KNEC releases 2025 KCSE result slips

Candidates who sat for the Kenya Certificate of Secondary Education (KCSE) examination in 2025 can now collect their official result slips after the Kenya National Examinations Council (KNEC) announced their release.

In a notice to schools and candidates, the council confirmed that the 2025 KCSE examination result slips are ready for collection.

“The 2025 KCSE examination result slips are ready for collection. Candidates are advised to visit their schools and collect the result slips,” KNEC said in a statement on Saturday.

The council further revealed that the documents have already been dispatched across the country.

“The 2025 KCSE Examination Result Slips have been dispatched to all Sub-County Directors of Education (SCDE) offices countrywide. Schools that presented candidates for the examination are advised to liaise with the respective SCDEs to collect the result slips,” the statement read.

The 2025 KCSE examination results released early this year highlighted a marked improvement in overall learner performance and an increase in the number of students qualifying for university entry.

Education Cabinet Secretary Julius Migos Ogamba at the time announced that 993,226 candidates sat the 2025 examinations, up from 962,512 in 2024, representing an increase of 30,714 candidates (3.19%).

A total of 1,932 candidates (0.19%) attained an overall mean grade of A (plain), compared to 1,693 candidates (0.18%) in 2024.

The number of candidates who achieved the direct university entry grade of C+ and above rose to 270,715 (27.18%), up from 246,391 (25.53%) in 2024.

Similarly, those scoring C– and above increased to 507,131 (50.92%), compared to 476,889 (49.41%) the previous year. Candidates attaining a pass grade of D+ and above also rose to 634,082 (63.67%), up from 605,774 (62.76%) in 2024.