2025 KCSE exams,KCSE Exams Stories
The tests will commence with oral papers for foreign and sign languages including French, German, Arabic and Kenyan Sign Language, before practical ex...
Senior officials at the Ministry of Education confirmed on Thursday that the exercise will not be postponed, saying any alteration would interfere wit...
Justice Joseph Sergon of the High Court, however, declined to grant temporary orders compelling the school to reopen.
The first term will begin on January 5, 2026, and run for 13 weeks, ending on April 2, 2026. Learners will enjoy a half-term break from February 25 to...
The Ministry of Education believes the sub-county system will resolve these disputes and ensure students receive their certificates without unnecessar...
Njengere added that registration for the exams had already been completed, with KCSE attracting 996,078 candidates, KPSEA 1,298,089, and the inaugural...
His statement follows a surge of unrest that has swept through several schools, forcing closures and causing property losses worth millions of shillin...
Out of the 961,144 candidates who sat the 2024 KCSE, only 246,165 can be traced in the university placement system.
Justice Chigiti concluded that there were no grounds to overturn the procurement process, confirming that Knec and the PPRB acted lawfully.
Supervisors with conflicts of interest will be reassigned, and centre managers will verify the details of all personnel and submit records to KNEC. KC...
Her mother, Virginia Mawewu, said the gum was left in the bag by accident and that her daughter immediately admitted the mistake.
Secondary school candidates will sit the KCSE between November 3 and 21, 2025.
The system allows for gradual certification, enabling students to enter or return to the job market as they progress through their training.
Dagoretti North MP Beatrice Elachi urged Parliament to ensure the affected pupils are facilitated to resit the exam and continue with their education.
KUCCPS, through a statement on Friday, July 4, published a list of 30 KMTC campuses across the country that students can visit for application support...
Although a significant number of eligible candidates missed out on placement, those who applied appeared to favour degree programmes in engineering an...
Education CS Julius Ogamba disclosed that out of the 244,563 candidates who qualified for degree programmes, 201,695 applied for placement to various...
Mbadi’s comments follow public uproar over reports that the government planned to end the national exam fee waiver, which has been in place since 2015...
The opportunity is also open to students who either missed the initial application or were unsuccessful in their first attempt, allowing them to submi...
Mbadi said starting next year, the Ministry of Education will introduce a differentiated model for charging examination fees, where only learners from...
Mbadi explained that the government halted the annual Sh11 billion allocation for the KCSE exams to investigate reports of misuse of the funds by some...
He attributed part of the problem to a lack of serious conversations between parents, teachers, and leaders about academic performance.
CS Ogamba called on school principals to urgently reach out to former students, encouraging them to collect their certificates without delay.
PS Bitok reminded schools that the Kenya National Examinations Council (KNEC) Act, 2012, explicitly bars withholding examination certificates for any...
In a statement on Friday, KUCCPS announced that candidates who scored a mean grade of C+ and above are eligible to apply for placement in various univ...
This proposal comes amid pressure from MPs demanding a permanent solution for thousands of former students whose certificates remain in schools due to...
Ogamba termed the practice of withholding the certificates illegal and unacceptable instructing all schools to release them immediately.
According to the Council, the timetable was released early to allow for feedback from stakeholders and to help schools adequately prepare candidates.
In the 2024 KCSE exams, 246,391 candidates attained the minimum university entry grade of C+, an increase of 45,258 from the previous year.
The association has now called on the government to prioritise school funding, warning that without urgent intervention, the growing performance gap w...
