Education Cabinet Secretary Ezekiel Machogu on Monday December 18 released Form One Selection Results for 2023 KCPE candidates.
According to the Ministry of Education a total of 1,406,557 candidates sat their KCPE exams this year.
CS Ezekiel Machogu presided over Form One selection exercise at Lenana School in Nairobi.
KCPE 2023 Results Breakdown
While releasing KCPE results in November, CS Machogu noted that 8,525 candidates scored over 400 marks, representing 0.60 per cent of this year’s class, while 352,782 candidates had between 300 and 399 marks, which is 24.92 per cent of the cohort.
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At the same time, the 200-299 bracket had the most candidates at 658,278, representing 48.49 per cent, while 38,3025 others scored between 100 and 199 marks, which is 27.05 per cent of the total number of candidates.
Likewise, those with less than 99 marks were 2,060, accounting for 0.15 per cent of the lot.
Notably the cohort will be the last to learn under the 8-4-4 education curriculum as the education sector transitions to the Competence Based Curriculum.
According to the Principal Secretary for Basic Education Dr Belio Kipsang 26million Kenyans have sat KCPE since its inception in 1986.
Further adding that they constitute 70% of the adult population in the country.
How to check Form One Placement
During the release of the placement results, CS Machogu said parents and students can access the admission results online.
“KCPE 2023 Form One admission results can be accessed by visiting education.go.ke. or kemis.education.go.ke,” stated the Ministry of Education.
In addition, the CS clarified that the County Education Board (CEB) has no power to approve school fees outside the one the Ministry has stipulated.
“The Constitution obligate the government to provide free and compulsory education, additional levies deny children of poor parents access to education,” said Machogu.
Examination Court Cases
Worth noting, the placement took place under a cloud of errors and calls for remarking of the national test.
However, Education CS had earlier downplayed the scale of the inconsistencies when he appeared before the National Assembly’s Education Committee.
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At the time, Godfrey Ombogo, assistant director of communication at Kenya National Examination Council (KNEC), while declining to comment on the court cases, maintained the placement exercise will go on.
“We cannot comment on the cases still pending in court but as it stands, the report presented to Parliament we detailed the cases had been handled but just a few still pending,” said Ombogo.
