Transforming how educators across Africa design, deliver, and analyse student assessments
Picture this: It’s Sunday evening, and Mrs. Kamau, a Form 2 mathematics teacher in Nairobi, is sitting at her kitchen table surrounded by stacks of test papers. She’s been marking for three hours, and she’s only halfway through her 40 students’ assessments. Tomorrow, she has four classes to teach, but she knows she’ll spend her lunch break finishing the marking instead of preparing engaging lessons.
This scene plays out in classrooms across Africa every week. Teachers spend countless hours on assessment tasks that could be automated, leaving less time for what they do best—inspiring and educating students.
That’s exactly why we built Assessly.
From Ntemata to Assessly: Our Journey
What started as Ntemata—a simple idea to help teachers save time on assessments—has evolved into something much bigger. We realised that African educators didn’t just need another testing tool; they needed a platform that understood the unique context of our educational landscape.
Today, as Assessly, we’re proud to be Africa’s leading AI-powered assessment platform, serving over 500 educators across 150 institutions in Kenya, Uganda, and Tanzania. But our story is just beginning.
African students deserve assessment tools that are as sophisticated as any in the world, but designed specifically for our unique educational landscape.
Understanding the African Education Context
African education is beautifully complex. In Kenya alone, teachers navigate the Competency-Based Curriculum (CBC) while preparing students for both local and international opportunities. A typical secondary school might have students taking KCSE alongside Cambridge IGCSE, requiring teachers to master multiple assessment frameworks.
Add to this the linguistic diversity—lessons delivered in English while ensuring Kiswahili proficiency, sometimes incorporating local languages for better comprehension—and you begin to see why generic assessment tools fall short.
Assessly was built to embrace this complexity, not simplify it away.
What Makes Assessly Different
Curriculum intelligence that actually understands Africa
Our AI doesn’t just generate random questions. It understands CBC competencies, KICD guidelines, and can seamlessly integrate international standards like Cambridge and IB requirements. When you need a Grade 6 science assessment on “Forces and Energy” that aligns with CBC learning outcomes, Assessly doesn’t just create questions—it creates relevant, culturally-appropriate questions that resonate with African learners.
Time-saving that matters
Remember Mrs. Kamau from our opening story? Teachers using Assessly report saving an average of 8 hours per week on assessment tasks. That’s 8 hours returned to lesson planning, student mentoring, and personal development. It’s 8 hours that make the difference between surviving and thriving as an educator.
Insights that drive learning
Beyond generating and marking assessments, Assessly provides deep analytics that help teachers understand not just what students know, but how they learn. Our dashboard reveals learning patterns, identifies knowledge gaps before they become problems, and suggests targeted interventions.
Our Vision for African Education
We believe that African students deserve assessment tools that are as sophisticated as any in the world, but designed specifically for our unique educational landscape. We envision a future where:
- Rural primary schools implementing CBC for the first time have access to the same quality assessment tools as prestigious urban institutions
- Teachers across the continent spend more time inspiring students and less time on administrative tasks
- Educational outcomes improve because assessments are more relevant, more timely, and more actionable
- African students are prepared for both local success and global competitiveness
Looking Ahead: The Future of Assessment in Africa
The African EdTech sector is expected to reach $1.2 billion by 2025, and assessment technology is at the heart of this transformation. As we expand across sub-Saharan Africa, we’re not just scaling a product—we’re building an ecosystem that supports educational excellence.
Our roadmap includes:
- Integration with major Learning Management Systems used across Africa
- Mobile-first solutions for resource-constrained environments
- Advanced AI features that predict learning gaps before they impact performance
- Partnerships with ministries of education to integrate intelligent assessment into national frameworks
Join the Assessment Revolution
Whether you’re a teacher looking to reclaim your evenings, a school administrator seeking better learning insights, or an education leader planning for the future, Assessly is designed for you.
We’re more than an assessment platform—we’re partners in African education transformation.
Ready to experience the future of assessment?
Visit us at www.assessly.org and discover how AI-powered assessment can transform your classroom today.
