KCSE 2024 certificates to be released this week as KUCCPS deadline approaches
CS Ogamba called on school principals to urgently reach out to former students, encouraging them to collect their certificates without delay.
The government is set to release the 2024 Kenya Certificate of Secondary Education (KCSE) certificates this coming week, as Education Cabinet Secretary Julius Ogamba announced during an event in Kisii on Sunday.
This move comes as the university application deadline draws near, with education officials keen to ensure students transition smoothly into the next phase of their academic and professional lives.
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CS Ogamba called on school principals to urgently reach out to former students, encouraging them to collect their certificates without delay.
He stressed that these documents are key to unlocking future opportunities, whether for employment or further education.
"Certificates of 2024 KCSE will be out this coming week, so I would like to urge teachers to call students to go for their certificates so that they may be able to have jobs and other things," Ogamba said.
The CS also reminded guardians and parents to support students in applying for university placements before the Kenya Universities and Colleges Central Placement Service (KUCCPS) portal closes on April 30, 2025. According to Ogomba, 72 per cent of eligible students have already enrolled.
"We are continuing to enrol students who got a C+ and above in the universities, and we set the deadline as April 30. I would like to encourage students who have not applied to apply within this period," he stated.
The 2024 KCSE examinations saw 962,512 students sit for the tests, with 246,391 candidates scoring C+ and above, qualifying them for university admission. Education authorities have emphasised the importance of meeting the application deadline to avoid missing out on university placement opportunities.
Fee balances
At the same time, the government is stepping up efforts to address the issue of principals withholding students' national examination certificates over school fee balances.
CS Ogamba warned that action would be taken starting next week against principals who fail to comply with earlier directives requiring the release of all certificates.
"The other day, I issued a directive that teachers holding certificates should release them to all the students, and I gave a deadline, and the deadline has already passed, so from next week, we will be taking action against teachers who are still withholding the certificates," he said.
The CS’s remarks align with earlier warnings by government spokesperson Isaac Mwaura, who stated that principals unlawfully keeping certificates would face disciplinary and legal action. In a statement issued on Monday, April 14, Mwaura emphasised that a national examination certificate is the property of the student and withholding it is a violation of both their rights and the law.
"Denying any student access to their academic credentials undermines the very foundation of our education system and compromises the rights of the child. The government will not tolerate this continued impunity, and stern actions will be taken against schools that continue to defy this directive," he said.
Earlier, on Monday, March 17, Ogamba had revealed that the Ministry of Education was considering a plan to allow students to collect their certificates from subcounty education offices instead of their former schools. This move, according to the CS, aims to make the collection process more accessible and avoid unnecessary delays caused by administrative challenges at the school level.
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