This is offered to candidates who have completed two years of advanced level secondary education and have at least three credits in their CSEE.
The Examination Calendar
The ACSEE is administered in the first week of May every year.
The objectives of ACSEE
The objectives of this examination are: to assess the learners’ knowledge and ability to pursue further education such as diploma and degree courses; to determine the extent to which the learners can use the skills gained to solve social, political, economic and technological challenges for their individual development and for national development at large. Therefore, candidates at this level are expected to demonstrate mastery of the learned skills at various cognitive levels in a broad range of activities: knowledge, comprehension, application, analysis, synthesis and evaluation.
Eligibility for the Examination
This examination is for candidates who have completed two years of advanced level secondary education (Advanced level) and who had at least three credits in their CSEE.
Examined Subjects/Courses
The subjects examined at ACSEE include: General Studies, which is compulsory for all. Other subjects depend on the subject that someone is taking, i.e., in natural science the combinations are: PCM- Physics, Chemistry and Mathematics, PCB-Physics Chemistry and Biology, PGM-Physics Geography and Mathematics, EGM-Economics, Geography and Mathematics, CBG-Chemistry, Biology and Geography, CBA-Chemistry, Biology and Agriculture, and CBN Chemistry, Biology and Food and Human Nutrition. The Arts Combinations include History, Geography and English Language (HGL), History, Geography and Kiswahili (HGK), History, Kiswahili and English Language (HKL), Kiswahili, English Language and French (KLF), Economics, Commerce and Accountancy (ECA) and History, Geography and Economics (HGE).
Examination Formats
Each subject has an examination format which describes the structure of the examination paper, rubric and content to be covered by the examination paper of that subject. The details of subjects addressed are shown in individual subjects’ examination formats, which can be accessed in the examination formats link.