KPSEA sits at the end of October and the real revision window is now. A practical 10-week home plan for Grade 6 parents: gap-mapping, a 40-minute daily rotation, timed papers, and the three mistakes that cost children marks.
KPSEA 2026: rehearsal 23 October, papers 26 to 28 October. The five papers and the learning areas hidden inside them, what KPSEA does and does not decide, and the calm 10-week home revision plan. Updated weekly through the season.
Term 3 2026 is nine weeks with no half-term break, and the national assessment window opens 26 October. A concrete week-by-week plan for KPSEA and KJSEA families.
Religious Education (CRE/IRE/HRE) is assessed mostly through school-based work, not the final exam. What that actually means for how a parent should prepare a child.
Social Studies feels like general knowledge but has a real 5-strand structure. Map skills, history and government, resources and citizenship: how to actually revise each one.
Term 2 ends 31 July, and Term 3 is the most important term of the year, the final stretch to the 26 October assessments. Here is how to use the August holiday and the first weeks back to start strong, not scramble.
KNEC has set 30 July 2026 as the deadline for schools to verify KPSEA and KJSEA SBA scores on the CBA portal. Here is what it means, the 20/20/60 weighting, and what to do now.
KNEC has confirmed the 2026 dates: KPSEA (Grade 6) and KJSEA (Grade 9) both begin Monday 26 October, with KJSEA running to 20 November. Full timetable, format, and a 90-day plan for parents.
KPSEA assesses English, Kiswahili, Mathematics, Science and Technology, and Social Studies. Here is what each covers, how it is assessed, and how to prepare.