The Kenya National Examinations Council (KNEC) on Friday released the 2025 Kenya Certificate of Secondary Education (KCSE) examination results, marking a significant shift in how candidates access their performance.
Unlike previous years, candidates will not be able to check their results via the SMS short code service. Instead, the results are available exclusively online through the KNEC website.
Education Cabinet Secretary Julius Migos Ogamba, who presided over the release of the results at AIC Chebisas High School in Eldoret, announced that candidates can access their results through a link on the KNEC website or directly via https://results.knec.ac.ke/.
“Individual 2025 KCSE candidates’ examination results will be accessed online through a link on the KNEC website,” CS Ogamba said.
To check their results, candidates are required to enter their index number and any one of their registered names, then accept the privacy and access notice before searching for the results.
KNEC said the results would be available immediately after the official release.
“Checking of KCSE examination provisional results will be available after the release of the KCSE results,” the council stated.
KNEC Chief Executive Officer further directed that any queries related to the results must be submitted through the heads of institutions within 30 days of the release. Queries lodged after the 30-day window will attract a fee.
“Congratulations to all the candidates,” the CEO added.
In a move aimed at resolving the long-standing issue of withheld certificates, the Ministry of Education has introduced a new system under which candidates will collect their KCSE certificates from sub-county education offices instead of their former schools.
A total of 993,000 candidates sat the 2025 KCSE examinations across centres nationwide. The exams were administered between October 21 and November 14, 2025, involving more than 110,000 personnel, including centre managers, supervisors, invigilators, and officers from both the Ministry of Education and the Ministry of Interior.
CS Ogamba praised the discipline and dedication of the examination officials, noting that many reported to examination containers as early as 4am or 5am, and by 7am daily, to ensure timely distribution of examination materials across the country.
He also highlighted special arrangements made for candidates who were hospitalised during the examination period, saying the ministry ensured that “every willing learner got a chance to sit their papers despite personal challenges.”
