In 2017, Kenya adopted a new curriculum, the Competency-based Curriculum (CBC) that replaced the 8-4-4 more theoretical system. The year 2023 marks the first cohort of students under the new program to enter junior secondary after sitting for their national exams. Subjects taught in Junior secondary school are English, Mathematics, Pre-technical studies, Kiswahili, Integrated Science, Social Studies, Business Studies, Agriculture, Religious Education, Health Education, Sports, Physical Education, and Life Skills Education.
