Kenya National Examination Council (Knec) has issued a clarification on the payment of teachers who will take charge the invigilation and marking of the 2022 Grade 6 national assessment.
Learners in grade 6 will have their final assessment/ examinations in primary school before the end of this month.
The Kenya Kenya Primary School Education Assessment (KPSEA) that will have multiple choices will start and end same day as KCPE exams starts
To ensure smooth running of these examinations, teachers will be contracted to oversee administration of 2022 KCPE, KPSEA, KCSE and DECTE exams and assessments.
Teachers Service Commission (TSC) so far has already vetted and will deploy at least 250,000 teachers as centre managers, supervisors, invigilators as well as examiners for the above examinations
KNEC LIST OF 2022 NATIONAL EXAMS AND ASSESSMENTS
Examination Rehearsal Start date End date
Kenya Certificate of Secondary Education (KCSE) 18th November 2022 21st November 2022 23rd December 2022
Kenya Certificate of Primary Education (KCPE) 25th November 2022 28th November 2022 30th November 2022
Kenya Primary School Education Assessment (KPSEA) 25th November 2022 28th November 2022 30th November 2022
Diploma in Early Childhood Teacher Education (DECTE) 18th November 2022 21st November 2022 25th November 2022
The KNEC 2022 PAYMENT RATES FOR CONTRACTED PROFESSIONALS
Contracted Professional Exam Region Pay Per Day Total Days engaged Total Pay
Centre Manager KCPE/KPSEA All Regions Sh500 4 Sh2,000
Centre Manager KCSE All Regions Sh500 18 Sh9,000
Invigilators KCPE/KPSEA All Regions Sh538 3 Sh1,615
Invigilators KCSE Nairobi & Mombasa Sh580 17 Sh9,860
Invigilators KCSE Other Regions Sh460 17 Sh7,820
Supervisors KCPE/KPSEA All Regions Sh621 4 Sh2,485
Supervisors KCSE Nairobi & Mombasa Sh695 18 Sh12,510
Supervisors KCSE Other Regions Sh630 18 Sh11,340
Security Officers KCSE All Regions Sh420 16 Sh6,720
Drivers KCSE All Regions
Around 1,268,830 Grade 6 learners will sit for KPSEA exams and 1,230,000 candidates for KCPE exams while Form 4 for KCSE are about 880,000.
There was some confusion among teachers who were selected to oversee the KPSEA exams. The teachers were not sure if they will be paid and at what rates.
However Knec sources now say the teachers as well as other contracted professionals i.e. security personnel and drivers will be paid same rate as those who will administer KCPE exams.
T confusion arose more so because KPSEA exams will not have Composition and Insha writings which will be done by KCPE candidates. Some teachers have also been contracted for the first time.
Knec officials now say the teachers will be said same rates as those who will be in charge of the KCPE candidates.
KCPE and KPSEA exams will start and end same day. The exams will start on 28th November and end on 30th November 2022. The candidates will also have a rehearsal day on 25th November.
This week Knec also released a circular ordering only a number of people to be allowed within exam centres.
Kenya national Examinations council has authorized only the following persons to be in the examination centres during KPSEA, KCPE and KCSE exam period
The Centre Manager;
The Deputy Principal/Headteacher;- where an examination centre has more than one deputy then the centre manager shall designate one deputy to assist him/her;
The Supervisor(s);
The Invigilator(s)
The Gatekeeper;
The Laboratory technician and science teacher only during practicals;
An authorized support staff to prepare meals for candidates who will strictly restrict their movements to the Kitchens
