The Ministry of Education has announced that it will reopen the Kenya Junior School Education Assessment (KJSEA) placement revision portal Ministry of Education from December 23, giving parents and learners an opportunity to make changes to their selections.

Education Cabinet Secretary Julius Ogamba said the five-day window will allow learners to review and amend their choices to better align with their academic performance and personal interests.

Parents and junior school heads have been advised that any concerns regarding placement should be channelled through junior school administrators. Approval of revisions will depend on the availability of space in senior secondary schools.

The move follows widespread dissatisfaction among some parents over the criteria used to place learners in senior secondary schools.

Many parents who received placement notifications on Saturday, December 20, questioned the process, with some saying the automated system failed to provide feedback. Others reported being unable to access their children’s placement results despite using the correct KNEC assessment numbers.

Several parents received automated messages stating: “Dear learner, the requested information is unavailable, or the assessment number does not exist. Confirm that your assessment number is accurate.”

One parent expressed frustration, saying, “The assessment number is the same one I used to access the results. How do I explain to my child that the placement information is unavailable?”

Additional concerns were raised over learners being placed in schools far from their places of residence, which parents say could cause unnecessary stress.

The update comes two days after the Ministry officially released placement results for Grade 9 learners. In a press briefing on Friday, December 19, parents were instructed to check placement details by sending the learner’s KNEC assessment number via SMS to 22263 or through the ministry’s portal at placements.education.go.ke.

The Ministry maintained that the placement process was fully automated and based on learners’ choices, KJSEA performance, psychometric test results, equity considerations, and school capacity.

Education CS Julius Ogamba and Basic Education Principal Secretary Julius Bitok presided over the release of the 2025 KJSEA results.