Written for Grade 6 and Grade 9 candidates: a light Saturday, a packed bag by Sunday 4 p.m., KNEC's rules in plain words and your first five minutes on Monday.
A Grade 9 holiday plan from 31 October: rest, repair Mathematics, write in two languages, prepare your pathway and Community Service Learning before Grade 10.
From KJSEA 2026 to Grade 10: what is done, what is official and what is not yet announced, with the 2025 dates shown as a guide only.
Start and finish times for every KPSEA and KJSEA 2026 day, younger siblings on holiday, transport, meals and boarders: a printable plan for exam week.
Leaked-paper and score-upgrade scams on WhatsApp and Telegram, the KNEC Act penalties, what parents must never do in exam week, and how to report a scam.
From Mashujaa Day to exam Monday: move the body clock, use the holiday well and keep a Grade 6 or Grade 9 candidate calm and rested before 26 October.
The last teaching week before KJSEA 2026: target learners near a grade boundary, teach KNEC's candidate instructions and run the 23 October rehearsal.
KJSEA runs Monday 26 to Friday 30 October, and Thursday is the longest day. Sleep, meals, the gaps between papers and KNEC's rules on lateness.
From Friday's rehearsal to Monday's 8.30 a.m. paper: an hour-by-hour checklist, what to pack, KNEC exam-room rules, sleep and what to say after each paper.