TSC Selection Score Guide for Teacher Interns – Junior Secondary Schools (JSS Recruitment Score Sheet)
The Teacher Service Commission (TSC) plays a pivotal role in ensuring the recruitment of qualified and competent educators in Kenya’s education system.
This guide aims to objectively assess candidates based on a comprehensive evaluation of their academic qualifications, professional experience, age, teaching subjects, and length of service since qualification.
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SCORING AREAS
| SCORING AREA | MAXIMUM SCORE |
|---|---|
| A (I) Academic and Professional Qualifications | |
| Bachelors of Education (BED) Degree | |
| – First Class | 05 |
| – Second Class | 04 |
| – Pass | 03 |
| OR | |
| Bachelor of Arts (BA) Degree + PGDE | |
| – First Class | 05 |
| – Second Class | 04 |
| – Pass | 03 |
| TOTAL | 05 |
| (II) Diploma + Dip. Tech. Education | |
| – Distinction | 05 |
| – Credit | 04 |
| – Pass | 03 |
| OR | |
| Diploma in Education | |
| – Distinction | 05 |
| – Credit | 04 |
| – Pass | 03 |
| TOTAL | 05 |
| B. Age Bracket | |
| – 50 years and above | 10 |
| – 45-49 years old | 09 |
| – 40-44 years old | 08 |
| – 39 and below | 07 |
| C. Teaching Subjects | |
| i. One Science Subject (e.g., Biology, Chemistry, Physics) | 65 |
| ii. One Technical or Creative Arts Subject | 40 |
| iii. One Language (e.g., French, English, Kiswahili) | 25 |
| iv. Two Arts Subjects (e.g., History, CRE, Geography) | 05 |
| D. Length of Stay Since Qualifying as a Teacher | |
| – 2015 and before | 20 |
| – 2016 | 18 |
| – 2017 | 16 |
| – 2018 | 14 |
| – 2019 | 12 |
| – 2020 | 10 |
| – 2021 | 08 |
| – 2022 | 06 |
| – 2023 | 04 |
| – 2024 | 02 |
| GRAND TOTAL | 100 |
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N.B: For purposes of scoring part C, the year an applicant satisfactorily qualified to be a
teacher as per the Commission policies shall be the year used to determine the length of stay
since graduation and not the certificate is used to score part A of this score sheet.
SELECTION SCORE GUIDE FOR TEACHER INTERNS WITH DISABILITY – JUNIOR SECONDARY SCHOOLS
Applicants should be awarded marks during the selection in accordance with the areas specified below.
SCORING AREAS
| SCORING AREA | MAXIMUM SCORE |
|---|---|
| A (I) Academic and Professional Qualifications | |
| Bachelors of Education (BED) Degree | |
| – First Class | 05 |
| – Second Class | 04 |
| – Pass | 03 |
| OR | |
| Bachelor of Arts (BA) Degree + PGDE | |
| – First Class | 05 |
| – Second Class | 04 |
| – Pass | 03 |
| TOTAL | 05 |
| (II) Diploma + Dip. Tech. Education | |
| – Distinction | 05 |
| – Credit | 04 |
| – Pass | 03 |
| OR | |
| Diploma in Education | |
| – Distinction | 04 |
| – Credit | 03 |
| – Pass | 02 |
| TOTAL | 05 |
| B. Age Bracket | |
| – 50 years and above | 10 |
| – 45-49 years old | 09 |
| – 40-44 years old | 08 |
| – 39 and below | 07 |
| C. Teaching Subjects | |
| i. One Science Subject (e.g., Biology, Chemistry, Physics) | 65 |
| ii. One Technical or Creative Arts Subject | 40 |
| iii. One Language (e.g., French, English, Kiswahili) | 25 |
| iv. Two Arts Subjects (e.g., History, CRE, Geography) | 05 |
| D. Length of Stay Since Qualifying as a Teacher | |
| – 2015 and before | 20 |
| – 2016 | 18 |
| – 2017 | 16 |
| – 2018 | 14 |
| – 2019 | 12 |
| – 2020 | 10 |
| – 2021 | 08 |
| – 2022 | 06 |
| – 2023 | 04 |
| – 2024 | 02 |
| GRAND TOTAL | 100 |
ALSO READ: TSC Recruitment Distribution of JSS Posts in SNE Schools
For purposes of scoring part C, the year an applicant satisfactorily qualified to be a teacher as per the Commission’s policies shall be the year used to determine the length of stay since graduation and not the certificate used to score part A of this score sheet.
SELECTION SCORE GUIDE FOR TEACHERS QUALIFIED TO TEACH IN SNE JUNIOR SCHOOLS
Applicants should be awarded marks during the selection in accordance with the areas specified below.
SCORING AREAS
| SCORING AREA | MAXIMUM SCORE |
|---|---|
| A (I) Academic and Professional Qualifications | |
| Bachelors of Education (BED) Degree | |
| – First Class | 05 |
| – Second Class | 03 |
| – Pass | 02 |
| OR | |
| Bachelor of Arts (BA) Degree + PGDE | |
| – First Class | 05 |
| – Second Class | 03 |
| – Pass | 02 |
| TOTAL | 05 |
| (II) Diploma + Dip. Tech. Education | |
| – Distinction | 05 |
| – Credit | 03 |
| – Pass | 02 |
| OR | |
| Diploma in Education | |
| – Distinction | 05 |
| – Credit | 03 |
| – Pass | 02 |
| TOTAL | 05 |
| B. Age | |
| – 50 years old and above | 25 |
| – 47 – 49 years old | 15 |
| – 44 – 46 years old | 10 |
| – 43 years old and below | 05 |
| C. Length of Stay Since Qualifying as a Teacher | |
| – 2010 and before | 70 |
| – 2011 | 65 |
| – 2012 | 60 |
| – 2013 | 55 |
| – 2014 | 50 |
| – 2015 | 45 |
| – 2016 | 40 |
| – 2017 | 35 |
| – 2018 | 30 |
| – 2019 | 25 |
| – 2020 | 20 |
| – 2021 | 15 |
| – 2022 | 10 |
| – 2023 & 2024 | 05 |
| GRAND TOTAL | 100 |
ALSO READ: TSC Recruitment: Distribution of 19,656 Regular Junior Secondary School (JSS) Teacher Interns
GRADE POINT AVERAGE (GPA) GRADING SYSTEM
| S/NO. | GPA CLASS | MARKS |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | First Class | 81 – 100 |
| 2 | Upper Second | 71 – 80 |
| 3 | Lower Second | 61 – 70 |
| 4 | Pass | 51 – 60 |
| 5 | Fail | 50 and below |
ALSO READ: TSC Recruitment Guidelines of Teacher Interns, Junior Secondary Schools (JSS).
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