Grade nine learners who sat the 2025 Kenya Junior School Education Assessment can now check their results by SMS, following a Thursday announcement directing parents, teachers, and candidates to use a simple shortcode service.

To access the results, users are required to send the learner’s assessment number to 22263. The message costs Ksh30, and the reply includes the full KJSEA score as well as the schools selected based on each learner’s career pathway.

“To check a KJSEA learner's selected schools, send their assessment number to 22263. The SMS costs Ksh30,” read a notice from one of Kenya’s leading telecommunications companies.

The examinations, conducted between 27 October and 3 November, were designed to assess how prepared the more than one million candidates are for their transition to senior secondary school.

The notice comes shortly after Basic Education Principal Secretary Julius Bitok confirmed that results would be released in early December. Speaking on 17 November, he said the Ministry of Education was ready to support the smooth movement of learners into the next level.

He indicated that the results would be released “before or by 11 December”, adding that the transition process was already in motion.

While the Kenya National Examination Council (KNEC) has yet to issue a formal public statement declaring the results released, the placement of learners is expected to begin within a week of the final release.

According to the Ministry, all students are expected to receive their placement letters by 25 December, and report to senior secondary schools by 12 January 2026.

The announcement follows a warning from KNEC urging the public to beware of fraudsters claiming they can alter exam scores. In a statement issued on 3 December, the Council said it had received reports of individuals posing as “insiders” and offering to change candidates’ marks for payment. KNEC reminded the public that exam results cannot be manipulated and advised parents and learners to report such cases.