Candidates who fail to sit their Kenya Certificate of Secondary Education examination for reasons beyond their control will now have another chance to do so in July.
This is after the Kenya National Examination Council (KNEC) introduced a mid year series to cover students who might have missed the exam of those who wish to retake the exam.
Education CS Julius Ogamba made the announcement while releasing the 2024 KCSE results at KNEC headquarters on Thursday.
"Starting this year and following extensive stakeholder consultations I wish to announce that KNEC will introduce a mid-year series of the KCSE examination to be administered in July every year," Ogamba said.
"The examination will target candidates wishing to repeat KCSE exam and those who may have missed sitting the exam due to sickness or
other unexpected hardships," he said.
The CS said adult candidates may also consider registering for the July series examination from this year.
KNEC CEO David Njeng'ere has announced the last Kenya Certificate of Secondary Education (KCSE) examination will be administered in 2027.
"I wish to remind the public that the last KCSE examination will be administered in 2027. Any person wishing to repeat fully or partially should take advantage of the remaining chances to do so," he said.
After 2027, the 38-year-old exams will come to an end.
The marking of exams concluded on December 13, 2024, after an extensive effort by examiners across 35 designated marking centres.
The 2024 KCSE exams took place in 10,755 centres, with a record-high of 965,501 candidates sitting the exams, an increase from 903,138 in 2023.
The Council engaged 30,370 examiners for the marking of the 2024 KCSE examination papers in 40 marking centres, Njeng'ere said.