The Kenya National Examinations Council (KNEC) administers a number of National examinations for different levels; yearly. These exams include: The Kenya Certificate of Primary Education (KCPE), Kenya Certificate of Secondary Education (KCSE) and Primary Teacher Education (PTE) exams; among others. The exams are administered at different KNEC registered exam centres countrywide.

Once done, the exam scripts are collected and transported to central locations for marking. KNEC then awards grades and releases the final results to the public and candidates.

Examination Results Slips and Printouts

Each of the institutions that enter candidates for the KNEC examinations shall receive a hard copy of the institution’s examination results printout and result slips which captures the following information:

1. Institution’s Code and Name

This appears on the top left side of the printout.  The institution’s code is a unique number by which an examination centre is identified by the Council.  This is the number that an institution should always quote whenever communicating with KNEC.

2. Candidates Details

Below the institution’s name and code are details of the candidates.  These details include the index number of the candidate, year of examination, gender, individual subject grades and the mean grade.
The important features of the examination results are as indicated below:-

• X – denotes an absent candidate. A candidate is declared absent if he/she did not sit for one or all papers in the examination. However, for the KCPE examination results, the symbol AB indicates an absence;
• Y- denotes that the candidate was involved in an examination irregularity. For the KCPE examination results, the symbol 00 indicates an irregularity;
• P- denotes that the candidate’s examination results have been pended due to infringement on the entry requirements for the examination e.g. incorrect KCPE details for entry in KCSE examination;
• W– denotes that the candidate’s examination results have been withheld on suspicion that the candidate has been involved in an examination malpractice and investigations are ongoing;
• U- denotes ungraded examination results due to infringement of the awards criteria.

Important links:

• KNEC: How to download Contracted Professionals’ letters
• KNEC Contracted Professionals: How to check deployment station and other details
• KNEC: PTE, ECDE, SNE Latest registration instructions
• hKNEC Exam Administration: How to access, mark and print the Contracted Professionals’ attendance Register
• KNEC Exam results and Certificates: How to receive results and certificates from KNEC
• A link to all KNEC portals
• KNEC grading system for all subjects
• Identification, Nomination and selection of KNEC contracted Professionals
• Important information for teachers wishing to train as KNEC examiners
• KNEC: How to assign index numbers to KCPE, KCSE candidates
• tHow to download marking invitation letters for KNEC examiners

Mean Grade Award Descriptions

• Mean grade will be X, if a candidate is absent in all subjects
• Mean grade will be Y , if one or more subjects are cancelled
• Mean grade will be U, if the entry requirements for the KCSE examination are not met
• Mean grade will be CRNM, if the course requirements for the Teacher education, Business and Technical examinations are not met
• Mean grade will be P, if results are pended
• Mean grade will be W, if the examination results are withheld;

The details of pended, withheld and irregularities are communicated to the institution through the Sub County Director of Education at the time of release of the examination results and are received by the institutions at the same time with the examination results.

Release Of Certificates

Once certificates for a specific examination are ready for collection/dispatch from KNEC, the institutions shall be informed through the mass and print media, Sub County Directors of Education and/or the heads of institutions:

• All certificates for regular candidates are issued through the Heads of Schools/Institutions and to private candidates through the Sub County Directors of Education.
• The Kenya National Examinations Council reserves the right to withdraw a certificate for amendment or for any other reason should this be necessary.

Upon the release of KCPE and KCSE examinations, the candidates can access their results through SMS number provided during the official release of results. The KCPE candidates are expected to access their result slips through the KNEC website immediately after release of the examination in their respective schools.

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