Kenya - View KCPE or KCSE Certificate Online

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Procedure

• The Kenya Certificate of Primary Education (KCPE) and Kenya Certificate of Secondary Education (KCSE) are exams administered by the Kenya National Examination Council (KNEC) to mark the end of the Primary and Secondary education levels respectively. These exams are usually administered during the month of November and results are released before the end of the year. KNEC Contact Details
• Candidates who sat for the exams can check their results using three ways, following the announcement for the release of the KCPE/KCSE results to the public by the Minister of Education:

• Using  KNEC SMS code 20076
• Using an online KNEC portal
• Visiting the respective school

Apply Online
Via the Kenya National Examination Council (KNEC) Portal

1. Enter the URL KNEC Registration Sysytem on the address bar of any of the following recommended browsers; (Internet Explorer or Mozilla or Chrome).
   • Only an authorized school administrator (Principal/ Head of Institution) can access this service via the KNEC portal.
2. Select either the “Primary School (KCPE)” or Secondary School (KCSE)” section, then click on the “Online Results” tab and Log into the portal by entering the user name (school KNEC code) and password. These credentials are similar to those used during the registration of candidates. Then, click on the “Login” tab.
3. Once inside the portal, you will see several boxes. First, under the box labeled “FROM INDEX”, input the index number of the first candidate (in full), and in the box labelled “TO INDEX NUMBER’ input the last candidate’s index Number. Click on the “VIEW REPORT” tab.
4. Wait a few minutes the system will automatically generate a list of names of all students who sat for the exams and their scored marks per subject.
5. The institute shall then proceed to download the results via the KNEC portal and make such results available for viewing by the students.

Via Mobile

1. Candidates can confirm their registration details by typing in their Index Number and Exam in the format Index number Exam (there should be no space between the two). For example 111111116589KCPE or 111111116589KCSE. (The Index Number should have 12 Digits).
2. Send this SMS to 20076, across all mobile networks (Safaricom, Telkom, or Airtel phone numbers) Note that each SMS costs Sh25.00.
   • The SMS will only be charged upon receipt of the results. Subscribers are advised to send one SMS message only.
3. Within a few minutes a message with the candidate’s KCPE or KCSE national examination results will be sent.

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Required Documents

• No supporting documentation is required for this service.

Office Locations & Contacts

Kenya National Examinations Council-KNECHead Office
Address: New Mitihani House,
South C, Nairobi
Kenya P.O. Box: 73598 00200,
Nairobi, Kenya.
Tel: +254 020 3317412 / 3317413 / 3317419 / 3317427 / 3341027 3341050 / 3341071 / 3341098 / 3341113 / 2213381
Email: [email protected] / knec.ac.keFax: +254-020- 2226032Mobile No: 0720741001/0732333860
KNEC Contact Details
KNEC Registration Sysytem

Ministry of Education
Address: Jogoo House “B” Taifa Road,
Nairobi Kenya
P.O. Box 300400-00100
Nairobi.
Email: [email protected]
Tel: +254(0) 3318581
Ministry Contact Details

Eligibility

• Only an authorized school administrator (Principal/ Head of Institution) can view, download and print the KCPE/ KCSE results via the Via National Exams in the Kenya National Examination Council (KNEC) Portal.
• While Candidates, parents, and guardians can view the KCPE/ KCSE results via mobile telecommunication services.

Fees

• No fees are charged if the results are obtainable via the KNEC portal, however, where the results are obtained via a mobile telecommunication provider standard service fee of Ksh 25.00 is charged.

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Required Information

• User name (school KNEC code) and password
• Candidate’s index number

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This is the process of viewing the Kenya Certificate of Primary Education (KCPE) or Kenya Certificate of Secondary Education (KCSE) results after a candidate has pe-take the National Examination for Primary or secondary Level and the results are released by the Kenya National Examinations Council-KNEC.

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External Links

THE BASIC EDUCATION ACT, 2013

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