How to Check Your HELB Batch Number in 2025.
The Higher Education Loans Board (HELB) has begun issuing student loans for upkeep and tuition to students in universities and technical and vocational schools (TVETs) across the country.
Reportedly, starting today, Tuesday, January 15, 2025, HELB will disburse upkeep funds directly to students’ accounts. This applies to those whose batch numbers read “Paid to Account” and whose loan status shows “Disbursement in Progress” in the Student Portal. By now, most tuition loans for these batches have already been disbursed, and the payments are reflecting in their respective school accounts.
Before student loans are disbursed, HELB usually issues batch numbers to students to track and organise their loans. Students can check their loan details and status using their batch number.
How to check your HELB batch number
If you applied for a HELB loan and want to check your loan details and verify your loan status, follow these steps to see your batch number:
1. Visit the HELB Student Portal (Higher Education Financing Portal) at portal.hef.co.ke
2. Sign in using your email address and password
3. Click “Log in”
4. Go to “My Loans” at the top of the homepage
5. On the “My Loans and Scholarships” page, click “View Details” to see the total allocated amount
6. Your batch number appears in the second-to-last column, and the payment status is shown in the last column
Some of the paid HELB batch numbers for 2024/2025 include 5784, 5990, and 5994, which are set to receive Surepay messages from today. The full list is shown below.
Paid HELB batches 2025
- HELB batch number 5784
- HELB batch number 5990
- HELB batch number 5991
- HELB batch number 5992
- HELB batch number 5994
- HELB batch number 6008
- HELB batch number 6012
- HELB batch number 6013
- HELB batch number 6028
- HELB batch number 6047
The next batches in the queue are 5847, 5892, 5891, and 5893.
How to Check Your HELB Batch Number in 2025.