KNEC Issues Fresh Directive To School Heads Over KJSEA Registration
The Kenya National Examination Council (KNEC) has urged headteachers across the country to register Grade 9 students for the 2026 Kenya Junior School Education Assessment.
He advised against submitting last-minute applications, which could disrupt planning and placement.
KJSEA is an obligatory national assessment performed at the end of Junior School in accordance with the Competency-Based Education (CBE) framework.
It assesses learners’ competencies and guides their placement into Senior School.
Registration for the 2026 KJSEA began on Tuesday, March 2, and will end on March 31, 2026.
The registration of candidates for 2026 KJSEA started yesterday, 2nd March, two weeks after the start of registration for KPSEA and KCSE examination. As the Head of Institution or Principal, have you registered your candidates? Do not wait for the last-minute rush and register… pic.twitter.com/3oX8Lf9tXA
— The Kenya National Examinations Council (KNEC) (@KNECKenya) March 3, 2026
The practice began two weeks after the Kenya Primary School Education Assessment (KPSEA) and Kenya Certificate of Secondary Education (KCSE) registration period began.
KNEC reminded school leaders not to delay the process.
“As the head of the institution or principal, have you registered your candidates? Do not wait for the last-minute rush and register your candidates today,” the council said.
The registration process is carried out via the Competency-Based Assessment (CBA) portal, which acts as a centralized platform for enrolling Grade 9 candidates in their final Junior School examinations.
School administrators must access the portal at https://cba.knec.ac.ke/, log in with their center code as both username and password, check the data protection box, and click the “Sign In” button.
Upon logging in, heads of institutions must update their credentials, including their name and mobile phone number.
A one-time secret code is then sent to the registered phone number for verification.
Once the code is confirmed, users are redirected to the “Authorised Applications” dashboard, where they can select “Registration & SBAs” and begin registering candidates.
Meanwhile, registration for KPSEA and KCSE, which began on February 16, will close on March 16 and March 31, respectively.
KNEC’s appeal for timely registration follows challenges experienced in previous examination cycles.
While announcing this year’s registration cycle on February 13, the council disclosed that it received 5,743 requests for late registration for the KCSE examination after the closure of its registration portals in 2025.
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Chief Executive Officer David Njengere said the requests came from both public and private schools, with some principals only declaring unregistered candidates after pressure mounted from parents and media scrutiny.
He described the process as a foundational step in national examination planning, underscoring the significance of timely and accurate registration.
“For instance, when a school indicates the wrong gender for a learner and the error goes uncorrected, such a learner may end up being placed in a school of the opposite gender,” he explained.
Njengere called on school associations, parents and guardians to work closely with institutions to ensure learners’ details are captured correctly and within the stipulated timelines, to avoid unnecessary disruptions.
KNEC Issues Fresh Directive To School Heads Over KJSEA Registration
