KNEC South C Offices Contacts
KNEC South C Offices Contacts – see details below:
South C Offices
New Mitihani House
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Foreign Section – 0202143412
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Our Teacher Examinations
The Teacher Education Examinations are professional examinations administered to persons wishing to join the teaching profession at various levels. These examinations are listed below: –
- Primary Teacher Education (PTE)
- Diploma in Teacher Education (DTE)
- Teacher Certificate in Adult Education (TCAE)
- Diploma in Special Needs Education Part I and II
- Early Childhood Development Education
- Proficiency
- Certificate and
- Diploma Examination (ECDE)
ECDE Examinations
Early Childhood Development and Education (ECDE) examinations are courses taken by students who wish to specialize in Early Childhood Education.
The teachers who pursue the course are awarded with either Diploma or Certificate in ECDE after two years of study.
Click here to read more about the KNEC ECDE Registration Guidelines 2023-2024.
SNE Examinations
Diploma in Special Needs Education (SNE) examination is a two year course taken by teachers who wish to specialize in Special Needs Education after they complete the teacher training course at various levels. The teachers who pursue the course are awarded with Diploma in Special Needs Education.
DTE Examinations
Diploma in Teacher Education (DTE) examination is a three year course taken by students who wish to be teachers at secondary school level after they complete the Kenya Certificate of Secondary Education (KCSE) examination. The students who pursue the course are awarded with Diploma in Teacher Education.
Our Business & Technical Examinations
The Business and Technical Examinations are categorized under Post School examinations. These are professional examinations offered to candidates who have completed primary and/or secondary school education. The examinations are offered twice a year during the months of July and November. All courses are offered in both series.
Categories of examinations in Business Technical examinations.
- i) Single and Group – this is an examination where candidates can sit for single papers and obtain a certificate. After completion of the course, the certificates are combined into three levels of elementary, intermediate and advanced. With the advanced certificate, candidates can proceed to Higher Diploma or Degree level of education.
- ii) Artisan– these level places emphasis on acquisition/mastery of practical skills. Candidates are awarded after passing practical examinations. The levels are:
- Certificate courses
- Diploma courses
- Higher Diploma courses
Those who successfully complete any of the above courses can proceed to the next stage or join the job market. Holders of Diploma certificates can proceed to pursue Degree courses.
More information on Business and Technical examinations can be found in the Regulations for the TVET craft and diploma Business/Technical Examinations.
Technical Vocational Education & Training (TVET) Courses
The following levels of Technical Education Examinations are offered by the KNEC:-
i) Artisan Certificate Examinations.
ii) Craft Certificate Examinations.
iii) Diploma Certificate Examinations.
iv) Higher Diploma Certificate Examinations.
Candidates can sit these examinations under the Modular and Non- Modular curriculum. In modular curriculum, the Craft certificate examinations has two modules; I and module II, Diploma level has three modules; module I, module II and module III and Higher Diploma level has two modules; module I and module II.
Candidates must take all the examinations papers of the module at one sitting except for the referred candidates.
Kenya Certificate Of Secondary Education
The Kenya Certificate of Secondary Education (KCSE) examination is an examination that is offered after four year cycle in secondary education. The examination is normally offered in November/December each year. It is open to all bona fide residents of Kenya who meet the examination requirements as stipulated by KNEC.
Holders of KCSE certificate may proceed to tertiary institutions to pursue degree, diploma, craft, and certificate and artisan courses.
Registration of Candidates
Registration of candidates for the KNEC examinations is based on the Regulations and Syllabuses for specific examination which give the guidelines and procedures required for the registration of candidates.
After all the information for the candidates has been keyed online, heads of institutions/schools MUST re-check the online report thoroughly to ensure that it is accurate. The head institution must then download the list of candidates, sign and stamp on the space provided and indicate all other details required in the nominal roll after verification.
The Ministry of Education will remit examination fees for all KCPE and KCSE candidates for both private and public schools. However the following candidates will be required to pay examination fees:-
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- KCPE and KCSE private candidates
- Candidate in prisons
- Teacher Education candidates
- Business and Technical examinations candidates
The Registration of the mentioned KNEC examinations is done online.
Registration Of Candidates with Special Needs
The Kenya National Examinations Council has categorized the candidates with special needs as follows:-
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- Visually impaired – low vision and blind candidates
- Hearing impaired candidates
- Physically challenged candidates
- Mentally Challenged candidates
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Information on the above candidates giving details of index number, subjects and degree of impairment must be captured during registration.Depending on the degree of impairment, the Council will facilitate the candidates appropriately upon receipt of supporting evidence from competent medical authority.
For Candidate Registration visit click the button below:
All Examination fees must be paid through any of the following banks:-
- Co-operative Bank.
- National Bank of Kenya.
- Equity Bank.
- Kenya Commercial Bank.
A candidate is considered duly registered after fulfilling the following:
- Candidate’s details are successfully uploaded onto the registration platform for the specific examination.
- The subjects are duly selected as per subject cluster as stipulated in the regulations governing the specific examination.
- Payment of fees where applicable (examination fees is not refundable or transferable to another candidate nor to another year)
- Submission of all the candidates’ registration materials to KNEC
Registration of examination centres
Any new institution wishing to register candidates for KNEC examinations must fulfill the following:-
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- Submit a valid registration certificate from the Ministry of Education; in case of school (KCPE & KCSE) and Teacher Education examinations.
- Business and Technical examination centres should submit a report from Technical, Vocational Education and Training Authority (TVETA).
- Complete and submit an application form for registration of a new examination centre which is available on KNEC website
- Submit a questionnaire duly filled by the Sub-County Director of Education or the Kenya National Examinations Council after inspection of the centre. This must be accompanied by a report giving recommendations on the status of the institution;
(The application must reach KNEC a year before registration of the candidates). - When an examination centre relocates to a new premise it is required to apply to KNEC for re-inspection
The Council reserves the right to combine examination centres for purposes of ease of administration of examinations and for security reasons.
Brief Summary OF Registration Of Examination Centres
The minimum candidature that an examination centre is allowed to present for the various examinations is:-
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- KCPE and KCSE – fifteen (15) candidates.
- Business, Technical and Teacher Education – ten (10) candidates.
- Foreign Examinations – fifteen (15) candidates.
Examination centres presenting fewer candidates than the required minimum are not recognized as examination centres and should be hosted by other examination centres.
Prisons and institutions presenting candidates with special needs are exempted from the above rule.
All examination centres are expected to log onto the KNEC Registration portal for specific examination and enter the candidates’ details using the school/centre registration password.
RELEASE OF EXAM RESULTS
Release of Results Slips
The KCSE candidates are expected to access their result slips immediately after release of the examination results in their respective schools.
Release Of Certificates
All certificates for regular candidates are issued through the Heads of Schools/Institutions and to private candidates through the Sub County Directors of Education
Send all KNEC enquiries to any of the following contact details below and you will be responded to as soon as possible:
CONTACT INFO
- KENYA NATIONAL EXAMINATIONS COUNCIL
Chief Executive Officer – P.O. Box: 73598 00200, Nairobi, Kenya. - +254 020 3317412 / 3317413 / 3317419 / 3317427 / 3341027 3341050 / 3341071 / 3341098 / 3341113 / 2213381
- info@knec.ac.ke
- knec.ac.ke
- Fax: +254-020- 2226032
- 0720741001/0732333860
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Please I haven’t received my Diploma certificate that I did in July 2016 please help me to get.
I haven’t received my Diploma Certificate of July 2018, after i did an exemption letter to your office and paid the amount needed regarding the same on 17/Dec/2019.this is really inconveniencing me so much since the results slip is not applicable that much anymore.Your quick response will be highly appreciated
Why is my KCSE center asking for money now.its Three days before exams
The amount of money they are asking for is 6000
How much money is being paid fir replacing kcse cert? There are different amounts in different sites. I have tried calling through the contacts provided but none of them is going through. Kindly help
HELLO ,
I LOST MY KSCE RESULT SLIP AND KCSE CERTIFICATE.
KINDLY ADVICE ME ON HOW TO RECOVER MY LOST DOCUMENTS.
KIND REGARDS,
ASHLEY M MARENYA
I sat for 8 subjects in 2009, I am planning to register as a private candidate but I wish to drop business studies.kindly advise me if it’s possible to avoid inconveniences.
Regards.
hello can I stilllregister for my PTE exam now ..cause I never made via the college…
Kindly advise on the possibility of sitting for a kiswahili paper only. Kcpe, kcse and college level. How much will each cost
Salutation,
I am a very frustrated candidate my index number 4031920274 and ID 21607573 i sat for my exams in July 2019. i got my result slips. afterwards most of the student got their certificates last year in 2020,while a few of us our certificates are missing. I been pursuing this issue , written letters, come in person at your headquarters in south c, filled the online portal QMIS but no feedback.
My studies were sponsored by my organisation, they need a copy of the certificate in order for me to get a redesignation from a clerical officer to an ICT Assistant, also for me to be registered by ICTA i MUST submit the certificate, my studied have stagnated.
i wish KNEC to facilitate me in remitting my certificate so that i can stop stagnation at my work place and also get a chance to be sponsored to the next level of my studies.as for now i miss out on promotions and training projections from my work place .
i hope my request will be granted a favourable consideration
Kind Regards
Maureen Jacqueline Bwire
0721312610
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May know why knec has delayed to submit confirmation to TSC after verification of SNE part 1
I got a y in one subject which I don’t know how and why it is appearing in my results this November December exams released
Hi am making a follow up on my confirmation of my kcpe certìficate to tsc.I paid and left you a copy of bank slip copy of nominal roll and a letter from my primary school where I sat for kcpe.kindly let me know the way forward because tsc have been waiting .
Hello, I invigilated KCSE exams 2021 at kariobangi North girls secondary school but I haven’t been paid, I used a number not registered under my name to register cp2 account. The number registered under my name is 0713012732(Bett osmo ). My tsc No is 850424.And I’d number 32645223.Kindly help where necessary. I have suffered waiting.