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CBE Rubric Code Reference

Official CBE rubric codes used in QXP assessment and report cards.

QXP marks entry for a Grade Six A Mathematics mid-term: 22 learners, a class average of 69.7 out of 100, and the results published
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The numeral is a rank inside the band, not an intensity. EE1 is the top of the scale and it beats EE2. ME1 beats ME2. It reads backwards to most people, and plenty of school software gets it the wrong way round — this page did, until we checked it against the KNEC circular.

CodePointsLevelDescription
EE18ExceedingExceeding Expectation, upper. Consistent mastery beyond the expected competency.
EE27ExceedingExceeding Expectation, lower. Mastery above the expected competency level.
ME16MeetingMeeting Expectation, upper. Meets the expected competency consistently, across the assessed strands.
ME25MeetingMeeting Expectation, lower. Meets the expected competency in most assessed strands.
AE14ApproachingApproaching Expectation, upper. Growing competency, close to the expected level.
AE23ApproachingApproaching Expectation, lower. Partial competency, with gaps in some strands.
BE12BelowBelow Expectation, upper. Limited competency. Needs targeted support.
BE21BelowBelow Expectation, lower. Minimal competency. Requires significant intervention.

How QXP uses rubric codes

Teachers record a level per strand, against the rubric, through the term
Summative assessment added at the end of term
Levels roll up to a learning area, and the class distribution is visible
The teacher places the learner at a level — the rubric is a judgement, not a percentage
Report card shows the code, the strand it was earned against, and the teacher comment
HOD reviews, principal approves, parent receives

Where this comes from

KNEC publishes the code and the points. It does not publish a percentage band for each level, and it does not give candidates a raw percentage — so anyone showing you a "90-100% = EE2" table has made it up.

KNEC circular KNEC/EA/EM/KJSEA/KPLEA/RSLT/2025/001, 11 December 2025 — Release of the 2025 KJSEA and KPLEA Assessment Results, section 2.0.

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