Tanzania's National Examinations Council (NECTA) has announced that the 2026 Primary School Leaving Examination (PSLE) will take place on September 9 and 10. According to NECTA Executive Secretary Prof. Said A. Mohamed, a total of 1,168,649 candidates from 20,019 schools will sit the exam, with girls making up 55 percent of candidates. He said 93 percent will take the exam in Kiswahili, while 7 percent will use English, and 4,867 candidates have special needs.

The Kenya National Examinations Council (KNEC) has begun the registration process for Grade 10 learners on the Competency-Based Assessment (CBA) portal, as announced in a notice on June 24. This follows the closure of registration for Senior School assessment centres, and all registered assessment centres are now enabled to register Grade 10 learners for School-Based Assessment.

In rural Kenya, over 2,000 primary schools are at risk of closure due to a significant decline in student enrolment, with reports indicating that there are now more cows than pupils in some areas. This situation raises concerns about the future of education in these regions, as communities grapple with the implications of dwindling school attendance.

Kenya’s Ministry of Education has opened a five-day Grade 10 school selection exercise for Grade 9 learners through the KEMIS portal, according to The Kenya Times. About 1.2 million learners are expected to participate. Under new rules, each learner can choose eight preferred senior schools, reduced from 12, as placement for senior school begins.

The Kenya National Examinations Council (KNEC) has instructed primary and junior school principals nationwide to verify the upload of KPSEA and KJSEA assessment scores before the impending deadline. This directive aims to ensure that all assessment scores are accurately recorded and submitted as required.

Tanzania has started preparations for a nationwide public education campaign on the draft Constitution of the proposed East African Community Political Confederation, Daily News reports. The initiative, announced by the Permanent Secretary in the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and East African Cooperation in Morogoro, aims to ensure citizens are adequately informed before submitting their views on the regional integration process.