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1.0 TIMINGS OF PAPERS IN THE 2021 KCPE EXAMINATION AND INSTRUCTIONS TO SUPERVISORS, INVIGILATORS & CANDIDATES
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The time allowed for each paper is indicated against the name of the paper and NO EXTRA TIME IS TO BE ALLOWED.
Time for reading through questions is part of the time shown on the question paper except where special paper instructions indicate otherwise.
Supervisors and Invigilators should ensure that candidates are issued with personalized mark sheets that bear their correct names and index numbers.
2.1 FRIDAY: 04.03.2022: REHEARSAL DAY
The Kenyan Sign Language papers should be taken only by candidates with Hearing Impairment (HI).
Supervisors and invigilators should call the attention of the candidates to the Instructions/Guidelines and adhere to them.
They should also ensure that candidates are issued with personalized answer sheets that have their correct names and index numbers.
TEACHERS are advised to ensure that candidates clearly understand the instructions given below and are aware of the penalties for examination irregularities or misconduct. Candidates are required to follow these instructions carefully.
4.4.1 You are not allowed to leave the examination room before the end of the period allocated to the paper except with special permission from the Supervisor.
NO CANDIDATE SO PERMITTED TO LEAVE MAY TAKE A QUESTION PAPER OR ANSWER SHEET/SCRIPT OUT OF THE EXAMINATION ROOM.
4.4.2 Do not leave a sheet of paper you have written on or your answers in such a position that another candidate can read them.
You should not give or obtain unfair assistance, or attempt to do so, whether by copying or in any other way, and your work should not show proof of such unfair assistance.
4.4.3 No communication whatsoever in whatever manner between candidates or with outsiders is allowed during the examination.
4.4.4 You are not allowed to have in your possession or in your proximity while in the examination room, any book, notes, papers or any other materials whatsoever except the correct question papers and any materials expressly authorized by the Kenya National Examinations Council.
4.4.5 You must return immediately to the Supervisor any question paper that has smudges, has errors or is badly printed.
4.4.6 You must not take any used or unused paper out of the examination room. Any rough work must be done on the official question paper.
4.4.7 Any misconduct or causing of disturbance in or near the examination room will be treated as an examination irregularity.
4.4.8 Cell phones or any other electronic communication device are prohibited in examination centres. Any candidate caught in possession of a cell phone/any other electronic communication device will have his/her results cancelled.
4.5.1 The KNEC Act No. 29 of 2012 Offences and Penalties stated in Sections 27 to 40 for cases of examination irregularities will apply. Some of the highlights in these Sections state that:
4.5.1.1 A candidate who commits an examination irregularity in any paper will have the results for the WHOLE SUBJECT cancelled.
Such a candidate will not be entitled to a result for the subject. This will be reflected as (00).
4.5.1.2 If there is evidence of wide-spread irregularities in any examination centre, the examination results for the whole centre will be cancelled.
4.5.1.3 Any person who:
a) gains access to examination material and knowingly reveals the contents, whether orally or in writing, to an unauthorized party, whether a candidate or not, will be in violation of Section 27of the Act and the penalty will be imprisonment for a term not exceeding ten years, or a fine not exceeding two million shillings or both;
b) willfully and maliciously damages examination material will be in violation of Section 30 of the Act and the penalty will be imprisonment for a term not exceeding five years or a fine not exceeding five million shillings or both;
c) is not registered to take a KNEC examination but, with intent to impersonate, presents or attempts to present himself to take the part of an enrolled candidate will be in violation of Section 31 of the Act, and shall be guilty of an offence and liable to imprisonment for a term not exceeding two years or a fine not exceeding two million shillings or both and shall be prohibited from taking an examination conducted by or on behalf of the Council for a period of three years.
4.5.2 Please ensure that you do not commit any examination irregularity to avoid having your results cancelled.
The number of candidates registered for the national examinations has recorded an increase with a total of 1,218,892 candidates in 28,248 centres and 824,392 candidates in 10,384 centres having been registered for the Kenya Certificate of Primary Education (KCPE) and Kenya Certificate of Secondary Education (KCSE) examinations respectively by July 31, 2021.
Education Cabinet Secretary (CS) Prof. George Magoha said that in 2020, 1,191,616 and 752,602 candidates were registered for the KCPE and KCSE respectively. This represents an increase of 2.29 per cent and 9.54 per cent in candidature in the 2021 KCPE and KCSE respectively compared with 2020.
In a statement to newsrooms on Monday, Prof. Magoha said that the phenomenal increase in KCSE candidature is attributed to the success of the Government’s policy of 100 per cent transition which started in 2018.
“Preparations for the 2021 Kenya Certificate of Primary Education (KCPE) and Kenya Certificate of Secondary Education (KCSE) examinations commenced with the registration of candidates starting from June 2nd, 2021. The registration exercise was scheduled to close on July 31st, 2021,” explained Prof. Magoha.
“However, since the exercise closed on July 31st, 2021, a number of Head Teachers and Principals have requested the Kenya National Examinations Council (KNEC) to allow them more time to mop up all candidates that may not have been registered by the deadline, owing to one reason or the other, including the school movements attributed to the effects of COVID-19,” he said.
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Prof. Magoha said that the Government has, therefore, decided to extend the registration deadline by two weeks in order to give an opportunity to schools to ensure all candidates are registered, in the spirit of leaving no child behind in the education sector. Therefore, the final registration deadline is August 14, 2021.
“Head Teachers and Principals are reminded to ensure that all bona fide candidates are registered for the examination within this final two weeks. Any candidate who fails to register for the 2021 examination to be done in March 2022, will only be allowed to sit the examination in December 2022. Late registration shall not be allowed,” said the CS.
He added that the registration deadline will be followed with a verification of candidates’ registration details as captured in the 2021 KCPE and KCSE nominal rolls between August 16th and 27th, 2021.
“Head Teachers and Principals are informed that the duly signed nominal rolls, and medical reports for candidates with special needs must be submitted to Sub-County Directors of Education together with the other registration documents,” said Prof. Magoha.
The CS explained that all primary and secondary schools, both public and private, with less than 30 candidates will be hosted in schools within their proximity and locality that have more than thirty candidates as per the KNEC guidelines, while all Special Needs Schools will retain their examination centres irrespective of the number of registered candidates.
“For all examination centres with a candidature of less than 30, and which may have legitimate hosting challenges, Sub County Directors of Education will seek guidance from the Kenya National Examinations Council on the way forward,” said Prof. Magoha.
“All stakeholders are reminded that, to ensure equity, the Government pays examination fees for all primary and secondary school learners in both public and private schools. Schools are only required to register candidates for the examinations. Consequently, schools should not force learners to repeat,” said Prof. Magoha.
He said that the Government is committed to sustain its efforts to ensure high levels of credibility and integrity in the administration of national examinations.
