Creative Arts and Sports feels like the easy Grade 9 subject, but KJSEA examines it formally and it weighs into Arts & Sports pathway placement. The real 4 strands and how to revise them.
TSC has named Building Construction, Woodwork, Media Work, Marine and Fisheries, Home Science and other CBE subjects as facing the sharpest teacher shortages, and urged universities to start training for them directly.
After Grade 9, every learner chooses one of three Senior School pathways: STEM, Social Sciences, or Arts and Sports Science. What each involves and how to choose by strength and interest.
The 2026 move from Grade 9 to Grade 10 brings pathways, KJSEA and School-Based Assessment. Here is what changes and how Kenyan parents can prepare.
The real numbers behind KJSEA grading and senior school placement in 2026: the 60/40 weighting, standard scores, pathway thresholds, the 51/38/11 pathway split, and the 12-school selection.
The data on Kenya's first KJSEA senior school placement: 51% STEM, 38% Social Sciences, 11% Arts and Sports, what it means for parents, and a free tool to check your child's pathway fit.
Grade 9 students choosing a CBC Senior Secondary pathway in 2026: what each pathway covers, the careers it leads to, real subject combinations, and a step-by-step decision process for parents.
IGCSE is the foundation. A-Level is the gatekeeper. For Kenyan students aiming at competitive university courses: at home or abroad: stopping at IGCSE quietly closes doors most parents do not realise are closing. Here is the honest pathway picture for 2026.
KICD has published the official Grade 10 Senior School curriculum designs and Kenyan parents now face a new decision: which of the 3 pathways suits your child. This guide breaks down STEM, Social Sciences and Arts and Sports Science: compulsory core, electives, and how the choice maps to KCSE and university placement.