Form 1 Selection 2023: How to Check and Download Admission Letters

The CS for education, Ezekiel Machogu has announced that the 2023 form 1 selection and intake exercise has come to an end. All the 2022 KCPE candidates have been placed in various categories of secondary schools around the country. You can access the school you are placed in through SMS or by visiting the Ministry of Education placement portal and downloading your admission letter.

According to the CS, 38,972 students have been placed in National schools. 228,160 candidates will join extra-county schools, and 199,027 will join county schools.

A further 762,610 learners will attend sub-county schools, and 2,045 were placed in special needs schools.

The Minister also added that 1,819 students have been placed in special needs schools.

While speaking at KICD, the CS said that all the 2022 grade 6 graduates will move on to junior secondary schools. The junior secondary learners will wear uniforms different from the hosting primary schools’.

The CS also indicated that in line with the government’s 100% transition agenda, all the 2022 KCPE learners have been placed in public secondary schools.

There are 4 categories of public secondary schools in Kenya, namely, the National schools, County schools, extra-county schools, and sub-county schools.

To check the school a student has been selected into, you can visit the respective Ministry of Education form 1 placement portal.

You can also see the form 1 selection results by sending the candidate’s full index number to 22263 on any mobile network. Each SMS costs Ksh. 25.

Form 1 placement admission letters are made available category at a time on the M.o.E portal (www.education.go.ke) starting with the National Schools placements.

Schools can also download the placement results from the NEMIS portal.

How to View Form 1 Selection Results Online and Download Admission Letters 2023

The Ministry of Education form 1 selection results portal has been grouped into 4 categories for quick and direct access to the information you seek.

Click on any of the following categories that concern you to view your form 1 placement result and download the admission letter.

Form 1 Selection Results and Admission Letters for National Schools

Visit the Form One Selection 2023 for NATIONAL SCHOOLS link

You will see a box like this;

Nationa schools form 1 selection

Select the county and sub-county the candidate sat KCPE in.
Enter the full KCPE index number.
Click on Submit.
Next, click on the link named “admission letter” at the bottom of the page for a copy of your admission letter.
Use the printer icon to print or the download icon to download to your computer or smartphone.
Get your primary school’s headteacher to endorse the letter and stamp it in the space provided.
Finally, present it for admission together with a certified copy of your birth certificate.

Download Form 1 Selection Results and Admission Letter for Extra County Schools

Follow the link Form One Selection 2022 for Extra County Schools

National Secondary Schools in Kenya per County [2023]

Follow the following steps to view and download your admission letter for extra county school choice:

First, click on the above link to go to the selection portal
Select the county and sub-county you sat your KCPE in
Enter your full index number
Click on Submit.
Next, click on the link named “admission letter” at the bottom of the page for a copy of your admission letter.
Use the printer icon to print or the download icon to download to your computer.
Get your primary school’s headteacher to endorse the letter and stamp it in the space provided.
Finally, present it for admission together with a certified copy of your birth certificate.

Form 1 Selection Results View and Download Procedure for County Schools

Click on the link: Form One Selection 2023 for County Schools and follow the instructions given to view and download your form 1 intake results and admission letter, when availed.

You can now view and download your form 1 admission letter for count school choice.

To do so, do the following:

Click the above link for county school selection
Select the county and sub-county you sat your KCPE in
Enter your full index number
Click on Submit.
Next, click on the link named “admission letter” at the bottom of the page for a copy of your admission letter.
Use the printer icon to print or the download icon to download to your computer.
Get your primary school’s headteacher to endorse the letter and stamp it in the space provided.
Finally, present it for admission together with a certified copy of your birth certificate.