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Relieve as KNEC pays 2018 examiners

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The Kenya National Examinations council, KNEC, has disbursed payments to examiners who marked the 2018 Kenya Certificate of Secondary Education, KCSE, examinations. The examiners who had been promised their full payments immediately after the marking exercise, in December, had to wait a little bit longer. The 2018 KCSE examinations were marked between 1st December and 15th December, 2018 at various centres in Nairobi.

The Council rolled out the payments last evening when the examiners started receiving their dues via their mobile phones, M-Pesa. Examiners are paid at different rates depending on the numbers of scripts marked and the subject.

The examiners marked scripts for 660,204 candidates in the 28 subjects examined by KNEC and whose results were announced by the Education Ministry’s cabinet Secretary, Dr Amina Mohammed.

Elsewhere, the registration exercise for this year’s Kenya Secondary of Education, KCSE, and Kenya Certificate of Primary Education, KCPE, has kicked off. The exercise is expected to run from 2nd January to 15th February, 2019.

According to KNEC, all candidates must be registered where they have been learning. “Registration in two centres (double registration) will be treated as an examination malpractice,” warns KNEC, through a circular dated 26th November, 2018.

The KNEC E-Capture system that is used for registration of KCPE and KCSE candidates

Here are the key highlights from the Circular, regarding this year’s registration exercise:

  • REGISTRATION PERIOD: The registration exercise will be executed between 2nd January and 15th February, 2019.
  • NUMBER OF CANDIDATES PER CENTRE: Any school that has between 6 and 15 candidates will be hosted by another centre.
  • REGISTRATION PORTAL: Head Teachers and Principals are expected to log onto the KNEC portal at https://www.knec-portal.ac.ke  to upload candidates’ registration details.
  • NO DOUBLE REGISTRATION OF CANDIDATES: All candidates must be registered where they have been learning. Schools will not be allowed to register their students in more than one examination centre; as this will be treated as an examination malpractice.
  • ISSUANCE OF INDEX NUMBERS: All candidates shall be issued with index numbers as per the school’s admission register. Schools have been warned against issuing index numbers based on merit in examinations.
  • KCSE PRIVATE CANDIDATES: All KCSE private candidates shall be registered at the Sub- county Director of Education.
  • EXAMINATION FEES: The government of Kenya shall pay examination fees for all candidates in public and private schools; except repeaters, non citizens and private candidates registering at the sub- county private examination centres.
  • LATE REGISTRATION: There shall be no late registration. Candidates whose details would have not been captured by 15th February, 2019 will have to register in 2020.
  • VERIFICATION OF CANDIDATES’ REGISTRATION DETAILS: Verification of registration data will take place between 18th and 28th February, 2019.

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KNEC releases 2019 KCSE project/ practical based subjects’ instructions; introduces new milestones

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The Kenya National Examinations Council, KNEC, has released instructions for execution of project/ practical based subjects for this year’s Kenya Certificate of Secondary Exams, KCSE. Via a circular dated 17th January, 2019 the examination council instructs examination centres to download instructions for this year’s projects/ practicals via its official portal at: https://www.knec-portal.ac.ke

“The 2019 KCSE examination will commence with group IV subjects which have a project component; Art and Design (442/3), Agriculture (443/3), wood work (444/2), Metal Work (445/2), Building Construction (446/2) and Computer Studies (451/3),” reads, in part, the Circular by Dr. Mercy Karogo, the Acting Chief Executive Officer to the Council.

In the circular, the projects’ timelines have been given thus:

Fig: The 2019 KCSE projects’ timelines

To download the instructions, schools and Sub- county Directors of Education are advised to log onto the KNEC. “All school principals and Sub- county Directors of Education (in of private candidates) with candidates who have registered for the subjects (Project based subjects; group 4) are required to log onto the KNEC Website: https://www.knec-portal.ac.ke and click on 2019 Project/ Practical button to download all the instructions related to the subjects the candidates are registered for,” Dr Karogo says.

NEW MILESTONES

In order to ensure that the projects/ practicals are being carried out as per the outlined timelines, KNEC has introduced two innovations relating to the assessment of the group iv subjects. “The projects’ assessment will have two (02) key milestones, which must be completed by March 31st and July 15th, 2019,” Dr Karogo says.

According to KNEC, the subject teachers are expected to upload candidates’ scores and pictorial evidence (portfolio) on the project portal; at the end of each milestone. This is a deviation from the past where subject teachers uploaded collated students’ scores at the end of the practical/ project period; mostly in September/ October. “The Pictorial evidence should be photographs of the candidates with their work, in either Graphics Interface Format (.gif) or JPEG (.jpg) format (These two are photograph formats obtained by using a digital Camera). Each candidate’s pictorial evidence should show the candidate’s name and KCSE examination index number,” Karogo explains.

This is in a bid by the Council to discourage last minute rushes and allegations that impersonators assist candidates in executing the projects/ practicals. “The Kenya National Examinations Council will closely monitor the project progress and authenticity of the scores of all project/ practical for the candidates who registered for the 2019 KCSE examination in the school at different times in the course of project/ practical implementation. The school and individual candidates will be expected to compile and maintain a portfolio (file) of evidence on the progress of the project work to be presented to the monitoring officers,” KNEC warns.

The Council says it has, in the past, noted that the subject teachers do not key the candidates’ scores as required and. KNEC, thus, warns that it will not process and release 2019 KCSE results for candidates whose scores have not been appropriately captured.

The registration exercise for candidates wishing to sit the 2019 national examinations is ongoing and expected to come to a close on 15th February, 2019.

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KNEC gives Schools 45 days to register 2019 KCPE and KCSE candidates for exams, Admission numbers to be used in issuing index numbers

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In Summary:
  • Schools to register KCPE, KCSE candidates between 2nd January and 15th February, 2019
  • Students’ admission numbers to be used to issue index numbers and not merit list
  • No double registration of candidates
  • There shall be, only, one private examination centre per sub county
  • There will be no late registration of candidates.

The Kenya National Examinations Council, KNEC, has given schools forty five (45) days to register candidates for National examinations. “The registration of candidates for the 2019 KCPE (Kenya Certificate of Primary Education), KCSE (Kenya Certificate of Secondary Education) and KCSE QT (Qualifying Test) examinations will start from 2nd January 2019 and end on 15th February, 2019,” reads a circular by KNEC Acting Chief Executive Officer (Dr. Mercy Karogo) dated 26th November, 2018.

According to Dr. Karogo, schools with less than fifteen (15) candidates will not be used as examination centres. Instead, such schools will be hosted by nearby examination centres. “The hosted school will retain its code (KNEC CODE) during registration of candidates. Schools with less than five (5) candidates are advised to register their candidates in another approved examination centre,” Dr. Karogo. This year, a total of  1,060,703 candidates registered for the KCPE examinations, while 664,585 sat for the KCSE examinations.

The council has ordered that all candidates to register in centres where they have been learning. This is to discourage cases where schools register perceived ‘weak’ students in another centre, while they retain the ‘clever’ ones; to improve the school’s mean score. “Registration in two centres (double registration) will be treated as an examination malpractice,” Dr. Karogo warns. To register candidates, head teachers and Sub County Education officers will be required to log into the KNEC schools’ portal by using the address, ‘https://www.knec-portal.ac.ke’. You may also like: Important KNEC documents, News and procedures

In a shift from the norm, schools will now use student’s admission numbers in issuing  index numbers to candidates. Previously, candidates would be subjected to examinations in order to use the merit list to award the index numbers.  “All candidates for both KCPE and KCSE examinations will be issued with an INDEX NUMBER as per the school’s ADMISSION REGISTER, NOT class performance as was the case in previous years,” The council advises.

 PRIVATE CANDIDATES

All private candidates will register and sit for their examinations at designated examination centres in the Sub-County. “KNEC will only allow one private examination centre per Sub County. Private candidates are not allowed to individually deposit money into the KNEC collection accounts and Sub County Education Officers are asked to ensure compliance to this regulation,” the circular states.

For compliance and smooth registration process, the council advises schools’ heads to use the regulations and Examination Manual printed and circulated by KNEC in 2017 (‘A guide for management and Administration of National Examinations’, first edition- 2017). All other documents for the registration of candidates shall be downloaded from the KNEC portal; since the examination body will not send any documents for candidates’ registration to schools.

NO LATE REGISTRATION OF CANDIDATES.

As has been the case, there shall be no late registration of candidates in 2019. This means, candidates who shall have not registered by the 15th of February, 2019, will have to sit for their examinations in 2020. The government will continue meeting the examination fees for all candidates (in both public and private schools) except those who will be re-sitting the examinations, repeaters.

Schools’ heads are advised to ensure the validity of captured data; including the subjects that the candidates would have registered for. “Verification of registration data will take place between 18th and 28th February, 2019. Teachers are advised not to sign for their candidates as there will be no window for candidates to sit for any subject as under protest in the 2019 examination,” KNEC warns. Consequently, students will sit for all subjects as would have registered for and there shall be no amendment of the registration details after 28th February, 2019.

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KNEC KCSE SUBJECTS’ CODES

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Here is a list of the subjects (and their codes) that the Kenya National Examinations Council, KNEC, will test in the Kenya Certificate of Secondary Education, KCSE, examinations:

  1. English- 101
  2. Kiswahili- 102
  3. Mathematics- 121
  4. Mathematics, Alternative B- 122
  5. Biology- 231
  6. Physics- 232
  7. Chemistry- 233
  8. Biology for the Blind- 236
  9. General Science- 237
  10. History- 311
  11. Geography- 312
  12. CRE- 313
  13. IRE- 314
  14. HRE- 315
  15. Home Science- 441
  16. Art and Design- 442
  17. Agriculture- 443
  18. Wood Work- 444
  19. Metal Work- 445
  20. Building Construction- 446
  21. Power Mechanics- 447
  22. Electricity- 448
  23. Drawing and Design- 449
  24. Aviation Technology- 450
  25. Computer Studies- 451
  26. French- 501
  27. German- 502
  28. Arabic- 503
  29. Sign Language- 504
  30. Music- 511
  31. Business Studies- 565

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2019 KCSE Fees breakdown for repeaters and Non- Citizens

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The Government of Kenya will pay examination fees for all candidates sitting for both the Kenya Certificate of Secondary Education, KCSE, and Kenya Certificate of Primary Education, KCPE, exams; except repeaters and foreign students. Below is a breakdown of the applicable fees for the 2019 Kenya Certificate of Secondary Education, KCSE, repeaters and non Kenyans. The Fees is payed to the official Kenya National Examination Council, KNEC, accounts by school heads.

FEES PAYABLE PER A STUDENT’S SUBJECTS ENTRY

NO. OF SUBJECTS
ENTERED		FEES PAYABLE,
KSHS.
1 Subject3,100
2 Subjects3,500
3 Subjects3,900
4 subjects4,300
5 subjects4,700
6 subjects5,100
7 subjects5,500
8 subjects5,900
9 subjects6,300

A student pays as per the number of subjects she/ he is to register for.

EXTRA FEES FOR STUDENTS TAKING PROJECT- BASED SUBJECTS

This fee is paid only for students taking the following project based subjects.

SUBJECTCODE
FEES PAYABLE,
KSHS.
Home Science441200
Art and Design442200
Agriculture443200
Woodwork444200
Metal Work445200
Building Construction446200
Power Mechanics447500
Electricity448500
Drawing and Design449200
Aviation Technology4502,500
Computer Studies451200
French501500
German502500
Arabic503500
Kenya Sign Language504500
Music511500

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