On Friday this week, the Ministry of Education will publish the KCSE Results 2025, much awaited by the candidates and parents across the country. There have been many reports relating to the proceedings of the KCSE results, and increasing concern has been shown publicly due to perceived delays of the National Examinations Results.
Education Cabinet Secretary Julius Ogamba advised the public that everything is going on schedule as planned, and as such, the time when KCSE results will be issued in January every year has become a norm over the past few years. The Ministry has completed the marking and verification of all KCSE results, which means it has cleared its way to making an official announcement of KCSE results.
A total of 929,262 candidates sat for the 2025 KCSE Examinations. The exams were conducted from October 21, 2025, to November 14, 2025.
During the examination process, several cases of irregularities were noted and subsequently led to investigations and disciplinary action as prescribed by the examination regulations.
The marking process had a disruption for a limited period when some of the markers protested against their working conditions at the marking centre in Thika.
The Ministry of Education has announced they will release the 2025 Kenya Certificate of Secondary Education (KCSE) Exam results tomorrow
This is exciting news for thousands of students and their families, having been waiting for this announcement for some time. It also comes after many people have expressed their frustration about delays in getting national exam results.
Education Cabinet Secretary Julius Ogamba has assured everyone that the KCSE exam releases continue to take place according to the normal cycle. He also confirmed that the January timing of releasing the KCSE exam results was now the new norm.
The Ministry of Education has stated that marking and verification of all exam papers is complete, and therefore the KCSE results will be publicly released very shortly. A total of 929,262 students completed the 2025 KCSE exams from October 21 to November 14. There were a few reported cases of irregularities during the KCSE exam period, and investigations and disciplinary actions have been taken against the affected individuals.
The marking of the KCSE test papers was slightly impacted by a protest from some of the exam markers who reported poor working conditions at the exam marking centre located in Thika.