What Junior School assessments are
Junior School assessments are the competency-based tests and tasks used to check what a Grade 7, 8 or 9 learner has mastered in each CBC learning area, describing performance against clear levels rather than reducing it to one mark. They cover the continuous assessment that runs through the term as well as topic and end-of-term tests, all built around the learning outcomes a Junior School learner is working toward.
This page brings together the Junior School assessments for Grade 7 to Grade 9 in one place. They work as ready-made assessment material for teachers and as practice and revision for learners. Use the grade links below to open what you need, or the button at the bottom for the full Junior School collection.
How Junior School assessment works
Junior School deepens the subject-specific learning that begins in upper primary, and the assessments follow the CBC competency approach throughout. Each task maps to specific learning outcomes from the curriculum design, and performance is described across levels – from below expectations up to exceeding expectations – so a learner and teacher can see exactly which strand needs more work. Because assessment is continuous rather than only end-of-term, these resources serve as regular check-ins across the year, useful both for keeping a class on track and for a learner revising a particular area before a test.
Junior School assessments by grade
Who these are for
- Teachers – ready-made competency-based assessment material matching how Junior School learning areas are assessed under the CBC, for continuous assessment and end-of-term tests.
- Learners and home users – practice tests and tasks to revise with across the Grade 7–9 learning areas.
- Parents, and anyone downloading on a learner's behalf (including from a cyber café or business centre) – Junior School assessments are specific to grade, so confirm whether the learner is in Grade 7, 8 or 9 and match it to the links above before downloading.
- Researchers and education-sector readers – these are the CBC competency-based assessments for the Junior School phase, structured by learning area for Grade 7–9.
Frequently Asked Questions
What do Junior School assessments include? Competency-based tests and continuous-assessment tasks tied to the CBC learning outcomes for Grade 7–9, describing a learner against performance levels rather than a single mark.
Which grades are covered? Grade 7, Grade 8 and Grade 9 – the full CBC Junior School phase. Use the grade links above to go to the one you need.
Are these aligned to the CBC Junior School curriculum? Yes. The assessments follow the CBC learning areas and outcomes for Junior School, so they match what learners are taught and assessed on at Grade 7–9.
I've been asked to download these for a learner – what do I check? The grade first. For a specific revision need, check which learning area or topic the learner wants to practise, since the assessments are organised by learning area within each grade.
Looking for exams for another level?
This page covers Junior School (Grade 7–9). For primary and pre-primary (Playgroup–Grade 6), Senior School (Grade 10) and secondary 8-4-4 (Form 1–4), start from our Exams & Assessments hub, which links to every level.
Download the Junior School assessments
The full Junior School assessments, for every grade, are in our catalogue organised by grade and learning area. Use the button below for the complete Grade 7–9 collection, or the grade links above to go straight to the grade you need.