The Teachers Service Commission (TSC) has released detailed instructions for recruiting teachers to oversee national examinations scheduled next month.
The move aims to ensure proper supervision and maintain the integrity of assessments for Grade Six, Grade Nine, and Form Four students across the country.
According to a circular from TSC acting CEO Evaleen Mitei to regional directors, the Kenya Primary School Education Assessment (KPSEA), Kenya Junior School Education Assessment (KJSEA), and Kenya Certificate of Secondary Education (KCSE) exams will be conducted between October 21 and November 21, 2025, with preparatory rehearsals taking place shortly before the start date.
All teachers nominated to serve must be registered in the CP2 system by September 26, 2025, and must be employed and registered with TSC. Teachers will not be allowed to serve in schools where they have worked in the past three years.
For centres hosting both KJSEA and KPSEA candidates, separate supervisors will be appointed for each assessment if there are at least 30 learners per exam.
One invigilator will be deployed for every 20 candidates, while in stage-based pathways, the ratio will be one invigilator for every 10 learners.
KJSEA supervisors must be serving secondary school teachers with at least a diploma in education, whereas KPSEA supervisors must be primary school teachers with a minimum of three years’ teaching and prior invigilation experience.
Invigilators for primary and junior schools must also have at least three years of teaching experience. Teachers are required to declare any vested interest in their assigned examination centres.
“No supervisor or invigilator will be deployed in a school they have served in the last three years. The CP2 system has been configured to this effect. Supervisors and invigilators should not be deployed to centres in which they have vested interest. They will be required to declare interest in the examination centre they are posted to. To this end, Knec will email the declaration form to sub-county directors, who will share it with all centre managers,” the circular reads.
For KCSE, supervisors should be serving secondary school teachers with at least a diploma, preferably senior teachers or heads of department. Invigilators must be primary school teachers with a minimum of three years’ experience.
Supervisors with conflicts of interest will be redeployed, and centre managers will verify all details before submitting forms and attendance registers to KNEC.
KCSE supervisors will also rotate weekly, with outgoing supervisors preparing handover notes for their replacements.
During KCSE oral and practical exams, only supervisors will be present at centres to reduce unnecessary personnel and safeguard exam integrity. One supervisor will be assigned for every 200 candidates, while hosted centres will not have separate supervisors.
Special arrangements are in place for visually impaired learners, including assigning at least one invigilator familiar with Braille.
The guidelines underline that all invigilators must be registered primary or junior school teachers with at least three years of experience, while supervisors should have a minimum of five years’ experience and prior national examination supervision.
TSC said these measures are aimed at ensuring fairness, transparency, and credibility in the management of the 2025 examinations.
