The 2024 Kenya Certificate of Secondary Education (KCSE) exams have begun with 965,501 candidates participating across 10,755 centres up from 903,138 candidates in 2023.
The exams will begin with practical and oral assessments in elective subjects, including French, German, Kenyan Sign Language, and music.
According to the Kenya National Examinations Council (KNEC), this year’s KCSE exams will run from October 22 to November 22.
To facilitate the distribution of exam materials, KNEC has added 41 new distribution centres, bringing the total to 617.
KNEC CEO David Njeng’ere confirmed that additional containers have been installed for the collection of exam papers twice a day.
Other than the KCSE, KNEC will administer the Kenya Primary School Education Assessment (KPSEA) between October 28 and November 1.
The assessment is part of the Competency-Based Curriculum (CBC) with 1,303,913 seating candidates across 35,573 centres.
