The Ministry of Education has released Grade 10 placement results for candidates who sat the 2025 Kenya Junior Secondary Education Assessment (KJSEA), marking a key milestone in the transition to senior secondary under the Competency-Based Education (CBE) system.
Parents and guardians can now check where learners have been placed by sending the candidate’s KNEC assessment number via SMS to 22263 or by accessing the Ministry’s placement portal at placements.education.go.ke.
According to the Ministry, learners are expected to report to their respective senior secondary schools by Monday, January 12, 2026.
The placement process, the Ministry said, was fully automated and took into account several factors, including learners’ school choices, performance in the KJSEA, psychometric test results, equity considerations, and the capacity of individual schools.
“The top performers in each STEM, social science, and arts track will get priority placement in boarding schools of their choice,” the Ministry stated.
The Grade 10 placements follow the release of the 2025 KJSEA results on Thursday, December 11. The examinations were conducted between October 27 and November 3, and were designed to assess the readiness of the pioneer cohort under the CBE system.
A total of 1,130,459 learners sat the 2025 KJSEA, comprising 578,630 boys and 551,829 girls, according to official data from the Ministry.
The Ministry has also provided room for parents and learners who wish to change their assigned schools. Such requests must be made formally through the heads of junior schools at least two weeks before the Grade 10 reporting date.
However, senior secondary schools will first be required to declare available vacancies through their respective county directors of education. The Ministry noted that the replacement process will only be conducted once and will be irreversible once completed.
Upon approval of a replacement request, joining instructions will be issued to learners online. The Ministry cautioned that “at no time shall a school issue printed letters for replacement cases.”
“The officers involved are required to cooperate and ensure a fair and credible selection and placement process for a smooth transition of students from junior school to senior school,” the Ministry said.