KNEC Changes KCSE Timetable Slightly. The new timetable was released yesterday. According to the Council the exams will begin on October 10 and end on November 24.
As Per the KCSE Timetable students would undertake projects in Art and Design, Agriculture, Woodwork, Metalwork, Building Construction, and Computer Studies from January to July.
The rehearsal will be done on October 10, in preparation for oral, practical and theoretical subjects.
Between Monday, October 23 and Friday, October 27, students will sit French (Oral), German (Oral), Arabic (Oral), Kenya Sign Language (Practical Signing Skills) and Music (Practical) exams.
On Wednesday, October 25, students will take the Home Science exam (Foods and Nutrition) with practicals conducted between Monday and Tuesday, October 31.
On November 1, students will sit the following exams for the morning session; French (Listening Comprehension, Dictation and Creative Writing), Braille, German (Listening Comprehension and Composition), Arabic (Grammar, Reading Comprehension and Composition), Large print, Kenyan Sign Language (Receptive Skills) and Music.
In the afternoon, German (Grammar and Reading Comprehension), Large print, Arabic (Listening Comprehension and Dictation), Kenyan Sign Language (Language Use), and Music (Aural) will be done.
On Thursday, November 2, Home Science, Art and Design, Woodwork, Metalwork, Building Construction, Electricity and Aviation Technology exams will be offered.
In the afternoon, students will take the following exams; Power Mechanics, Drawing and Design, and Computer Studies.
On Friday, November 3, there will be practical sessions for the exams on Friday, November 2. KCSE exam will officially kick off across all schools in Kenya on Monday, November 6, when students will sit for Chemistry and English (Functional Skills) papers.
Day two, students will write Mathematics (Alt-A) and English (Comprehension, Literary Appreciation and Grammar).
On day three, students will sit the Chemistry exam in the morning and English (Creative Composition and Essays based on Set Texts) in the afternoon.
Day 4, students will take Kiswahili (Lugha and Insha), and Chemistry (Practical) day 5.
Mathematics (Alt-B) and Kiswahili (Fasihi) will be done on November 13 then on November 14, there will take Religious Education exams and Biology.
On November 15, they will sit for paper 2 of religious education and History and Government paper 1.
Biology paper 2 and History and Government paper2 on November 16. On November 17, they will take Biology practicals.
On November 20,Students will write Geography Paper 1 and Physics and General Science.
On November 21, students will take Paper 1 Business Studies and Agriculture Paper 1. Paper 2 business studies and Agriculture will be done on November 23. Geography and Physics Paper 2 will be done on November 22.
On November 24, Physics (Practical) will be the last paper to be done. This brings to the end the national examination according to the KCSE Timetable.
Instructions to candidates
KNEC indicated that only in exceptional circumstances will a paper be given to any candidate over half an hour late.
KNEC added that any misconduct or causing of disturbance in or near the examination room would be treated as an examination irregularity.
Penalties
KNEC warned that a candidate who commits an examination irregularity in any paper will have the results for the whole subject cancelled.
If there is evidence of widespread irregularities in any examination centre, KNEC warned that the examination results for the whole centre will be cancelled.
