KJSEA Results Drop This Thursday-Here's What Happens Next

The Ministry of Education is expected to release the inaugural Kenya Junior School Education Assessment (KJSEA) results this Thursday. Education Cabinet Secretary Julius Migos Ogamba earlier confirmed that more than one million learners would know their performance by 11th December, once marking by the Kenya National Examination Council (KNEC) is finalized. Although the mode of release is yet to be disclosed, the announcement will set in motion a series of activities that will run through January next year. Here's the road map of events that will take place.

Photo Courtesy : Education Cabinet Secretary, Julius Ogamba during a press conference.

Instant Results Access...

Once the big announcement is made, the results will be instantly accessible to the anxious candidates who have been waiting for weeks. Online and SMS platforms are likely to be employed to avail the results.

Placement Before Christmas..

The next stage will be the placement process, which the Ministry has indicated will be completed before the Christmas holidays. This is to enable early preparations for admissions in senior school come January.

Placement Based on Performance

Placement will be heavily guided by learners’ performance, with top achievers expected to secure places in the country’s most prestigious senior schools. Earlier this year, learners selected schools and subject combinations across various pathways. However, since those choices were based purely on preference rather than performance, the final placement picture is expected to shift significantly.

Learners who secure a place will be able to download their admission letters as they prepare to report on 12th January 2026.

Chance to Request Changes

Learners dissatisfied with their placement will have the opportunity to request adjustments through their respective Heads of Institutions.

About the KJSEA...

The KJSEA is a summative assessment taken at the end of Junior Secondary School and accounts for 60% of the overall score used for placement. An additional 20% comes from the KPSEA results, which were used during the transition of the pioneer class into Junior School, while the remaining 20% is derived from School-Based Assessments (SBA) conducted in Grades 7 and 8.

The 2025 assessment is the first of its kind and was sat by the pioneer Competency-Based Education (CBE) cohort that began their CBC journey in 2017. This milestone underscores Kenya’s continued transition from the 8-4-4 system to the new 2-6-3-3 education structure.

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