The Kenya National Examinations Council, KNEC, has released a KCSE 2025 Circular for practical & Project Based Subjects. The Circular has been addressed to All Sub-County Directors of Education, All Principals of Secondary Schools offering candidates for 2025 KCSE Examination and Principals of Secondary Schools hosting 2025 KCSE private candidates.

Get all the details here for proper preparation of the candidates.

RE:    ADVANCE INSTRUCTIONS FOR CONDUCT OF THE YEAR 2025 KCSE PROJECTS AND PRACTICALS FOR GROUP IV AND V SUBJECTS.

2025 KCSE PROJECTS GUIDELINES

The administration of  the 2025 KCSE will commence with projects and practicals for the Group IV andV subjects as follows:

Projects; Art&Design (442/3), Agriculture (443/3), Woodwork (444/2), Metalwork (445/2), Building Construction (446/2) and Computer Studies (451/3).

Practical; French(501/3), German (502/3),Arabic(503/3), Kenyan SignLanguage (504/3) and Music (511/1).

In this regard, The Kenya National Examinations Council (KNEC) wishes to guide as follows:

• All the Projects will start in the month of January 2025 as per the 2025 KCSE timetable which will be availed on theKNEC website knec.ac.ke
• The advance instructions for KCSE subjects with a Project component have been posted ontheKNECKCSE projects portal for the schools to access as timetabled.
• All Principals or SubCounty Directors of Education (in the case of private candidates) will access the instructions by logging on to the KNEC website knec-liortal.ac.ke and clicking on 2025 Project/Practical button to download all the instructions related to the subjects the candidates are registered for.
• The Principal/Subject teacher or Sub County Director of Education (for private candidates) will access the instructions by logging intothe KNEC Project/Practical portal using the User Code and Passwordfor the examination centre.
• A user manual providing guidance on how to log into the projects portal to download the advance instructions, keyin the candidates’ scores, upload photographic evidence, download and print reports on the milestones is available on the KNEC projects portal.
• It is important for all Principals, Subject teachers, and Sub-County Directors of Education to take note of the following:
• The Projects’ assessment will have two (02) key milestones: Milestone I and MilestoneII, which mustbe uploaded by the specifieddeadline.

• At the end of each milestone, the Subject Teachers will key in the candidates’ scores and upload the pictorial evidence on the Project portal. The pictorial evidence should be a group photograph of the candidates at their workstations in either Graphic Interface Format (.gif) or JPEG (.jpg) format.
• The project portal will only be accessible for keyingin scores and uploading of pictorial evidence for a period of one month prior to the deadline(s).
• It is the responsibility of the Sub County Directors of Education (for private candidates) and Principals to ensure the project work is done by the candidates and the candidates’ scores are keyed-in within the specified timelines.

A penalty of  reliunilre Ishillings (Kes. 500.00) percandidate will becharged for failureto upload the scores within the specified timelines.

The Kenya National Examinations Council will closely monitor the projectprogress and authenticity of the scores for all the candidates registered for the 2025 KCSE Project/Practical examination.

The school and individual candidates will be expected to compile and maintain a portfolio (file) of evidence on the progress of the Project work to be presented for assessment and monitoring.

It is important for all Sub County Directors of Education (for private candidates), Principals, Subject teachers, and candidates to note that all documents relating to assessment and conduct of examinations are confidential and must always be handled as such.

  GUIDELINESFORKCSE2025ORAL/AURAL/KCSEPRACTICALPAPERS

• The advance instructions for Art and Design (442/2) and ComputerStudies (451/2) practical papers will be uploaded on the schools’ Project portal by September2025 to enable schools prepare materials in time for the examinations.
• Keying-in and uploading of candidates’ scores for KCSE examination papers with Oral, Aural and practical components for French (501/3),German (502/3),Arabic (503/3), Kenyan SignLanguage (504/3)and Music (511/1) will be done by the assessors after the assessment of the candidites on the examination day as per the assessment timetable.
• Keying in and uploading Home Sciencepractical (441/3) candidates’ scores will be done by the subject teachers after theassessment of the candidates on the examination day as per the assessment timetable.

EVIDENCE OF UPLOADED SCORES

All Principals/Subject teachers or SubCounty Directors of Education (for private candidates) are expected to download the candidates’ scores report (in PDF format),print a hard-copy of the uploaded scores for each milestone and maintain it as evidence. This is applicable to the subjects with a project and Home Science (441/3) practical only.

HOST CENTRE FOR PRIVATE CANDIDATES

The Sub-County Directors of Education with private candidates registered for subjects with a project/practical component are requested to identify the schools that will host the piivate candidates for the project/practical work and inform KNEC in writing.

The Council wishes to thank you for your continued support in the administration of KCSE papers with projects and practical components.

You are kindly requested to facilitate and ensure compliance to the above instructions.

Dr. DavidNjengere, MBS CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER.

CC:

1. The Principal Secretary,State Department of Early Learning and BasicEducation, MoE
2. The Director General, MoE
3. The Director, Quality Assurance and Standards, MoE
4. The Director,Basic Education,State Department of Education, MoE
5. All Regional Directors of Education, Ministry of Education
6. All County Directors of Education,Ministry of Education
7. AllCounty Directors,TeachersS erviceCommission

KNEC releases KCSE 2025 Circular for practical & Project Based Subjects

The Kenya National Examinations Council, KNEC, has released a KCSE 2025 Circular for practical & Project Based Subjects. The Circular has been addressed to All Sub-County Directors of Education, All Principals of Secondary Schools offering candidates for 2025 KCSE Examination and Principals of Secondary Schools hosting 2025 KCSE private candidates.

Get all the details here for proper preparation of the candidates.

RE:    ADVANCE INSTRUCTIONS FOR CONDUCT OF THE YEAR 2025 KCSE PROJECTS AND PRACTICALS FOR GROUP IV AND V SUBJECTS.

2025 KCSE PROJECTS GUIDELINES

The administration of  the 2025 KCSE will commence with projects and practicals for the Group IV andV subjects as follows:

Projects; Art&Design (442/3), Agriculture (443/3), Woodwork (444/2), Metalwork (445/2), Building Construction (446/2) and Computer Studies (451/3).

Practical; French(501/3), German (502/3),Arabic(503/3), Kenyan SignLanguage (504/3) and Music (511/1).

In this regard, The Kenya National Examinations Council (KNEC) wishes to guide as follows:

• All the Projects will start in the month of January 2025 as per the 2025 KCSE timetable which will be availed on theKNEC website knec.ac.ke
• The advance instructions for KCSE subjects with a Project component have been posted ontheKNECKCSE projects portal for the schools to access as timetabled.
• All Principals or SubCounty Directors of Education (in the case of private candidates) will access the instructions by logging on to the KNEC website knec-liortal.ac.ke and clicking on 2025 Project/Practical button to download all the instructions related to the subjects the candidates are registered for.
• The Principal/Subject teacher or Sub County Director of Education (for private candidates) will access the instructions by logging intothe KNEC Project/Practical portal using the User Code and Passwordfor the examination centre.
• A user manual providing guidance on how to log into the projects portal to download the advance instructions, keyin the candidates’ scores, upload photographic evidence, download and print reports on the milestones is available on the KNEC projects portal.
• It is important for all Principals, Subject teachers, and Sub-County Directors of Education to take note of the following:
• The Projects’ assessment will have two (02) key milestones: Milestone I and MilestoneII, which mustbe uploaded by the specifieddeadline.

• At the end of each milestone, the Subject Teachers will key in the candidates’ scores and upload the pictorial evidence on the Project portal. The pictorial evidence should be a group photograph of the candidates at their workstations in either Graphic Interface Format (.gif) or JPEG (.jpg) format.
• The project portal will only be accessible for keyingin scores and uploading of pictorial evidence for a period of one month prior to the deadline(s).
• It is the responsibility of the Sub County Directors of Education (for private candidates) and Principals to ensure the project work is done by the candidates and the candidates’ scores are keyed-in within the specified timelines.

A penalty of  reliunilre Ishillings (Kes. 500.00) percandidate will becharged for failureto upload the scores within the specified timelines.

The Kenya National Examinations Council will closely monitor the projectprogress and authenticity of the scores for all the candidates registered for the 2025 KCSE Project/Practical examination.

The school and individual candidates will be expected to compile and maintain a portfolio (file) of evidence on the progress of the Project work to be presented for assessment and monitoring.

It is important for all Sub County Directors of Education (for private candidates), Principals, Subject teachers, and candidates to note that all documents relating to assessment and conduct of examinations are confidential and must always be handled as such.

  GUIDELINESFORKCSE2025ORAL/AURAL/KCSEPRACTICALPAPERS

• The advance instructions for Art and Design (442/2) and ComputerStudies (451/2) practical papers will be uploaded on the schools’ Project portal by September2025 to enable schools prepare materials in time for the examinations.
• Keying-in and uploading of candidates’ scores for KCSE examination papers with Oral, Aural and practical components for French (501/3),German (502/3),Arabic (503/3), Kenyan SignLanguage (504/3)and Music (511/1) will be done by the assessors after the assessment of the candidites on the examination day as per the assessment timetable.
• Keying in and uploading Home Sciencepractical (441/3) candidates’ scores will be done by the subject teachers after theassessment of the candidates on the examination day as per the assessment timetable.

EVIDENCE OF UPLOADED SCORES

All Principals/Subject teachers or SubCounty Directors of Education (for private candidates) are expected to download the candidates’ scores report (in PDF format),print a hard-copy of the uploaded scores for each milestone and maintain it as evidence. This is applicable to the subjects with a project and Home Science (441/3) practical only.

HOST CENTRE FOR PRIVATE CANDIDATES

The Sub-County Directors of Education with private candidates registered for subjects with a project/practical component are requested to identify the schools that will host the piivate candidates for the project/practical work and inform KNEC in writing.

The Council wishes to thank you for your continued support in the administration of KCSE papers with projects and practical components.

You are kindly requested to facilitate and ensure compliance to the above instructions.

Dr. DavidNjengere, MBS CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER.

CC:

1. The Principal Secretary,State Department of Early Learning and BasicEducation, MoE
2. The Director General, MoE
3. The Director, Quality Assurance and Standards, MoE
4. The Director,Basic Education,State Department of Education, MoE
5. All Regional Directors of Education, Ministry of Education
6. All County Directors of Education,Ministry of Education
7. AllCounty Directors,TeachersS erviceCommission