term three School Based Assessments for primary and junior schools.</p>
<p>Knec availed the SBA written tests on 29th September for schools to access and administer to learners.</p>
<p>The Council directed schools to download, administer, score and upload the assessment scores into the Knec portal by 23rd October 2025.</p>
<p>However after extension now schools have till 31st October to ensure each learner assessment score is submitted to the online platform.</p>
<p>Each year the learners do SBA practicals and projects in second term and then SBA writing tests in third term.</p>
<p>Grades 6 and Grade 9 are usually excluded so that they can focus on their final KPSEA and KJSEA respectively.</p>
<p>In these assessments Grade 3 learners had two learning areas with writing tests i.e Mathematics and English.</p>
<p>Grade 4 and 5 learners had assessments in Mathematics, English, Kiswahili, Kenyan Sign Language, Agriculture, Science &; Technology, Social Studies, Religious Education (CRE/IRE/HRE) and Creative Arts.</p>
<p>Grade 7 and 8 learners had assessments in English, Kiswahili, Mathematics, Kenyan Sign Language, Integrated Science, Agriculture, Social Studies, Religious Education (CRE/IRE/HRE), Creative Arts and Sports and Pre-Technical Studies.</p>
<p>The SBA projects and practicals as well as the written tests in Grades 7 contribute 10% while that for Grade 8 contribute 10% both making a total of 20% in final Grade 9 KJSEA.</p>
<p>Below is a circular that was released by Knec to guide the third term SBA written tests.</p>
<p>REF: KNEC/GEN/TD/CIR/CBA/2025/004</p>
<p>22<sup>nd </sup>August 2025</p>
<p>To: All</p>
<p>(i) Sub County Directors of Education</p>
<p>(ii) Heads of Primary Schools</p>
<h2><strong>RE: ADMINISTRATION OF THE YEAR 2025 SCHOOL BASED ASSESSMENTS- WRITTEN TESTS &; PERFORMANCE TASKS</strong></h2>
<p>1.0 The Kenya National Examinations Council will upload on the KNEC CBA Portal the following:</p>
<p>1.1 Kenya Early Years Assessment (KEYA) tools for Grade 3</p>
<p>1.2 Kenya Foundation Level Education Assessment (KFLEA) tools for Stagebased pathway</p>
<p>1.3 School Based Assessment tools for Grades 4,5,7 &; 8.</p>
<p>2.0 To access the assessment portal, Headteachers are required to login onto the CBA portal: <a href="https://cba.knec.ac.ke/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">https://cba.knec.ac.ke</a>.</p>
<p>Any school that will have password challenges should contact their respective Sub-County Director of Education for resetting of the password.</p>
<p>3.0 Schools will be expected to administer the assessment tools, score and upload the assessment outcomes of all learners on the CBA portal within the stipulated time.</p>
<p>4.0 A detailed user manual describing step by step on how to access the tools, instructions, scoring guides and how to upload learners’ scores is available on the CBA portal.</p>
<p>5.0 The assessment tools with colour images should be printed in colour or loaded on the digital devices available in the school.</p>
<p>6.0 Headteachers are requested to keep all records and evidence generated from the assessments.</p>
<h3>7.0 The tools will be accessed as shown below:</h3>
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<td><strong>Tools</strong></td>
<td>Date to be accessed</td>
<td>Date to be uploaded</td>
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<td>Grade 3 Written tests</td>
<td>i)Mathematics ii)English</td>
<td>29<sup>th </sup>September 2025</td>
<td>23<sup>rd </sup>October 2025</td>
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<td>SNE Foundation Level (Performance Tasks)</td>
<td>i)Activities of Daily Living ii)Communication, Social and Pre-Literacy Skills</td>
<td>29<sup>th </sup>September 2025</td>
<td>23<sup>rd </sup>October 2025</td>
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<td>Grade 4 Grade 5 Written tests</td>
<td>i)Mathematics ii)English iii)Kiswahili iv)Kenyan Sign Language v)Agriculture vi)Science &; Technology vii)Social Studies viii)Religious Education (CRE/IRE/HRE) ix)Creative Arts</td>
<td>29<sup>th </sup>September 2025</td>
<td>23<sup>rd </sup>October 2025</td>
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<td>Grade 7 Grade 8 Written tests</td>
<td>i)English ii)Kiswahili iii)Mathematics iv)Kenyan Sign Language v)Integrated Science vi)Agriculture vii)Social Studies viii)Religious Education (CRE/IRE/HRE) ix)Creative Arts and Sports x)Pre-Technical Studies</td>
<td>29<sup>th </sup>September 2025</td>
<td>23<sup>rd </sup>October 2025</td>
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<p>This information is issued to facilitate adequate preparation and proper planning</p>
<p><strong>Dr. David Njengere, MBS<br />
CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER</strong></p>
<p>cc:</p>
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<li>Director, Quality Assurance and Standards, MOE</li>
<li>All Regional Directors of Education</li>
<li>All County Directors of Education</li>
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