The fake result slip was captioned: “Just in: KNEC has included the scores for each learning area in the 2025 KPSEA results slip. 8-4-4 imerudi.”




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The Kenya National Examinations Council has dismissed as fake a KPSEA results slip circulating on social media purporting to show percentage scores attained by candidates.

The Kenya Primary School Education Assessment (KPSEA) is administered in Grade 6 under the Competency-Based Education (CBE) curriculum and marks the end of primary education as learners prepare to transition to junior school.

KPSEA is a national assessment designed to monitor learners’ progress and mastery of key learning areas, including Mathematics, English, Kiswahili, Integrated Science, Creative Arts and Social Studies.

It forms part of a broader assessment framework that contributes to the overall evaluation of a learner’s development, alongside school-based assessments conducted in Grades 4 and 5.

Unlike the previous system, KPSEA is not used for placement in junior schools. Instead, it provides critical feedback to parents, teachers and policymakers on the quality of learning and highlights areas that may require intervention.

Consequently, formal certificates are not issued after KPSEA, nor after the Kenya Junior School Education Assessment (KJSEA) administered in Grade 9.

The fake social media post, however, carried what it claimed to be a results slip detailing learners’ achievement levels and percentage scores in each learning area.

It was captioned: “Just in: KNEC has included the scores for each learning area in the 2025 KPSEA results slip. 8-4-4 imerudi.”

KNEC stamped the post as “fake”, warning the public: “Beware of agents of fake news and misinformation. Kaa chonjo (be vigilant).”

Under the Competency-Based Education system, learners receive assessment reports after terminal examinations indicating their performance in various subject areas, but without grades or percentage marks.

This marks a clear departure from the 8-4-4 system, which relied on a 12-point letter grading scale (A to E) in national examinations such as KCPE and KCSE, where A was the highest grade and E the lowest.

With the rollout of CBE, the 8-4-4 system is being phased out. Candidates sitting KPSEA and KJSEA are instead issued with assessment reports aligned to competency-based standards.

The new framework is anchored on eight achievement levels grouped into four broad performance categories: exceeding expectations, meeting expectations, approaching expectations and below expectations.

The focus is on evaluating learners’ mastery of skills and competencies rather than awarding raw marks or ranking them against their peers.

Certification will only be issued at the end of basic education in Grade 12, when learners sit the Kenya Certificate of Basic Education (KCBE).

The pioneer CBE cohort is expected to receive the KCBE in 2028.