Nakuru County is well prepared for the Kenya Certificate of Secondary Education (KCSE), Kenya Junior School Education Assessment (KJSEA), Kenya Primary School Education Assessment (KPSEA) and Kenya Pre-Vocational Level Education Assessment (KPLEA).
Nakuru County Director of Education Victoria Mulili said that in the 2026 KCSE examinations, the county expects C1 schools to attain a mean grade of 10.0 and above, C2 schools 9.0 and above, C3 schools 8.0 and above, and C4 schools 7.0 and above.
“Nakuru County is well prepared for KCSE. Our county education motto is ‘My Education’. Our learners are prepared. We thank our teachers for the good work they have done. We are committed to ensuring our students get good grades,” said Mulili.
She highlighted that KCSE is expected to start on October 16, 2026, with rehearsals, while candidates will begin sitting selected subjects on October 19. Other subjects, including English, will begin on November 2, 2026, with the examinations running until November 20, 2026.
Nakuru registers 48,038 KCSE candidates
The director said the county has 485 examination centres for KCSE, comprising 405 public school examination centres and 80 private school examination centres.
A total of 48,038 candidates have been registered for KCSE, including 42,040 candidates in public senior schools, 5,614 in private senior schools, 34 in Special Needs Education (SNE) schools and 350 private candidates.
Mulili said KJSEA will begin with rehearsals on October 23, 2026, while candidates will sit the assessment from October 26 to 30, 2026.
She said Nakuru County has 983 examination centres for KJSEA, comprising 726 public junior school examination centres and 257 private junior school examination centres.
The county has registered 58,243 KJSEA candidates, including 49,374 in public junior schools, 8,819 in private junior schools, 37 in special needs junior schools and 13 private candidates.
Over 64,000 learners registered for KPSEA
The Nakuru County Director of Education added that the county has 1,145 examination centres for KPSEA, with 64,141 candidates registered.
These include 48,872 candidates in public primary schools, 15,224 in private primary schools and 45 in special needs primary schools.
Nakuru County also has five examination centres for KPLEA, with 150 candidates registered.
Mulili urged examination centre managers, supervisors and invigilators to follow Kenya National Examinations Council (KNEC) protocols to safeguard the integrity of the examinations.
She encouraged all candidates to be confident, noting that they have been sitting examinations for many years and should approach the national assessments with confidence and trust in God for good results.
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The director also encouraged parents to pray for their children, support them and provide a conducive environment that will enable them to sit their examinations smoothly and with peace of mind.
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