The Kenya National Examinations Council (KNEC) has directed all school principals to register their Grade 10 learners on the School-Based Assessment (SBA) portal before July 30.

🇰🇪 Breaking It Down

In a notice shared with  Kenyans.co.ke on June 24, KNEC officially closed registration of Senior School assessment centres, paving the way for the next critical phase of the process.

This implies that school principals whose centres are already registered have been enabled to access the Competency-Based Assessment (CBA) portal and begin uploading their learners' details.

“Following the closure of registration of Senior School assessment centres, KNEC wishes to bring the following to the attention of Principals: Registered centres have been enabled to register Grade 10 learners on the portal for School-Based Assessment (SBA),” stated KNEC.

📌 What You Need to Know

The portal is accessible through the web address  https://cba.knec.ac.ke , which principals are required to use when logging in to complete the registration.

To log in, principals must use the new universal centre code generated from the Senior School portal during the initial centre registration, which serves as both the username and password.

This means schools that missed the centre registration window may now face challenges accessing the system, putting thousands of learners at risk of missing out.

Thus, the registration deadline of July 30 leaves principals with a narrow window to ensure every Grade 10 learner in their institution is captured on the system.

The registration enables KNEC to manage continuous assessment data, including projects, practicals, and written tests, which will contribute directly to learners' final summative scores under the Competency-Based Education (CBE) framework introduced in schools.

The portal also allows authorities to verify student biodata, enrolment figures, and pathway choices, while tracking learners using unique Assessment Numbers assigned at Grade 3 to maintain unbroken digital records through Senior School.

📰 Source: Kenyans.co.ke