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CS Ogamba: Grade 10 learners to join senior secondary schools from January 12
11th December, 2025 05:31 PM
Education Cabinet Secretary (CS) Julius Ogamba has announced that Grade 10 learners will officially join senior secondary schools beginning January 12, 2025, following the release of the inaugural Kenya Junior School Education Assessment (KJSEA) results.
Speaking at Mitihani House in Nairobi on Thursday, December 11, 2025, the CS released the country’s first-ever KJSEA results, marking a historic moment in the rollout of the Competency-Based Curriculum (CBC).
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Ogamba said the assessment is a major milestone in Kenya’s education reforms, noting that it will play a central role in guiding learners’ transition to senior school.
“KJSEA is a key assessment tool at the end of junior school to evaluate learners’ competencies and guide their transition to senior school. The assessment is a significant milestone in the implementation of competency-based education, as it sets the stage for the inaugural transition to Grade 10 next year,” Ogamba said.
A total of 1,130,459 learners sat for the assessment across the country. Of these, 578,630 were male while 551,829 were female, representing 51.19% and 48.81% of the candidates, respectively.
Following the release of the results, the Ministry of Education will now begin the placement of learners into Senior Schools across the three pathways,STEM, Arts & Sports Science, and Social Sciences.
Ogamba said the placement exercise will strictly follow learners’ performance and their selected pathways.
“It is expected that Grade 10 learners will report to their respective schools starting from 12th January 2025,” he confirmed.
He was accompanied by senior education officials, including the Principal Secretary for Basic Education, Amb. Prof. Julius Bitok, acting TSC CEO Ms. Evaleen Chemitei, KNEC Board Chair Prof. Julius Nyabundi, and KNEC CEO Dr. David Njengere.
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How to access the results
The Kenyan National Examinations Council (KNEC) has announced that parents, learners and teachers can access the results in two key ways.
According to KNEC, the results can first be checked online through the Ministry of Education’s official school-selection portal at https://selection.education.go.ke/my-selections by entering the learner’s assessment number to view their results and senior school placement details.
Secondly, results are available via SMS: send the learner’s assessment number to 22263 from any mobile network.
