The Kenya National Examination Council (KNEC) has opened its portal for students to register for the 2024 national exams.
In a notice released on Tuesday, February 1, KNEC told parents, candidates and school heads to start registration of candidates set to sit for the Kenya Certificate of Secondary Education (KCSE), Kenya Primary School Education Assessment (KPSEA), and Kenya Intermediate Level Education Assessment (KILEA).
The Kenya Certificate of Primary Education (KCPE) has not been included because the 2023 lot was the last class to sit for that exam according to the Competency-Based Curriculum (CBC). KPSEA will take centre stage in this year's exams.
In the notice, KNEC advised school heads to ensure all the candidates are registered and their details correctly captured.
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Registration deadline for all national exams will be March 29. KNEC warned that it would accept late registration.
"Heads of institutions are reminded to ensure that all eligible candidates are registered before March 29, 2024," KNEC stated.
"Avoid last minute rush and register all your candidates now. The registration window will not be extended."
The tight deadline is expected to allow the government to plan to acquire examination materials and sort out other expected expenditures during the period.
According to the Ministry of Education, early registration is key to planning for transition, especially to Junior Secondary schools which at the moment are still scanty.
However, President William Ruto has committed to building more classrooms and employing more teachers to meet the demand in Junior Secondary Schools.
In Nairobi, Ruto promised to build 3,5000 classrooms to address issues of minimal schools. He said the State will spend Sh3 billion in the next three years to construct the classrooms.
"Nairobi has very few schools. To address the issue my government will construct 3,500 classrooms in Nairobi," Ruto stated.
