KCSE 2024 Candidates Urged To Pick Their Result Slips From Their Schools
KNEC revealed on Wednesday morning, February 5 that the result slips have been dispatched to all the Sub-County Directors of Education (SCDE).
Viral Tea Ke Writer 
The Kenya National Examination Council (KNEC) has dispatched the result slips for the 2024 Kenya Certificate of Secondary Education (KCSE), with candidates who sat for the papers urged to pick them from their respective schools.
In a notice, KNEC revealed on Wednesday morning, February 5 that the result slips have been dispatched to all the Sub-County Directors of Education (SCDE).
The council went on to inform schools that presented their candidates for the national examinations to pick the documents from their respective SCDE.
“Important notice, the 2024 KCSE Examination Result Slips have been dispatched to all Sub-County Directors of Education (SCDEs) offices countrywide,” read part of the notice.
"Schools that presented candidates for the examination are advised to liaise with their SCDEs to collect the result slips."
After being placed by the Kenya Universities and Colleges Central Placement Service (KUCCPS), candidates are required to present their result slips when enrolling in universities and colleges of their choice.
These result slips often serve as temporary replacements for examination certificates, which KNEC usually issues approximately eight months after the KCSE results are released.
962,512 sat for the national examinations that concluded on November 22, 2024. Out of which, 1,693 candidates obtained the highest grade of A.
While announcing the KCSE results at Mtihani House in Nairobi on January 9, 2025, Education Cabinet Secretary Julius Ogamba stated that all the registered candidates were cleared to join various higher learning institutions to pursue careers of their choice.
246,391 candidates scored direct entry to university grades of above C+ compared to 201,133 in 2023. Further, the number of candidates with grade C- is 476,889 (49.41 per cent) compared to 401,216 (44.2 per cent) in 2023.
Those who attained a D+ and above were 605,774 (62.76 per cent) compared to 526,222 (58.22 per cent) in the previous examinations. Candidates who scored a mean grade E were 48,333; comprising 20,112 women and 28,221 men.
CS Ogamba however confirmed that results for 2,829 candidates were withheld pending completion of investigations over malpractices. 91 teachers are facing disciplinary action over malpractices. The total number of examination results cancelled for irregularities was 840.
KNEC also announced the registration dates for the 2025 examinations, which CEO David Njengere confirmed. The exam body commenced registration for the 2025 KPSEA on January 27, 2025, and the Kenya Junior School Education Assessment and KCSE is expected to kick off on February 17, 2025.
Education CS Julius Ogamba presents KCSE 2024 results to President William Ruto at State House in Nairobi. /PCS
