KCSE registration fees expected from Repeaters and private candidates 2021

May 31, 2025 Maverick John

The registration of candidates for the 2021 Kenya Certificate of Secondary Education (KCSE) examinations is ongoing. The registration of candidates for the 2021 KCPE, KCSE and KCSE QT examinations will run from 2nd June, 2021 and end on 31st July, 2021. The Kenya National Examinations Council, Knec, has already opened the KCSE 2021 registration portal.

REGISTRATION OF KCSE PRIVATE CANDIDATES

All private candidates shall be identified and registered by the Sub County Director of Education.

Candidates wishing to register privately will be required to download the private candidate’s 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 centre per Sub County.

The Sub County Directors of Education are informed to identify one public school where the private candidates will be hosted during the examination. This will be the centre where the candidates will undertake the projects and sit for their practical examination papers.

REGISTRATION OF KCPE PRIVATE CANDIDATES.

All non-formal centres 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 candidates registering for examination in prisons must have individual passport size photograph uploaded online.

KCPE AND KCSE 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/repeaters;
Non-Citizens;
Private candidates registering in the Sub County private examination centres;
Candidates in prisons

All private candidates will be expected to pay their examination fees directly to the KNEC fees collection accounts.

The deposit slips should be submitted to the Sub County Director of Education who shall submit the documents to KNEC together with other registration documents.

The KCSE Qualifying Test registration fee is Kes. 3000/= (three thousand) per candidate.

The fees should be deposited in the KNEC KCSE fees collection accounts in either National Bank, Kenya Commercial Bank, Co-operative Bank or Equity Bank.

FEES PAYABLE PER REPEATER OR PRIVATE CANDIDATE PER SUBJECTS ENTRY

NO. OF SUBJECTS ENTERED	FEES PAYABLE, KSHS.
1 Subject	3,100
2 Subjects	3,500
3 Subjects	3,900
4 subjects	4,300
5 subjects	4,700
6 subjects	5,100
7 subjects	5,500
8 subjects	5,900
9 subjects	6,300

A student pays as per the number of subjects she/ he is to register for.

EXTRA FEES FOR REPEATERS AND PRIVATE CANDIDATES TAKING PROJECT- BASED SUBJECTS

This fee is paid only for students taking the following project based subjects.

SUBJECT NAME	SUBJECT CODE	FEES PAYABLE, KSHS.
Home Science	441	200
Art and Design	442	200
Agriculture	443	200
Woodwork	444	200
Metal Work	445	200
Building Construction	446	200
Power Mechanics	447	500
Electricity	448	500
Drawing and Design	449	200
Aviation Technology	450	2,500
Computer Studies	451	200
French	501	500
German	502	500
Arabic	503	500
Kenya Sign Language	504	500
Music	511	500

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