Somalia exam results: how to check Grade 8 and Grade 12 results (natiijada imtixaanka)

Which exam body is yours?

Your results come from the body that ran your exam. There are three.

• Federal exam (most of southern and central Somalia, including Banadir and Jubaland). Run by the federal Ministry of Education, Culture and Higher Education through the Somali National Examination Board. Official site: soneb.gov.so. The government's services page lists a "Hubi Natiijada Imtixaanka" (check exam results) service that links there (somalia.gov.so, services). Ministry site: moe.gov.so.
• Puntland. The Puntland Ministry of Education runs its own Grade 8 and Grade 12 exams. Puntland and the federal government have disagreed over a single unified exam (Garowe Online). Results are announced in Garowe and shared through the ministry and local media.
• Somaliland. The Somaliland National Examination and Certification Board runs its own exams. You can check or verify a result with your roll or index number at slnecb.org/results.

How to check (steps)

1. Have your roll number or index number ready. It is on your exam entry slip.
2. Open the official site for your exam body (links above). Do not pay any website that is not official.
3. Enter the number exactly as written. Check your name and school on the result.
4. Keep a screenshot. Your school receives the official result sheet and later the certificate.
5. If the site is busy on results day, try again later or ask your school. Results are also read on national radio and TV.

When results come out

• Federal Grade 12: exams were held 20 to 25 June 2026, and results were announced on 15 August 2026 (Dawan, 13 August 2026; Garowe Online).
• Puntland: exams opened in Garowe in late May 2026 for 16,068 Grade 8 and 9,153 Grade 12 students, in 161 centres (Sooha, 30 May 2026).
• Somaliland: the 2025–2026 results were announced in late August 2026 (AllAfrica, August 2026).

The latest numbers

Federal Grade 12, 2026: 44,330 registered and 42,916 sat the exam: 24,407 boys and 18,509 girls. 40,037 passed and 2,879 did not, a pass rate of 92.81 percent. The exam ran in 58 districts and 158 centres. The top student was Mohamed Isse Dahir of Howlwadaag School, Banadir. Second was Farxiyo Farah Omar of Ahmed Binu Hambal School, Jubaland. Third was Aamino Khalid Abdalla of Imam Shafici School, Banadir (Dawan, 15 August 2026).

Federal Grade 12, 2025: 39,382 students sat the exam in June 2025. The results were released in Jowhar, the first time outside Mogadishu. Results in Luuq and Kismayo were cancelled after disruption (Dawan).

Somaliland Grade 12, 2026: 16,051 students sat the secondary exam and all but 27 passed (AllAfrica). In 2025 the pass rate was 97.9 percent (Dawan).

Common problems

• Lost roll number: ask your school or the regional education office.
• Wrong name on the result: report it through your school before certificates are printed.
• Results cancelled in your area: the ministry announces resits. Ask your school for the date.
• Using results abroad: universities may ask for a verified copy. Somaliland's board offers a verify service online (slnecb.org).

Why it matters

More than 40,000 young people finish secondary school in the federal exam alone each year, and the number keeps rising. Their next step, to university, work or study abroad, is the future of the country. See scholarships and learning English for free.