You don’t have to wait a whole year to repeat your KCSE: That’s because now we have KNEC Mid Year KCSE Exams.
Here are details about KNEC Mid Year KCSE Exams including how to register and who’s eligible.
KNEC Mid Year KCSE Exams (KNEC Mid year KCSE Repeat Exams)
KNEC(Kenya National Examinations Council) decided to introduce mid-year KCSE examination series, which are going to be done for the first time this coming July 2025.
What motivated KNEC?
Well, since KCSE is ending in 2026, KNEC and the ministry deemed it fit to come up with a programme to help you -and any other candidate- who wish to repeat their KCSE exam do so soonest before KCSE officially ends (remember we’re moved to CBC system)
This programme also targets those who wish to have a KCSE certificate and have been attending adult KCSE tuition classes(or studying privately).
Who can apply to sit KNEC KCSE Mid-Year Repeat Exams?
- Repeat Candidates: Apply if you’re unhappy with the grades you got and you want to improve them (so as to qualify for your dream course).
- Absent Candidates: Apply too if you missed your previously-booked KCSE exams due to serious reasons such as falling sick during the exam period.
- Adult Learners: Anyone not enrolled in a normal secondary school(KCSE Private candidates) but wants to have a KCSE cert (you must show proof of sitting KCPE).
NOTE: It’s important to keep in mind that current students in Kenyan secondary school cannot apply for the KCSE mid-year exams.
How to register if you’re considering repeating KCSE exams
- Period to register: January 27- February 21, 2025.
- Procedure: You register through KNEC portal- please see your local sub-county education officer for help (they are coordinating the whole process). You can as well visit your County’s Director of Education office at your county headquarters.
- Requirements to be registered:
- National ID card, birth certificate (passport can replace ID).
- KCPE certificate.
- KCSE result slip(for repeaters).
- Passport-sized photograph.
- Fee: Ksh ,200.00,and you pay it via e-Citizen. You will be assisted by the local subcounty official.
Where will the exams be held?
KNEC will administer the KCSE mid-year exams at various county headquarters (they will communicate to you where to go), and experienced teachers will supervise and mark them.
When can you expect the results?
The best part is that results will be out almost instantly- in August 2025- because they want you to have a chance to join college/university in September, just like everyone else.
UPDATE:
The High Court has temporarily halted mid-year KCSE exams so the whole registration process is currently suspended.
This is after one Dr. Magare Gikenyi filed a petition, challenging the initiative.
But the good news is that the ministry has said that they’re moving to court to apply for the lifting of the suspension.
Let’s hope for the best- be sure to keep an eye on newspapers, social media, and other news outlets to be updated about what the court decided upon appeal. We also expect KNEC and Ministry of Education to also publish official communications from time to time .