How to Check 2025 Kcse Results Online

A guide on how to access the 2025 Kenya Certificate of Secondary Education (KCSE) has been released. Speaking during the 2025 KCSE results, Education Cabinet Secretary Julius Ogamba Candidates can access their results online through the Kenya National Examinations Council (Knec) portal by following a few simple steps. Unlike in previous years, candidates will not be able to access their results via the SMS short code. Instead, the results will only be available online through the Kenya National Examinations Council (KNEC) website. “Individual 2025 KCSE candidates’ examination results will be accessed online through a link on the KNEC website or directly via the URL https://results.knec.ac.ke/,” CS Julius Ogamba said on Friday. Candidates will be required to enter in their index number and any one of their registered names. "Accept the privacy and access notice then search for the results," he said. The results were available immediately after their release by Education Cabinet Secretary Julius Migos Ogamba announced the results at AIC Chebisas High School in Eldoret on January 9th, 2026. “Checking of KCSE examination provisional results will be available after the release of the KCSE results,” KNEC said. KNEC CEO said that all results related queries must be lodged through the heads of institutions within 30 days after the release of results. "Queries lodged after 30 days will attract a fee. Congratulations to all the candidates!," he said In an effort to address longstanding concerns over withheld certificates, the Ministry of Education introduced a new system under which candidates will collect their KCSE certificates from sub-county education offices rather than their former schools. A total of 993,000 candidates sat the national examination last year across various centres countrywide. The 2025 KCSE examinations 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 Education and Interior ministries. The Ministry of Education released the 2025 Kenya Certificate of Secondary Education (KCSE) examination results for 993,226 candidates, bringing to an end weeks of anxiety among learners, parents and schools across the country. Of the 993,226 candidates who sat the 2025 KCSE examination, 492,012 were male, while 501,214 were female, representing 49.54% and 50.46% of the total candidature, respectively. This is the second year in a row since the inception of the KCSE examination that female candidates are more than male candidates. In the 2025 KCSE examination, a total of 1,932 candidates (0.19%) obtained an overall mean grade of A (plain), showing an improvement from 1,693 candidates (0.18%) in 2024. Candidates qualifying for direct university entry with a mean grade of C+ and above numbered 270,715 (27.18%), up from 246,391 (25.53%) in 2024. Those attaining a grade of C- and above were 507,131 (50.92%), compared to 476,889 (49.41%) the previous year, while candidates achieving a pass grade of D+ and above totaled 634,082 (63.67%), an increase from 605,774 (62.76%) in 2024. National schools led in producing top performers, with 1,526 candidates achieving an overall mean grade of A, followed by Extra County schools with 197 and Private schools with 185. 2025 KCSE results: Grade A numbers rise as 270,000 candidates qualify for university News 2025 KCSE results: Grade A numbers rise as 270,000 candidates qualify for university Watch Video Release of 2025 KCSE results News Release of 2025 KCSE results Watch Video KCSE rehearsals to proceed on Friday despite Raila public holiday – Ministry officials News KCSE rehearsals to proceed on Friday despite Raila public holiday – Ministry officials Watch Video