The Kenya Certificate of Secondary Education (KCSE) examination enters its final week this week, and students are expected to write their final tests on Friday, November 22, 2024.
This year’s exams are being held in 10,755 centres, with the largest number of candidates ever recorded—965,501 students, up from 903,138 in 2023.
KCSE 2024 officially began on October 22 when the candidates took their oral and practical exams for elective subjects like French, German, and Music, months after those taking technical subjects such as Art and Design, Woodwork, and Metalwork had already begun their projects.
> KCSE 2024 Exams Timetable Week 1
The general exam period for common subjects like Mathematics, English, and Chemistry began on Monday, November 11, and the candidates will finish with the Physics Practical this Friday in one session that will take two hours and 30 minutes, from 8:00 AM to 10:30 AM.
Here is the timetable:
Final exam week schedule KCSE 2024
The following final exam schedule for KCSE is available for viewing and download as PDF on the official Kenya National Examinations Council (KNEC) website.
| Day/Date | Time | KCSE 2024 exam |
| Monday 18/11/2024 |
8:00 AM to 10:45 AM | – Geography Paper 1
– Geography Paper 1 Large Print |
| 8:00 AM to 11:15 AM | – Geography Braille | |
| 2:00 PM to 4:00 PM | – Physics Paper 1
– Physics Paper 1 Large Print |
|
| 2:00 PM to 4:30 PM | – General Science Pp 2 – General Science Pp 2 Large Print |
|
| Tuesday
19/11/2024 |
8:00 AM to 10:00 AM | – Business Studies Pp 1
– Business Studies Pp 1 Large Print |
| 8:00 AM to 10:30 AM | – Business Studies Braille | |
| 2:00 PM to 4:00 PM | – Agriculture Pp 1
– Agriculture Pp1 Large Print |
|
| 2:00 PM to 4:30 PM | – Agriculture Braille | |
| Wednesday
20/11/2024 |
8:00 AM to 10:45 AM | – Geography Paper 2
– Geography Pp2 Large Print |
| 8:00 AM to 11:15 AM | – Geography Braille | |
| 2:00 PM to 4:00 PM | – Physics Paper 2
– Physics Pp 2 Large Print |
|
| Thursday
21/11/2024 |
8:00 AM to 10:30 AM | – Business Studies Paper 2
– Business Studies Pp 2 Large Print |
| 8:00 AM to 11:00 AM | – Business Studies Braille | |
| 2:00 PM to 4:00 PM | – Agriculture Pp 2
– Agriculture Pp 2 Large Print |
|
| 2:00 PM to 4:30 PM | – Agriculture Braille | |
| Friday
22/11/2024 |
8:00 AM to 10:30 AM | – Physics (Practical)
– Physics (Practical) Large Print |
All first session examination papers start at 8.00 AM and second session examination papers start at 2:00 PM as indicated on the timetable.
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