The Ministry of Education, through the Kenya National Examinations Council (KNEC), has launched the 2025 series of assessments and examinations, which will run for one month.
In a statement on Wednesday, October 22, Education Cabinet Secretary Julius Migos announced that the exams began on Tuesday, October 21, and will continue through late November.
According to the CS, over 3.4 million learners in Grade 6, Grade 9 and Form 4 are sitting for various national assessments across the country.
"The Ministry of Education, through the Kenya National Examinations Council (KNEC), commenced the administration of the 2025 series of assessments and examinations on 21st October, 2025, with an end date of 21st November, 2025.
"This year, national assessments and examinations will be administered to learners in Grade 6, Grade 9 and Form 4. There are 3,424,836 candidates across all assessments and examinations, made up as follows: Kenya Primary School Education Assessment (Grade 6) - 1,298,089 candidates; Kenya Junior School Education Assessment (Grade 9) - 1,130,669 candidates; and Kenya Certificate of Secondary Education (Form 4) - 996,078 candidates," he said.
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To support the nationwide exercise, Migos said the ministry has deployed hundreds of thousands of personnel to oversee the process in all centres across Kenya.
"A total of 342,687 contracted professionals have been engaged in the administration of the assessments and examinations. The contracted professionals comprise centre managers, supervisors, invigilators, security officers, Ministry of Education staff and officers from the Ministry of Interior and National Administration," he added.
Migos noted that this year’s examination management continues to rely on collaboration across several government agencies to ensure integrity.
"In order to deliver a seamless and credible examination and assessment process, the Ministry has embraced a multiagency approach that involves working together with the Ministry of Interior and National Administration; the Ministry of Information, Communications and the Digital Economy, the Teachers Service Commission, the Independent Police Oversight Authority (IPOA), among other stakeholders," he further said.
Migos further revealed that logistical preparations have been made to ensure that all candidates receive their examination materials on time and that any disruptions will be addressed.
"In addition, the following specific measures have been taken, all registered examination centres have been mapped to the nearest distribution centres to ensure timely delivery of papers. To ensure that no candidate misses their examination or assessment, contingency plans have been put in place to address any emerging challenges," he stated.
Migos also disclosed that security around examination centres has been heightened, with clear restrictions on access to prevent interference or malpractice.
"The centres shall be out of bounds for all unauthorised persons. Centre managers have been informed of who the authorised persons are and advised to strictly adhere to the guidelines on administration of the assessments and examinations," he said.
Migos also issued a stern warning against individuals circulating fake examination materials, confirming that arrests have already been made.
"All assessment and examination papers have been well secured. We have received reports of cases of fraudulent circulation of fake examination and assessment papers. In collaboration with security agencies, we have apprehended a number of suspects and investigations are underway to bring more to book," he concluded.
This comes a day after KNEC announced the release of the 2025 Teacher Education Assessment and Examination results.
In a statement on Tuesday, October 21, the council confirmed that results for various teacher training programmes are now available and can be accessed by respective institutions through the CBATE portal.
"We are pleased to announce that the examination/assessment results for the following programmes have been officially released and are now accessible to the colleges via the CBATE portal: DTE, PTE, ECDE, TCAE, SNE 1 & 2, DSTE, DPTE, and DECTE," KNEC said.
According to the examination body, candidates who sat for these assessments are advised to obtain their results directly from their colleges, which have been granted access through the official system.
However, KNEC emphasized that only colleges that have settled all required fees will be able to retrieve their students’ results.
"Only colleges that have made full payment have received their results," KNEC added.
