The government through the Ministry of Education has disclosed that it will not issue certificates to the candidate sitting for the Kenya Primary School Education Assessment (KPSEA) which commenced on Monday 28, 2024 country-wide.
The Principal Secretary for the State Department for Basic Education in the Ministry of Education Belio R. Kipsang in a media interview on October 28 in one of the examination centres in Nairobi, highlighted that the KPSEA exams are assessments and thus the candidates will not receive certificates.
“This is an assessment, and in assessments, candidates do not get a certificate at the end. You, instead get a report. So even in this assessment a child will get a report on their progress, and the school will get a report on the progress of the totality of the school,” Kipsang said in a statement to the media.
In addition, Kipsang stated, “We also have a national report on to which we will subject our discussions and evaluations.”
Moreover, he assured that the ministry has offered a serene environment to all candidates. He further notified me that no security officers would be allowed in the exam rooms. Instead, teachers will interact purely with pupils, and they will have full control over the exam process.
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Security During KPSEA Exams
On the other hand, in Tana River County learning activists have mostly been interrupted due to community conflicts that have always resulted in the closure of various schools.
As the KPSEA exams go on, a total of 1352 grade six pupils in the Bangale area are doing their exams while 94 of the students have been affected by the tribal conflicts.
Moreover, three schools in the regions, namely Vango, Anole and Maramtu schools, were closed down and students never attended studies for two weeks.
However, Assistant Commissioner Joseph Kipkorir has assured us that security has been beefed up during the exam period. Additionally, the ministry has reported that the pupils are taking their exams from the police camps.
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TSC Announcement on KPSEA Exams
The Teacher’s Service Commission (TSC) last month announced how the KPSEA and the Kenya Certificate of Secondary Education were to be conducted.
The commission updated the criteria for the selection of Centre managers, supervisors, and invigilators as well.
According to TSC, the changes were made to ensure that there is no exam cheating. In addition, it was to curb all exam malpractice to maintain the credibility of the assessments.
It invited county sub-directors who participated in the nomination of teachers who were to be involved in administering and managing the exams.
The KPSEA exams will run for three days while the KCSE exams are expected to end by the end of November.
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