KNEC dispatches 2022 KCSE certificates to schools

Kenya National Examination Council (KNEC) has directed all students who sat the 2022 Kenya Certificate of Secondary Education (KCSE) to collect certificates from their respective schools.

The council announced Friday it had dispatched the examinations’ certificates for verification and issuance to the bonafide candidates through their respective Sub-County Directors of Education (for Private Candidates) and Principals of Secondary Schools.

“The 2022 KCSE examination certificates for all eligible candidates have been dispatched to schools through their respective sub-county director of education offices. Candidates and parents/guardians are hereby requested to collect the certificates from their institutions at the earliest opportunity” KNEC said on X.

Queries which should be submitted online through the Query Management Information System (QMIS) must reach KNEC not later than 30 days after the release of the certificates.

“Queries about examination results/certificates must be made t within thirty (30) days after the date of dispatch and will attract a fee of Kshs. 5,000.00 payable through the Paybill number generated by QMIS after verification of the application submitted. Certificate queries submitted in hard copy will not be accepted” said the examination body.

Candidates who have not submitted passport-size photographs by the time of printing will not be issued with the document.

EXPLAINER: What you should do upon receiving the certificate

The following details must be counter-checked before the Issuance of the certificates to candidates:

2.1 Accuracy of details:

#Centre name and candidate’s names;

# School code;

# Candidate’s Gender.

2.2 Quality of printing (that the certificate has no smudged or faded print; and are in good condition).

2.3 Embossing of hologram and candidate’s passport size photograph.

The passport size photograph embossed on the candidate’s certificate is exactly the same as what was submitted to KNEC during the registration of the candidate.

2.4 The number of certificates delivered are as indicated in the Checklist provided for each examination centre and for all candidates who qualify for award of the certificates.

Any discrepancies should be indicated in the Acknowledgement form and forwarded to KNEC through the SCDEs’ offices.

881,416 candidates who sat for the examinations, 443, 644 were male while 437,772 were female, representing 50.33 per cent and 49.69 per cent of the total candidature respectively.

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