Education Cabinet Secretary (CS) Julius Ogamba has announced when the Kenya National Examinations Council (KNEC) will release the examination results for the 2025 Kenya Primary School Education Assessment (KPSEA), Kenya Junior School Education Assessment (KJSEA), and Kenya Certificate of Secondary Education (KCSE).
While addressing the media on Wednesday, October 29, Ogamba stated that the 2025 KPSEA and KJSEA results will be released in December this year, while the KCSE results will be issued in January 2026.
The nationwide 2025 KCSE examinations began on Tuesday, October 21, with candidates starting with oral papers for French, German, Arabic, and Kenyan Sign Language. Practical exams commenced on Wednesday, October 29, and will run through to Friday, October 31.
KCSE Results to Be Released in January, KPSEA and KJSEA in December
KNEC Chief Executive Officer David Njengere said 996,078 students are undertaking the KCSE exams. More than 2.4 million KPSEA and KJSEA learners across the country began their national assessments on Monday, October 27.
Of these, 1,130,669 learners are in Grade 9 taking the KJSEA, while 1,298,089 Grade 6 pupils are sitting for the KPSEA. In total, KNEC is administering national examinations and assessments to 3,424,836 candidates across the country.
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Learners in Grade 6 are undertaking the KPSEA, marking the end of primary school, while those in Grade 9 will transition from junior school to senior school in January 2026 — a significant milestone for the Competency-Based Education (CBE) system.
The KPSEA exams will run from October 27 to 29, while the KJSEA exams will be conducted from October 27 to November 3, 2025.
Education CS Julius Ogamba said, “The new system represents a fundamental shift from the old Kenya Certificate of Primary Education model, emphasizing skills, creativity, and continuous learning rather than one-off, high-stakes testing.”
No Certificates for Grade 9 Candidates
However, learners will not be issued certificates, as was the case with the now phased-out Kenya Certificate of Primary Education (KCPE). Instead, they will receive result slips indicating their performance in each subject.
The KJSEA is designed to evaluate learners’ competencies in various areas, including English, Kiswahili, Mathematics, Integrated Science, Social Studies, Religious Education, Agriculture, Pre-Technical Studies, Creative Arts, and Physical Education.
KJSEA results will contribute 60 percent of the learners’ final score, while the remaining 40 percent will come from classroom assessments done in Grades 7 and 8. This integrated assessment approach aims to provide a more holistic picture of each learner’s strengths and abilities.
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JSS Transition
As part of the transition from JSS to senior secondary education, students will be placed into one of three Senior School pathways based on their talents, interests, and potential.
The pathways include Arts and Sports Science, Social Sciences, and STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics).
The CBE Senior Secondary phase focuses on developing learners’ intellectual abilities through the introduction of a more personalized and holistic approach to education.
Schools have been categorized into four clusters: Cluster 1 (formerly national schools), Cluster 2 (extra-county schools), Cluster 3 (county schools), and Cluster 4 (day schools).
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