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The Kenya National Examination Council is the national body which supervises and oversees all national examinations in Kenya. It conducts post-primary, post-secondary and other examinations on a national level.
The Kenya National Examination Council was established under the Kenya National Examination Council Act of the Laws of Kenya in 1980. Previously, the school, post-school and other examinations were conducted by the East African Examinations Council and the Ministry of Education. Due to a break-up in the East African community, the KNEC Act of Parliament was set up to take over the control of these examinations, and to ensure the maintenance of their standards.
The Kenya National Examination Council continually tests and evaluates the Kenyan curriculum to enhance and protect the standards of education in accordance to global norms. It conducts the examinations, evaluates the candidates, issues mark sheets and publishes the results. It also constantly re-evaluates the curriculum and the test system through research and processing of statistical data.
The Kenya Certificate of Primary Education is issued to students who have successfully completed the 8-year primary education course in Kenya. This is conducted and supervised by the Kenya National Examination Council. It also conducts and supervises the Kenya Certificate of Secondary Education, for students who complete the 4-year secondary education course.
Other examinations taken by the Kenya National Examination Council are the primary teacher education exams, technical exams, English language proficiency exams, and foreign exams. The b also conducts exams for business administration and computer studies.
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