The Ministry of Education has released the Grade 10 senior school placements for learners who sat the 2025 Kenya Junior School Education Assessment (KJSEA), ending days of anxiety among parents and students.
On Friday evening, candidates transitioning to senior secondary school gained access to their placement results, following assurances from the ministry that the exercise would conclude by December 19.
Students can now check their senior school placements by sending their KNEC assessment number via SMS to the short code 22263 or by logging in to the Kenya Education Management Information System (KEMIS) portal at https://selection.education.go.ke/.
The ministry confirmed that the automated placement system is now fully operational after earlier technical delays that had left many parents frustrated.
During the release of the 2025 KJSEA results last week, Education Cabinet Secretary Julius Migos Ogamba outlined the criteria used for placing learners in senior schools and learning pathways.
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The Grade 9 assessment score, which determines placement, is calculated using a weighted formula where 20 percent comes from the Kenya Primary School Education Assessment (KPSEA), another 20 percent from School-Based Assessments conducted in Grades 7 and 8, and 60 percent from the summative assessment administered at Grade 9.
CS Ogamba emphasized that placements are guided by both learner performance and their selected senior school learning pathways.
The release comes after mounting concern among parents and students who experienced delays accessing their placement information, despite the ministry's assurance that the process would run smoothly from December 15 to 19.
Since Monday, many parents attempting to check placements have received a holding message stating that placement results for grade 10 senior school are in progress, and they will be informed when the results are ready for checking.
Individual KJSEA results can also be accessed online through the KNEC portal at kjsea.knec.ac.ke, where learners must enter their assessment number and a registered name.
Principal Secretary for Basic Education Julius Bitok has assured learners and parents that there will be room for adjustments if needed.
Any student who feels they have been placed in the wrong pathway or school will have the opportunity to request a revision within two weeks, according to PS Bitok.
The ministry emphasized that the placement process is fully automated to ensure fairness and efficiency in allocating students to their respective senior secondary institutions as they prepare to report in the second week of January.
