CBC Structure: 2 – 6 – 6 – 3
Kenya Competency based curriculum CBC started with children who joined grade one in 2017. They will do their first life-changing national examination in grade 9 in 2025, next year.
Do you understand the New Kenyan Competency Based Curriculum (CBC)?
- 2 years – Early Childhood Development Education (ECDE)
- 3 years – Lower Primary
- 3 years – Upper Primary
- 3 years – Junior Secondary School (JSS)
- 3 years – Senior Secondary School (SSS)
- 3 years – University or other tertiary institutions
Pathways are selected in Grade 10 when students join senior secondary school.
Pathways after JSS
- STEM
- Science
- Technology
- Engineering
- Mathematics
- Social Sciences
- Law
- Teaching
- Journalism
- Creative Arts & Sports
- Music
- Drama
- Theatre Arts
- Sports (all disciplines)
- Comedy and the creative industry
All science-related courses are categorized under STEM, including:
- Welding and Fabrication
- Carpentry and Joinery
- ICT
- Engineering
- Architecture
- Actuarial Science
- Nuclear Physics
- War Science
- Medicine
- Nursing
- Software Programming, among others
The government aims for 60% of students to enrol in STEM due to its excellent career opportunities. Advise your children accordingly.
Performance Indicators & Placement in SSS
- Performance indicators in JSS disciplines will guide learner placement into specific pathways in SSS.
- Each SSS will offer at least two pathways, with ongoing clustering of SSS institutions based on these disciplines.
KNEC Assessments & Enrollment
- Grade 3: Kenya Early Year Assessment (KEYA) marks the start of KNEC evaluations.
- Grades 4 and 5: Continued KNEC school-based assessments.
- Grade 6: Results from these assessments contribute to the Kenya Primary School Education Assessment (KPSEA), which determines Junior School placement.
