The Teachers Service Commission (TSC) has started identifying teachers who will be involved in administering this year’s national examinations and assessments.
Curriculum Support Officers (CSOs) are currently working with heads of institutions to collect details of teachers who could be deployed as Centre Managers, Supervisors and Invigilators.
The information will be submitted through the Kenya National Examinations Council (KNEC) CP2 online deployment system.
A circular on the exercise directed Sub-County Directors of Education to nominate suitable teachers and ensure their details are entered into the system by the end of September.
Only teachers employed by TSC or registered with the commission and who meet the required qualifications will be considered for the exercise.
The deployment comes ahead of the national examination period, which is scheduled to begin in October.
The 2026 KCSE examinations will run from October 19 to November 20.
The Kenya Primary School Education Assessment (KPSEA) written papers will be administered between October 26 and 28, while the Kenya Junior School Education Assessment (KJSEA) and Kenya Integrated Learning and Education Assessment (KILEA) will run from October 26 to 30.
The Kenya Pre-Primary Level Education Assessment (KPLEA) will take place from October 26 to 29.
Teachers to declare conflicts
The CP2 system will also be used to prevent supervisors and invigilators from being posted to schools where they have worked during the previous three years.
Teachers selected for the examination duties will also be required to declare any conflict of interest.
This includes situations where a teacher has a relative sitting an examination at the centre they have been assigned to.
Where a conflict is declared, the teacher will be moved to another examination centre.
The measures are part of preparations to ensure the examinations run without interference and that candidates sit their papers in a suitable environment.
Schools told to limit activities during exams
The deployment exercise comes as the Ministry of Education puts measures in place to keep candidates focused during the examination period.
In a notice dated September 3, Principal Secretary for Basic Education John Ololtuaa directed schools to stop holding prayer sessions for candidates involving parents, outsiders and other visitors during the examination period.
He also directed schools to schedule Annual General Meetings during either the first or second term of the school calendar.
“Annual General Meetings (AGMs) shall be scheduled and conducted only during the First or Second Term of the school calendar year,” Ololtuaa said.
Prize-giving ceremonies, thanksgiving events and dedicated prayer days for candidates are also to be held during the second term.
The Ministry further cancelled annual leave for officers during the national assessment and examination period.
With schools now preparing for the October examinations, the identification and deployment of teachers will continue over the coming weeks as education officials finalise arrangements for the national assessments.