Education bosses were yesterday hard-pressed to state whether a national examination will be administered to all Grade Six pupils before they transit to junior secondary schools under the new  curriculum.

Lawmakers told a team led by Education Cabinet Secretary George Magoha that people were anxious over  the issue of examinations and how children will be assessed to decide progression to the next class when the Kenya Certificate of Primary Education (KCPE) exam is scrapped.

Prof Magoha suggested a national examination would be necessary but he explained to members of the National Assembly Education Committee that a team will eventually recommend the system of determining progression.

&ldquo There must be an examination in Year Six or how will you decipher who goes where?,” Magoha said in response to questions by MPs on transition plans for pupils under the 2-6-3-3-3 Competency Based Curriculum (CBC).

Magoha however, explained that the details will be clear by April next year when a task force he set up handed over its report.