The registration of candidates for the 2022 KCPE, and KCSE examinations will start from 2nd January 2022 and end on 15th February 2022.
Deadline: There will be no late registration of candidates.
Number of Candidates required to register KCSE or KCPE Center
Any school that has between 6 and 15 candidates will be hosted by another centre to be determined by the Sub County Director of Education. The information on such schools should be submitted to KNEC together with the registration materials. The hosted school will retain its code during the registration of candidates. Schools with less than five (5) candidates are advised to register their candidates in another approved examination centre.
Headteachers and Sub County Education Officers are required to log onto the KNEC website: www.knec-portal.ac.ke for capturing of the registration details of the candidates and uploading of the photographs using the registration password for the respective examination center.
All candidates must be registered where they have been learning. Registration in two centres (double registration) will be treated as an examination malpractice.
KCPE and KCSE 2022 issuance of Index Numbers
All candidates for both KCPE and KCSE examinations will be issued with an INDEX NUMBER as per the school’s ADMISSION REGISTER NOT class performance as was the case in previous years.
Requirements of New School Registration for KCSE and KCPE 2022 Exams
New schools wishing to be registered as KNEC examinations should submit to KNEC the following:
- Valid registration certificate from the County Director of Education;
- Duly filled inspection questionnaire from the County Director of Education;
- Duly filled application form from the school. This information should reach KNEC by 31st December 2021.
NB: Expired registration certificates will not be accepted.
How to get a KNEC sub-county CODE
New Sub Counties wishing to be allocated a KNEC code and coding of the schools should submit the following to KNEC:
- A Kenya Gazette notice legalizing the creation of the Sub County;
- List of Schools showing their previous codes and the proposed new codes;
- Location of the storage facility (Container) and details of the Deputy County Commissioner (DCC) or Assistant Deputy County Commissioner (ADCC) office.
- This information should reach KNEC before 31st December 2021.
KCSE 2022 Registration of Private Candidates
All private candidates shall be registered at the Sub County Director of Education.
Candidates wishing to register privately will be required to download the private candidate registration form from the KNEC website, complete it as required and present it to the respective Sub County Education office for further instructions within the registration period.
For registration of the KCSE candidates, KNEC will only allow one private examination center per Sub County. Private candidates are not allowed to individually deposit money into the KNEC collection accounts and Sub-County Education Officers are asked to ensure compliance with this regulation.
KCPE 2022 Registration of Private Candidates
All non – formal centers for the KCPE examination shall be expected to register their candidates with the Sub County Education offices and to upload candidates’ photographs online. No hard copies of photographs should be submitted to KNEC. All non-formal schools for the KCPE examination are required to submit their registration certificate from the Ministry of Education (MoE); You can also read KNEC: Download PTE, TCAE, DTE, SNE exam timetables
All Heads of Institutions and Sub County Education officers registering private candidates are asked to note that there will be no keying or amending of candidates’ details after 15th February 2022.
All schools and private candidates shall be expected to adhere to entry requirements as stipulated in the registration instructions for registration of candidates for the KCPE and KCSE examinations as stipulated in the regulations and Examination Manual for each examination printed and circulated in 2017.
All private candidates will be expected to pay their examination fees directly to the KNEC fees collection accounts and the deposit slips should be given to the Sub County Director of Education who will be expected to submit them to KNEC together with other registration documents. The Sub County Director of Education are requested to ensure that such candidates are fully registered.
Forms for Registration of KCSE and KCPE 2022 exams
The Kenya National Examinations Council shall not send any documents for the registration of candidates for the 2022 KCPE and KCSE examinations.
As was the case in the year 2021, all documents for the registration of candidates are to be downloaded from the KNEC website.
How to Register Candidates online using KNEC Portal
To register candidates online visit the KNEC portal: https://www.knec-portal.ac.ke/ and click on either KCPE or KCSE to register.
KCSE and KCPE 2022 Examination Fees
The government of Kenya shall pay examination fees for all candidates in public and private schools except for the following:
- candidates who are re-sitting/repeating
- Non-Citizens and Private candidates registering in the Sub County private examination centres;
KCSE and KCPE 2022 Registration Password and portal accounts
Passwords are confidential to each school and should be secured by the headteacher. In the event that a school has lost/ forgotten its password, the headteacher should send an email to KNEC
All new centres once approved and uploaded on the website shall access the registration platform by keying in their centre number as both the user name and password. Headteachers are advised to change the password from the centre number to a password of their choice to maintain confidentiality.
Heads of institutions and Sub County Directors of Education are advised to safeguard their passwords to restrict access of the school’s registration data by unauthorized persons.
Verification of Candidates Registration Details
All heads of institutions are expected to ensure all candidate’s registration details are captured correctly and every candidate has confirmed the same and signed the nominal roll.
Verification of registration data will take place between 18th and 28th February 2022. Teachers are advised NOT to sign for their candidates as there will be NO WINDOW FOR CANDIDATES TO SIT FOR ANY SUBJECT ASUNDER-PROTEST IN THE 2021 EXAMINATION.
How to submit KCSE and KCPE 2022 Registration forms to KNEC
The Sub County Director of Education will be expected to submit to KNEC all registration documents from the schools and private candidates by 28th February 2022.
KCSE AND KCPE 2022 Exam timetables
You can download kcpe and KCSE exam timetable for 2020 and start preparing for your examinations.- Advertisements –
- KCSE Timetable for 2022: Download from this page
- KCPE Timetable for 2022: Download from this page
Best Wishes
Kescholars Team
