All Primary School Teachers Kicked Out of KCSE Invigilation
Primary school teachers in Kenya will no longer be involved in invigilating the Kenya Certificate of Secondary Education (KCSE) exams. Curriculum Support Officers (CSOs) have already removed primary school teachers from the list of those responsible for invigilating KCSE exams.
Instead, primary school teachers will focus on supervising the Kenya Certificate of Primary Education (KCPE) and Kenya Primary School Education Assessment (KPSEA) exams, while KCSE invigilation will be handled by secondary school teachers.
Notably, junior secondary school (JSS) teachers will not participate in any national exam invigilation this year. The Kenya National Examination Council (Knec) has instructed all teachers deployed for KCSE exams to visit the CP2 portal to submit their details and obtain their deployment letters. This portal has been designed to prevent the deployment of primary school teachers for KCSE invigilation.
The Teachers Service Commission (TSC) has vetted 223,223 teachers to serve as supervisors and invigilators for the 2023 national exams, and 37,731 teachers have been vetted to serve as examiners.
Knec is responsible for administering national examinations to 2.3 million learners who will sit for this year’s KCPE and KCSE exams. Approximately 1,415,315 candidates will take the KCPE exam, while 903,260 will take the KCSE test.
The Chief Executive of the Kenya National Examination Council, David Njengere, has stated that preparations have been made for the candidates, including 1,282,574 Grade Six learners who will sit for KPSEA. A total of 1,143 containers will be used for the 2023 KCSE, KCPE, and KPSEA exams.
Njengere noted that 576 distribution centers or containers will be used for the storage of KPSEA and KCPE examinations, with 567 containers designated for the distribution of KCSE papers. An additional 82 containers have been acquired to facilitate the process, especially in newly created sub-counties.
Education officials, including Cabinet Secretary Ezekiel Machogu, have emphasized the importance of professionalism and adherence to guidelines for all personnel involved in the national examinations. They have warned that those involved in malpractices will not be spared.
All Primary School Teachers Kicked Out of KCSE Invigilation
