It's all systems go for the end of primary school examination as more than 3 million students prepare to sit the exams.
Grade 6 has more than 1.6 million registered candidates for Kenya Primary School Education Assessment (KPSEA).
On Friday learners were taken through rehearsal as teachers checked compliance of exam regulations.
As it stands, primary schools will have two exam sections, for Class 8 and that of Grade 6.
A spot check by the Star in Nairobi reveals that the learners will be placed in separate sections.
"Because other learners are not in school, we will use the upper section for Class 8 and Grade 6 will utilise lower classes," a headteacher in Nairobi told the Star.
During rehearsal, learners were seen removing any foreign stickers on their examination equipment.
This includes price stickers, wrappings, geometrical set casing, nylon casing for rulers and rubbers.
The learners were also instructed to strictly enter the exam room with what the school has asked them to.
The teachers also asked students to leave at home items they would not require.
"Things like money, sweets should not be found in your pockets. We will check for that before every paper," the teacher told learners during rehearsal.
On Monday, Class 8 candidates will sit for Mathematics, English language and Composition.
On Tuesday they will have Science, Kiswahili and Insha.
The final day of KCPE exam will have Social studies and Religious Education.
While at the same time Grade 6 will start with Mathematics as the first paper and English on Monday.
On Tuesday the learners will be assessed in Integrated Science and Kiswahili.
The maiden assessment will end on Wednesday with Creative Arts and Social Studies.
Unlike Class 8 candidates, Grade 6 learners will not sit Composition or Insha.
For Grade 6 the subjects have been clustered into five categories.
Integrated Science contains Science and Technology, Agriculture, Home Science, and Physical Health.
Creative Arts and Social Studies include Social studies, Christian, Islamic and Hindu education, arts and crafts, and music.
Summative assessments contribute 60 per cent while the two school-based assessments contribute 20 per cent each.
Unlike in the KCPE exams where candidates are rated out of 100 per cent, KPSEA will account for only 40 per cent of the final score.
The other 60 per cent will come from the classroom-based continuous assessment tests conducted in Grades 4, 5 and 6.
As is with the KCPE exams, answer sheets for the KPSEA will be personalised, meaning every candidate will have an answer sheet for every subject bearing their name and assessment number.
All the questions will have multiple-choice answers on the mark sheet and candidates are expected to pick only one correct answer.
“Supervisors and invigilators should ensure candidates are issued with personalised mark sheets that bear their correct names and assessment numbers,” Knec CEO David Njeng'ere said.
Morning sessions will start at 8.30am with candidates expected to be seated 15 minutes earlier. Latecomers must give a satisfactory reason to the supervisor.