How to check 2025 KCSE results

The Kenya National Examinations Council (KNEC) on Friday released the 2025 Kenya Certificate of Secondary Education examination results.

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 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 will be available immediately after their release by Education Cabinet Secretary Julius Migos Ogamba. CS Ogamba announced the results at AIC Chebisas High School in Eldoret.

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 CS praised their discipline, noting that many arrived at exam containers by 7am daily, some as early as 4am or 5am, to ensure materials were distributed on time across the country.

He also highlighted special efforts to support candidates in hospital, ensuring that “every willing learner got a chance to sit their papers despite personal challenges.”