The CBC Parent Companion: Understand the System, Track the Journey

The calm, plain-English guide (and tracking planner) for Kenyan parents navigating CBC/CBE—built for parents who don't have an older sibling to ask.

Do you actually understand what's happening with your child's schooling?

If you went through the old 8-4-4 system, CBC (now officially CBE) can feel like a completely different world: new acronyms, no class rankings, and report cards that say "ME" instead of a percentage. There's no older sibling who "did it this way" to ask.

The CBC Parent Companion gets you there calmly.

Built by McCormick-Ke Digital Solutions, this is a plain-English explainer of how CBC/CBE actually works, paired with a tracking planner so you're not just informed once, but organized all year.

What you get:

The Guide CBC vs 8-4-4, the 2-6-3-3-3 structure, what BE/AE/ME/EE really mean, the exact placement formula (KJSEA 60% + SBA 20% + KPSEA 20%), and a full chapter on the brand-new Grade 10 pathway decision

The Excel Planner Portfolio Tracker, Grade & Competency Log with auto-trend indicators, School Year Calendar, Teacher Questions Log, and a working Placement Score Calculator

Printable Version: the same five tools, pen-and-paper friendly

Bonus: Quick-Reference Glossary Card for every acronym, one page

Who this is for: Any Kenyan parent or guardian with a child in CBC/CBE, especially those approaching Grade 6, Grade 9, or the brand-new Grade 10 pathway decision. Diaspora parents are welcome; it's the same system, the same confusion, wherever you're watching from.

Not official KICD/KNEC guidance, but a calm translation of it, with a disclaimer built into the guide itself.