How Kenya's first Kenya Junior School Education Assessment (KJSEA) cohort was placed across the three senior school pathways, in numbers and charts you are free to cite and embed.
Data current as of June 2026. Figures are reported KNEC placement numbers from the first cohort; confirm current-cycle figures with KNEC.
| Item | Reported figure |
|---|---|
| KJSEA weighting | ~60% of placement score |
| SBA + KPSEA weighting | ~40% of placement score |
| STEM minimum standard score | ~20 |
| Social Sciences minimum | ~25 |
| Arts & Sports minimum | ~25 |
| School selection | 12 schools (9 boarding, 3 day) |
| Placed per own selection | ~88% |
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The data shows STEM is by far the most competitive pathway, taking roughly half of all placements, while Arts and Sports remains wide open. Because school-based assessment carries around 40% of the placement score, the work a learner does through Grade 9 genuinely shapes the outcome. For the full explanation, see our KJSEA grading and placement guide and our subject combinations guide, or try the free KJSEA Pathway Checker.
Figures are compiled from reported KNEC senior school placement numbers for Kenya's first KJSEA cohort (results released December 2025; Grade 10 reporting January 2026). Percentages are rounded. Pathway thresholds and the 60/40 weighting are as reported in the Kenyan press and education briefings; KNEC sets exact thresholds each cycle. Always confirm current figures with the Kenya National Examinations Council (knec.ac.ke) and the Ministry of Education.