Last batch of students sit for KCPE Exam

Kajiado,

Monday, October 30, 3023

KNA by Alice Gworo

Kenya Certificate for Primary Education (KCPE) candidates in Kajiado North Sub County are a part of a history being made countrywide, even as they joined others to sit for their examination, which will be the last under the 8; 4; 4 system.

The 2023 examinations mark the end of an era for the KCPE, which is being phased out after nearly four decades.

Lauded by proponents as a very competitive and standardized system, for the last 38 years of KCPE, schools have competed for top rankings with critics of the system arguing that students with diverse abilities were not treated fairly by the system.

The system replaced the 7-4-2-3 curriculum with seven years of primary education, four years in secondary learning, two years in High school, and three to five years in the University.

On the other hand, the current Competency Curriculum embodies a 2-6-6-3 structure with pupils spending two years in preprimary, six years in primary level, and 6 years in Junior and Senior High School.

Proponents of the CBC note that this module is designed to identify the potential of all students and nurture them toward their dreams in life.

This year’s KCPE will have approximately 1.4 million candidates sitting for the paper, while KAPSEA will have 1.28 million students approximately.

The examinations will run for three days with KCPE candidates sitting for the last paper Social Studies on Wednesday.

As opposed to KCPE candidates who rely on the examination's 100 percent evaluation, KAPSEA candidates will receive only 40 percent of their final score while the other 60 percent will be accounted for through the assessments test conducted in grades 4,5, and 6.

The examination follows a successful rehearsal which was conducted last week on Friday for the KCPE and Kenya Primary School Assessment (KAPSEA) respectively.

Courtesy; KNA