The Ministry of Education in Kenya has released the first-ever Kenya Junior School Education Assessment (KJSEA) results, replacing the old KCPE system. This new Competency-Based Education (CBE) system, introduced in 2017, emphasizes learners' skills and interests over memorization.

• The KJSEA uses a grading system of four main performance levels: Exceeding Expectation, Meeting Expectation, Approaching Expectation, and Below Expectation, further divided into two sub-levels for an eight-point scale.
• Education Cabinet Secretary Julius Ogamba explained the shift aims to identify learners' strengths and aptitudes.
• 96.84 percent of learners reached Approaching Expectation 2 or above in Creative Arts and Sports, while Mathematics and Kenyan Sign Language showed areas for improvement with only 32.44 percent and 22.14 percent respectively meeting or exceeding expectations.
• Of the 1,130,459 learners, 59.09 percent showed potential for STEM pathways, 46.52 percent for Social Sciences, and 48.73 percent for Arts and Sports.