Nairobi, April 25 -- The Kenya National Examinations Council (Knec) is in advanced stages of preparing to conduct a pilot end of junior school assessment before October in all the 47 counties.

The pilot will be in preparation for the administration of a summative assessment in 2025 that will see the pioneer competency-based curriculum (CBC) learners transition to senior school. The assessment will be in two parts and will be used to place learners in the various pathways in senior school and will involve multiple-choice questions.

A learner's final score will be a combination of the summative assessment and the school-based formative assessments undertaken in Grade Seven and Eight.

The assessment will replace the Kenya Certificate of P...