Ministry of Education Cabinet Secretary Julius Ogamba has announced when the results for the 2024 Kenya Certificate of Secondary Education (KCSE) examinations shall be released.
The KCSE 2024 exams officially came to an end on November 22, 2024, which saw the commencement of marking by examiners.
A total number of 965,501 candidates had been registered to sit for the national examinations, according to the Kenya National Examinations Council (KNEC).
CS Ogamba while speaking on Wednesday, December 11 announced that the results will be released in January 2025.
The Ministry of Education had confirmed that marking would be concluded by the end of December.
Ogamba’s announcement comes hours after KNEC rejected reports detailing the grading system that will be used.
In a post on X (formerly Twitter), KNEC on Wednesday refuted online claims showing a new grading system for the exams, which are still being marked.
The council denied reports suggesting that the grading system for this year’s exams had been finalized.
Earlier last week, KNEC also rejected rumors that changes were being made to the national exams to benefit certain students who had paid for the service.
KNEC Chief Executive Officer David Njengere clarified that the documents circulating online, which supposedly invited students to alter their marks, were fraudulent.
According to the council, the marking of exams is a confidential process, and it does not disclose the identities of examiners involved.
The council also rejected claims that some rejected examiners came from schools suspected of being involved in exam malpractices.
“Marking of exams is a confidential process, and KNEC may not disclose the identities of the examiners. KNEC undertakes due diligence in inviting examiners to ensure reliability and credibility of the process,” Njengere said.
