The Teachers Service Commission (TSC) has tossed up 21,313 promotion vacancies for teachers to apply online.
The Commission in an advert has given teachers two weeks to apply for the slots that covers teachers from job group C1 to D4.
According to TSC the applications must be submitted by the midnight of Monday, 25th August 2025.
Interested candidates, who meet the required qualifications can submit their applications online through the TSC promotion portal.
In the Collective Bargaining Agreement (CBA) 2025 – 2029 it signed with teachers unions, TSC pledged to promote teachers across all cadres at a cost of Sh1 Billion this financial year.
According to the promotion guidelines it released, teachers will be considered based on year of service in current grade and their age.
Those who have served seven years in same job group will be awarded 50 marks in the scoresheet.
Six, five, four and three years will score 40, 30, 20 and 10 marks respectively according to the promotion scoresheet it released.
Click here to download TSC circular guide and scoresheet for promotion of teachers 2025-2026 (pdf)
| S/ No. | Advert No. | Advert Name | TSC Scale | Grade | Posts |
| 1 | 3/2025 | Chief principal – Regular | D5 | 15 | 99 |
| 2 | 4/2025 | Chief principal – TTC | D5 | 15 | 6 |
| 3 | 5/2025 | Senior Principal – Regular | D4 | 14 | 490 |
| 4 | 6/2025 | Senior Principal – TTC | D4 | 14 | 6 |
| 5 | 7/2025 | Principal – Regular | D3 | 13 | 674 |
| 6 | 8/2025 | Principal – SNE | D3 | 12 | 2 |
| 7 | 9/2025 | Deputy Principal II – Regular | D2 | 12 | 971 |
| 8 | 10/2025 | Deputy Principal II – TTC | D2 | 12 | 15 |
| 9 | 11/2025 | Deputy Principal II – SNE | D2 | 12 | 4 |
| 10 | 12/2025 | Senior Lecturer I – TTC | D2 | 12 | 23 |
| 11 | 13/2025 | Senior Curriculum Support Officer | D2 | 12 | 19 |
| 12 | 14/2025 | Curriculum Support Officer I | D1 | 11 | 56 |
| 13 | 15/2025 | Deputy Principal III – Regular | D1 | 11 | 847 |
| 14 | 16/2025 | Senior Head Teacher – Regular | D1 | 11 | 1,400 |
| 15 | 17/2025 | Senior Head Teacher – SNE | D1 | 11 | 14 |
| 16 | 18/2025 | Senior Lecturer II – TTC | D1 | 11 | 44 |
| 17 | 19/2025 | Curriculum Support Officer II – Regular | C5 | 10 | 111 |
| 18 | 20/2025 | Curriculum Support Officer II – SNE | C5 | 10 | 134 |
| 19 | 21/2025 | Head-Teacher – Regular | C5 | 10 | 1,872 |
| 20 | 22/2025 | Senior Lecturer III – TTC | C5 | 10 | 43 |
| 21 | 23/2025 | Senior Master III – Regular | C5 | 10 | 737 |
| 22 | 24/2025 | Deputy Head-Teacher II – Regular | C4 | 9 | 3,547 |
| 23 | 25/2025 | Deputy Head-Teacher II – SNE | C4 | 9 | 19 |
| 24 | 26/2025 | Senior Lecturer IV – TTC | C4 | 9 | 59 |
| 25 | 27/2025 | Senior Master IV – Regular | C4 | 9 | 850 |
| 26 | 28/2025 | Senior Master IV – SNE | C4 | 9 | 3 |
| 27 | 29/2025 | Lecturer I – TTC | C3 | 8 | 18 |
| 28 | 30/2025 | Secondary Teacher I – (Diploma) Regular | C3 | 8 | 994 |
| 29 | 31/2025 | Senior Teacher I – Regular | C3 | 8 | 3,244 |
| 30 | 32/2025 | Senior Teacher I – SNE | C3 | 8 | 141 |
| 31 | 33/2025 | Senior Teacher II – Regular | C2 | 7 | 4,683 |
| 32 | 34/2025 | Senior Teacher II – SNE | C2 | 7 | 188 |
| TOTAL | 21,313 | ||||
Also teachers aged fifty seven years and above will be awarded 30 marks. Those aged fifty two to fifty six will get 25 marks.
Tutors aged forty seven to fifty one have been awarded 20 marks while those aged forty two to forty six will score 15 marks.
However a teacher must have served for at least three years in current job group for them to be considered except those in ASAL areas who will be promoted on affirmative action.
Click here to download TSC circular guide and scoresheet for promotion of teachers 2025-2026 (pdf)
Teachers who have served as administrators in acting capacity will be given big consideration if they produce evidence of acting.
However the Commission has give little consideration to teachers with academic certificates.
TSC has awarded only 5 marks to PhD holders, 4 marks to those with Masters and 3 marks to teachers Degrees.
Teachers with Diplomas have been awarded zero marks according to the scoresheet it released on 12th August.
Primary school teachers who have stagnated in job group C1 for years have been awarded 4,683 promotion slots while those who have stagnated in C2 have gotten 3,244 slots.