The Kenya National Examinations Council, Knec, has released the 2022 KCSE timetable. Get all the details below;
KCSE 2022 TIME TABLE.
KNEC/TD/SE/KCSE/TT/22/008
1.0 TIMINGS OF PAPERS IN THE 2022 KCSE EXAMINATION AND INSTRUCTIONS TO SUPERVISORS, INVIGILATORS, TEACHERS & CANDIDATES
1.1 All first session examination papers will start at 8.00 a.m. The start time for second session examination papers is as indicated on the timetable.
1.2 The time allowed for each paper is indicated against the name of the paper and NO EXTRA TIME IS TO BE ALLOWED. In case of any discrepancy, the time stated on the question paper should be taken as the correct one. Time for reading through questions is part of the time shown on the question paper except where special paper instructions indicate otherwise.
1.3 Supervisors and Invigilators are asked to ensure that candidates have written their names, index numbers and have signed on their answer scripts before they collect the answer scripts from each candidate while the candidates are advised to ensure that they only take the subjects they are registered for.
1
.4 Schools should upload marks for subjects with a Project component by 31st July 2022 for Milestone 1 and 31st October 2022 for Milestone 2 where applicable.
KCSE 2022 FULL TIME TABLE
| 2.0 DAYS, DATES, SESSIONS AND DURATION OF 2022 KCSE EXAMINATION PAPERS | |||||||
| S.NO. | DAY & DATE | SESSION | ITEM NO. |
PAPER | DURATION | ||
| 2.1 | APRIL 2022 TO OCTOBER 2022 |
1. | 442/3 Art and Design (Project) | 7 months | |||
| 2. | 443/3 Agriculture (Project) | 7 months | |||||
| 3. | 444/2 Woodwork (Project) | 7 months | |||||
| 4. | 445/2 Metalwork (Project) | 7 months | |||||
| 5. | 446/2 Building Construction (Project) | 7 months | |||||
| 6. | 451/3 Computer Studies (Project) | 7 months | |||||
| 2.2 | FRIDAY 18/11/2022 |
REHEARSAL DAY | |||||
| 2.3 | MONDAY 21/11/2022 TO FRIDAY 25/11/2022 | 7. | 501/3 French (Oral) | 15 minutes per candidate | |||
| 8. | 502/3 German (Oral) | ||||||
| 9. | 503/3 Arabic (Oral) | ||||||
| 10. | 504/3 Kenyan Sign Language (Practical Signing Skills) | ||||||
| 11. | 511/1 Music (Practical) | ||||||
| 2.4 | WEDNESDAY 23/11/2022 | 12. | 441/3 Practical Planning Session Home Science (Foods and Nutrition) |
30 minutes | |||
| 13. | 441/3 Practical Planning Session Home Science (Foods and Nutrition) Large print | 30 minutes | |||||
| 14. | 441/3 Practical Planning Session Home Science (Foods and Nutrition) Braille | 1 hour | |||||
| 2.5 | MONDAY 28/11/2022 TO TUESDAY 29/11/2022 | 15. | 441/3 Home Science – Foods and Nutrition (Practical) |
1 hour 15 minutes |
|||
| 16. | 441/3 Home Science – Foods and Nutrition (Practical) Large Print |
1 hour 15 minutes |
|||||
| 17. | 441/3 Home Science – Foods and Nutrition (Practical) Braille | 1 hour 45 minutes |
|||||
| 2022 KCSE EXAMINATION TIMETABLE, INSTRUCTIONS AND GUIDELINES | |||||||
| S.NO. | DAY & DATE | SESSION | ITEM NO. |
PAPER | DURATION |
| 2.6 | TUESDAY 29/11/2022 | 8.00 am – 10.45 am (1st session) |
18. | 501/1 French (Listening Comprehension, Dictation and Creative Writing) |
2 hours |
| 8.00 am – 11.15 am (1st session) |
19. | 501/1 French (Listening Comprehension, Dictation and Creative Writing) Braille |
2 hours 30 minutes |
||
| 8.00 am – 10.00 am (1st session) |
20. | 502/1 German (Listening Comprehension and Composition) |
2 hours | ||
| 8.00 am – 10.30 am (1st session) |
21. | 503/2 Arabic (Grammar, Comprehension and Composition) |
2 hours 30 minutes |
||
| 8.00 am – 10.30 am (1st session) |
22. | 503/2 Arabic (Grammar, Comprehension and Composition) Large print |
2 hours 30 minutes |
||
| 8.00 am – 10.00 am (1st session) |
23. | 504/1 Kenyan Sign Language (Receptive Skills) |
2 hours | ||
| 8.00 am – 10.30 am (1st session) |
24. | 511/3 Music | 2 hours 30 minutes |
||
| 8.00 am – 10.30 am (1st session) |
25. | 511/3 Music Large print |
2 hours 30 minutes |
||
| 8.00 am – 11.00 am (1st session) |
26. | 511/3 Music Braille |
3 hours | ||
| 11.15 am – 11.45 am | BREAK | 30 minutes | |||
| 11.45 am – 1.15 pm (2nd session) |
27. | 501/2 French (Reading Comprehension, Grammar and Functional Writing) |
2 hours 15 minutes |
||
| 11.45 am – 1.15 pm (2nd session) |
28. | 501/2 French (Reading Comprehension, Grammar and Functional Writing) Large print |
2 hours 15 minutes |
||
| 11.45 am – 1.45 pm (2nd session) |
29. | 501/2 French (Reading Comprehension, Grammar and Functional Writing) Braille | 2 hours 45 minutes |
||
| 11.45 am – 2.15 pm (2nd session) |
30. | 502/2 German (Grammar and Reading Comprehension) |
2 hours 30 minutes |
||
| 11.45 am – 2.15 pm (2nd session) |
31. | 502/2 German (Grammar and Reading Comp.) Large print |
2 hours 30 minutes |
||
| 11.45 am – 12.35 pm (2nd session) |
32. | 503/1 Arabic (Listening Comprehension and Dictation) |
50 minutes | ||
| 11.45 am – 1.15 pm (2nd session) |
33. | 504/2 Kenyan Sign Language (Language Use) |
1 hour 30 minutes |
||
| 11.45 am – 12.35 pm (2nd session) |
34. | 511/2 Music (Aural) | 50 minutes | ||
| 2.7 | WEDNESDAY 30/11/2022 | 8.00 am – 10.30 am (1st session) |
35. | 441/1 Home Science | 2 hours 30 minutes |
| 8.00 am – 10.30 am (1st session) |
36. | 441/1 Home Science Large print |
2 hours 30 minutes |
||
| 8.00 am – 11.00 am (1st session) |
37. | 441/1 Home Science Braille |
3 hours | ||
| 8.00 am – 9.30 am (1st session) |
38. | 442/1 Art and Design | 1 hour 30 minutes |
||
| 8.00 am – 9.30 am (1st session) |
39. | 442/1 Art and Design Large print |
1 hour 30 minutes |
||
| 8.00 am – 10.30 am (1st session) |
40. | 444/1 Woodwork | 2 hours 30 minutes |
||
| 8.00 am – 10.30 am (1st session) |
41. | 444/1 Woodwork Large print | 2 hours 30 minutes |
||
| 8.00 am – 10.30 am (1st session) |
42. | 445/1 Metalwork | 2 hours 30 minutes |
||
| 8.00 am – 10.30 am (1st session) |
43. | 445/1 Metalwork Large print | 2 hours 30 minutes |
||
| 8.00 am – 10.30 am (1st session) |
44. | 446/1 Building Construction | 2 hours 30 minutes |
||
| 8.00 am – 10.30 am (1st session) |
45. | 446/1 Building Construction Large print |
2 hours 30 minutes |
||
| 8.00 am – 10.30 am (1st session) |
46. | 448/1 Electricity | 2 hours 30 minutes |
||
| 8.00 am – 10.30 am (1st session) |
47. | 448/1 Electricity Large print |
2 hours 30 minutes |
||
| 8.00 am – 10.30 am (1st session) |
48. | 450/1 Aviation Technology | 2 hours 30 minutes |
||
| 11.00 am – 11.30 am | BREAK | 30 minutes | |||
| 11.30 am – 2.00 pm (2nd session) |
49. | 447/1 Power Mechanics | 2 hours 30 minutes |
||
| 11.30 am – 2.00 pm (2nd session) |
50. | 447/1 Power Mechanics Large print |
2 hours 30 minutes |
||
| 11.30 am – 2.00 pm (2nd session) |
51. | 449/1 Drawing and Design | 2 hours 30 minutes |
||
| 11.30 am – 2.00 pm (2nd session) |
52. | 449/1 Drawing and Design Large print |
2 hours 30 minutes |
||
| 11.30 am – 2.00 pm (2nd session) |
53. | 451/1 Computer Studies | 2 hours 30 minutes |
||
| 11.30 am – 2.00 pm (2nd session) |
54. | 451/1 Computer Studies Large print |
2 hours 30 minutes |
||
| 2.8 | THURSDAY 01/12/2022 | 8.00 am – 10.30 am (1st session) |
55. | 441/2 Home Science – Clothing Construction (Practical) |
2 hours 30 minutes |
| 8.00 am – 10.30 am (1st session) |
56. | 441/2 Home Science – Clothing Construction (Practical) Large print | 2 hours 30 minutes | ||
| 8.00 am – 11.00 am (1st session) | 57. | 441/2 Home Science – Clothing Construction (Practical) Braille | 3 hours | ||
| 8.00 am – 12.00 noon (1st session) |
58. | 442/2 Art and Design (Practical) | 4 hours | ||
| 8.00 am – 12.00 noon (1st session) |
59. | 442/2 Art and Design (Practical) Large print | 4 hours | ||
| 8.00 am – 10.30 am (1st session) |
60. | 447/2 Power Mechanics (Practical) | 2 hours 30 minutes |
||
| 8.00 am – 10.30 am (1st session) |
61. | 447/2 Power Mechanics (Practical) Large print | 2 hours 30 minutes |
||
| 8.00 am – 10.30 am (1st session) |
62. | 448/2 Electricity (Practical) | 2 hours 30 minutes |
||
| 8.00 am – 10.30 am (1st session) |
63. | 448/2 Electricity (Practical) Large print | 2 hours 30 minutes |
||
| 8.00 am – 10.30 am (1st session) |
64. | 449/2 Drawing and Design (Practical) | 2 hours 30 minutes |
||
| 8.00 am – 10.30 am (1st session) |
65. | 450/2 Aviation Technology (Practical) | 2 hours 30 minutes |
||
| 8.00 am – 10.30 am (1st session) |
66. | 451/2 Computer Studies (Practical) | 2 hours 30 minutes |
||
| 8.00 am – 10.30 am (1st session) |
67. | 451/2 Computer Studies (Practical) Large print | 2 hours 30 minutes |
||
| 2.9 | FRIDAY 02/12/2022 | 8.00 am – 10.00 am (1st session) |
68. | 101/1 English (Functional Skills) | 2 hours |
| 8.00 am – 10.00 am (1st session) |
69. | 101/1 English (Functional Skills) Large Print | 2 hours | ||
| 8.00 am – 10.30 am (1st session) |
70. | 101/1 English (Functional Skills) Braille | 2 hours 30 minutes |
||
| 8.00 am – 10.30 am (1st session) |
71. | 101/1 English (Hearing Impaired) | 2 hours 30 minutes |
||
| 10.30 am – 11.00 am | BREAK | 30 minutes | |||
| 11.00 am – 1.00 pm (2nd session) |
72. | 233/1 Chemistry | 2 hours | ||
| 11.00 am – 1.00 pm (2nd session) |
73. | 233/1 Chemistry Large print |
2 hours | ||
| 2.10 | MONDAY 05/12/2022 | 8.00 am – 10.30 am (1st session) |
74. | 121/1 Mathematics Alt. A | 2 hours 30 minutes |
| 8.00 am – 10.30 am (1st session) |
75. | 121/1 Mathematics Alt. A Large print |
2 hours 30 minutes |
||
| 8.00 am – 11.00 am (1st session) |
76. | 121/1 Mathematics Alt. A Braille |
3 hours | ||
| 8.00 am – 10.30 am (1st session) |
77. | 122/1 Mathematics Alt. B | 2 hours 30 minutes |
||
| 8.00 am – 10.30 am (1st session) |
78. | 122/1 Mathematics Alt. B Large Print | 2 hours 30 minutes |
||
| 11.00 am – 11.30 am | BREAK | 30 minutes | |||
| 11.30 am – 2.00 pm (2nd session) |
79. | 101/2 English (Comprehension, Literary Appreciation & Grammar) |
2 hours 30 minutes |
||
| 11.30 am – 2.00 pm (2nd session) |
80. | 101/2 English (Comprehension, Literary Appreciation & Grammar) Large print |
2 hours 30 minutes |
||
| 11.30 am – 2.30 pm (2nd session) |
81. | 101/2 English (Comprehension, Literary Appreciation & Grammar) Braille |
3 hours | ||
| 11.30 am – 2.30 pm (2nd session) |
82. | 101/2 English (Hearing Impaired) | 3 hours | ||
| 2.11 | TUESDAY 06/12/2022 | 8.00 am – 10.30 am (1st session) |
83. | 101/3 English (Creative Composition and Essays based on Set Texts) |
2 hours 30 minutes |
| 8.00 am – 10.30 am (1st session) |
84. | 101/3 English (Creative Composition and Essays based on Set Texts) Large print |
2 hours 30 minutes |
||
| 8.00 am – 11.00 am (1st session) |
85. | 101/3 English (Creative Composition and Essays based on Set Texts) Braille | 3 hours | ||
| 8.00 am – 11.00 am (1st session) |
86. | 101/3 English (Hearing Impaired) | 3 hours | ||
| 11.00 am–11.30 am | BREAK | 30 minutes | |||
| 11.30 am – 1.30 pm (2nd session) | 87. | 233/2 Chemistry | 2 hours | ||
| 11.30 am – 1.30 pm (2nd session) | 88. | 233/2 Chemistry Large print | 2 hours | ||
| 11.30 am – 2.00 pm (2nd session) | 89. | 237/1 General Science | 2 hours 30 minutes |
||
| 11.30 am – 2.00 pm (2nd session) | 90. | 237/1 General Science Large print | 2 hours 30 minutes |
||
| 2.12 | WEDNESDAY 07/12/2022 | 8.00 am – 9.45 am (1st session) |
91. | 102/1 Kiswahili (Insha) | 1 hour 45 minutes |
| 8.00 am – 9.45 am (1st session) | 92. | 102/1 Kiswahili (Insha) Large Print | 1hour 45 minutes |
||
| 8.00 am – 10.15 am (1st session) |
93. | 102/1 Kiswahili (Insha) Braille | 2 hours 15 minutes |
||
| 10.15 am – 10.45 am | BREAK | 30 minutes | |||
| 10.45 am – 1.15 pm (2nd session) |
94. | 102/2 Kiswahili (Lugha) | 2 hours 30 minutes |
||
| 10.45 am – 1.15 pm (2nd session) |
95. | 102/2 Kiswahili (Lugha) Large print | 2 hours 30 minutes |
||
| 10.45 am – 1.45 pm (2nd session) |
96. | 102/2 Kiswahili (Lugha) Braille | 3 hours | ||
| 2.13 | THURSDAY 08/12/2022 | 8.00 am – 10.30 am (1st session) |
97. | 121/2 Mathematics Alt. A | 2 hours 30 minutes |
| 8.00 am – 10.30 am (1st session) |
98. | 121/2 Mathematics Alt. A Large Print | 2 hours 30 minutes |
||
| 8.00 am – 11.00 am (1st session) |
99. | 121/2 Mathematics Alt. A Braille | 3 hours | ||
| 8.00 am – 10.30 am (1st session) |
100. | 122/2 Mathematics Alt. B | 2 hours 30 minutes |
||
| 8.00 am – 10.30 am (1st session) |
101. | 122/2 Mathematics Alt. B Large Print | 2 hours 30 minutes |
||
| 11.00 am – 11.30 am | BREAK | 30 minutes | |||
| 11.30 am – 2.00 pm (2nd session) |
102. | 102/3 Kiswahili (Fasihi) | 2 hours 30 minutes |
||
| 11.30 am – 2.00 pm (2nd session) |
103. | 102/3 Kiswahili (Fasihi) Large print | 2 hours 30 minutes |
||
| 11.30 am – 2.30 pm (2nd session) |
104. | 102/3 Kiswahili (Fasihi) Braille | 3 hours | ||
| 2.14 | FRIDAY 09/12/2022 | 8.00 am – 10.15 am (1st session) |
105. | 233/3 Chemistry (Practical) | 2 hours 15 minutes |
| 8.00 am–10.15 am (1st session) | 106. | 233/3 Chemistry (Practical) Large print | 2 hours 15 minutes |
||
| 2.15 | TUESDAY 13/12/2022 | 8.00 am – 10.30 am (1st session) |
107. | 313/1 Christian Religious Education | 2 hours 30 minutes |
| 8.00 am – 10.30 am (1st session) |
108. | 313/1 Christian Religious Education Large print |
2 hours 30 minutes |
||
| 8.00 am – 11.00 am (1st session) |
109. | 313/1 Christian Religious Education Braille |
3 hours | ||
| 8.00 am – 10.30 am (1st session) |
110. | 314/1 Islamic Religious Education | 2 hours 30 minutes |
||
| 8.00 am – 10.30 am (1st session) |
111. | 314/1 Islamic Religious Education Large print |
2hours 30 minutes |
||
| 8.00 am – 11.00 am (1st session) |
112. | 314/1 Islamic Religious Education Braille |
3 hours | ||
| 8.00 am – 10.30 am (1st session) |
113. | 315/1 Hindu Religious Education | 2 hours 30 minutes |
||
| 8.00 am – 10.30 am (1st session) |
114. | 315/1 Hindu Religious Education Large print |
2 hours 30 minutes |
||
| 8.00 am – 11.00 am (1st session) |
115. | 315/1 Hindu Religious Education Braille |
3 hours | ||
| 11.00 am – 11.30 am | BREAK | 30 minutes | |||
| 11.30 am – 1.30 pm (2nd session) |
116. | 231/1 Biology | 2 hours | ||
| 11.30 am – 1.30 pm (2nd session) |
117. | 231/1 Biology Large print |
2 hours | ||
| 11.30 am – 2.00 pm (2nd session) |
118. | 236/1 Biology (For the Blind) Braille |
2 hours 30 minutes |
||
| 2.16 | WEDNESDAY 14/12/2022 | 8.00 am – 10.30 am (1st session) |
119. | 313/2 Christian Religious Education | 2 hours 30 minutes |
| 8.00 am – 10.30 am (1st session) |
120. | 313/2 Christian Religious Education Large print |
2 hours 30 minutes |
||
