The Kenya National Examinations Council (KNEC) has issued strict guidelines governing Grade 10 subject registration, warning senior schools to ensure learners’ choices comply with the requirements of the new curriculum.
In a circular, the council directed school heads to register learners according to their confirmed subject choices and career pathways, noting that the information will guide learning and subsequent national assessments.
Under the guidelines, learners who select General Science will not be allowed to take Biology, Physics or Chemistry as separate subjects. Students choosing religious education must also settle on only one of Christian Religious Education, Islamic Religious Education or Hindu Religious Education.
KNEC has further outlined restrictions on language options, particularly Kenya Sign Language. The subject is reserved for deaf learners, who will be exempted from Kiswahili or Fasihi ya Kiswahili. Hearing learners, meanwhile, are not permitted to register for Kenya Sign Language, although they can take Sign Language skills.
The council has also clarified the mathematics options available to learners depending on their chosen pathway.
Students taking two or three subjects in the Pure Sciences track must register for Core Mathematics and cannot select Essential Mathematics.
However, learners in Applied Sciences, Technical and Engineering, Social Sciences, and Arts and Sports pathways can choose between Core Mathematics and Essential Mathematics, depending on their academic needs and career aspirations.
The directives place responsibility on school administrators to verify learners’ selections and ensure that subject combinations meet the approved curriculum requirements before completing registration.
The guidelines come as senior schools prepare to implement the Grade 10 curriculum, with accurate subject registration expected to play a key role in aligning learners’ studies with their selected pathways and future careers.
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