Knec calls meetings to discuss safety of exams
What you need to know:
- The officials will discuss security of exam materials in the field and return of the scripts; briefing of field officers, transport and allocation of fuel funds, among other exam-related issues.
- During the meetings, the county directors, supervisors and invigilators will discuss roles expected of each party regarding the administration of exams and how to ensure that exam irregularities are eliminated.
- The exams are scheduled to start on October 4, with Home Science Practical Examination followed by other practical papers and optional papers which run up to the end of the month.
The Kenya National Examinations Council (Knec) has scheduled a series of meetings with educational managers, parents and teachers across all the counties meant to boost administration of national examinations which start next month.
Council secretary Paul Wasanga on Saturday launched the first of such meetings in Nairobi bringing together all the county directors of education, teachers and parents representatives.
The officials will discuss security of exam materials in the field and return of the scripts; briefing of field officers, transport and allocation of fuel funds, among other exam-related issues. (READ: Candidates left on their own as boycott takes toll)
“National exams are everyone’s business because if their credibility suffers then the education system will suffer,” Mr Wasanga said during the meeting held at Mitihani House in Nairobi.
During the meetings, the county directors, supervisors and invigilators will discuss roles expected of each party regarding the administration of exams and how to ensure that exam irregularities are eliminated.
Participation of all
“The administration and management of exams is a task that is very difficult and admittedly cannot be done by one party.
"The council needs the participation of all of us for the efficient running of these exams," Mr Wasanga said.
The exams are scheduled to start on October 4, with Home Science Practical Examination followed by other practical papers and optional papers which run up to the end of the month.
Theory papers will be tested starting November 5. This year, 820,255 Standard Eight pupils will be tested in the Kenya Certificate of Primary Education (KCPE) exams.
The exams will be administered in more than 23,000 schools. About 437,782 students will sit the Kenya Certificate of Secondary Education (KCSE) in more than 7,000 schools country wide.
Mr Wasanga said: “Arising from these statistics it is clear that we have a huge responsibility to undertake during the period of the exams given these big numbers."
