A total of 1,932 candidates scored grade A in the 2025 Kenya Certificate of Secondary Education (KCSE) examinations,.
Speaking on Friday when he was handing over results to the president, CS Julius Ogamba said 270,000 attained grade C+ and above, qualifying for direct university entry.
He said 993,000 candidates sat the national examinations, with girls accounting for 50 per cent of the candidature. The figures were presented to President William Ruto ahead of the official release of the results today.
The Ministry of Education also said that 72,000 candidates from day secondary schools scored grade C+ and above, underscoring the growing performance of learners in public day schools.
The KCSE examinations were administered countrywide between October 21 and November 14, 2025.
More details on subject performance and school rankings are expected to be released by the Ministry of Education.
The Kenya National Examinations Council (KNEC) has been finalising the marking and processing of the results ahead of today’s release.
The ministry said candidates will be able to access their results shortly after the official announcement.
Some parents had raised concerns over what they perceived as a delay in releasing the 2025 KCSE results, but CS Ogamba maintained that the process was proceeding as planned.
Ogamba said the ministry has consistently released KCSE results in January and assured the public that this year’s schedule had not shifted.
In an effort to address longstanding issues around withheld certificates, the ministry has introduced a new system where candidates will collect their KCSE certificates from subcounty education offices instead of their former schools.
The change is intended to prevent delays linked to unpaid school fees.
by NANCY AGUTU
