NAIROBI,Kenya, May, 10 – Murang’a High school produced the country’s top candidate in the 2020 Kenya Certificate of Secondary Education (KCSE) examination.
Simiyu Robin Wanjala emerged as the top student after obtaining a mean grade of A (87.334)
Despite institutions commonly known as academic giants dominating the top slots, little known Agoro Sare high school produced the country’s second best candidate, Wasonga Allan Udoma, who scored a mean grade of A (87.3173)
Kenya High School, a historic academic giant in the national examinations also dominated the list, with six of its brightest candidates appear in the top 15 list nationally.
The results were released on Monday by Education Cabinet Secretary Prof. George Magoha.
Below is a list of the Top 15 candidates;
A total of 747,161 candidates sat for the KCSE exams
In, 2019 there were 697,222 registered candidates.The number of candidates sitting for the 2020 KCSE exams increased by 49,939 candidates.
Candidates Scoring Grade A also increased
There were 893 (0.12%) candidates who obtained an overall Grade A in the 2020 KCSE Examination compared to 627 (0.09%) candidates in 2019.
This, CS Magoha said, is one of the clearest indicators that candidates have performed better in 2020 compared to 2019, despite the negative effects of COVID-19 pandemic, that saw the academic calendar disrupted.
The number of candidates with minimum university entry qualification of Grade C+ and above rose to 143,140 (19.03%) in the year 2020 KCSE examinations compared to 125,746 (18.02%) in 2019.
Below is the Overall National Grade Summary 2020
Most Improved Candidates
In recent years, the ministry of education adopted a new trend of highlighting the most improved candidates in the KCSE exams, with the KCPE serving as the baseline for recognition.
In the KCSE 2020, Hassan Abdullah Osman who had been labelled as a ‘flop’ in the KCPE exams four years ago after scoring 168 marks out of a possible 500 marks obtained a grade of B minus in the 2020 KCSE exams.
Below is a list of the most improved candidates
Several Schools were feted after improving their mean scores.
Kaaga Girls, an extra county school topped the list in this category.
Below is a list of the most improved schools
Subject Performance in 2020 KCSE
In the 2020 KCSE Examination, 19 subjects recorded a significant improvement in performance, compared to 16 subjects that recorded a significant improvement in performance in 2019.
There was no significant change in performance in two of the subjects offered during the 2020 KCSE examination.
CS Magoha commended candidates for surmounting great challenges and doing well in the exams.
in 2020, following the global nightmare that is the COVID-19 pandemic, schools were forcibly closed, living the fate of candidates hanging in the balance.
“I am compelled to describe their show in one apt sentence: They fought 4 their battle with resilience and ended it with grace. Indeed the candidates navigated one challenge after the other in a manner that has now left all of us with mirthful faces,” Prof. Magoha said.
Transition To Institutions of Higher Learning
Despite the academic calendar being affected candidates who sat their exams this year are expected to join TVET institutions, TTCs, medical training institutions and universities at exactly the same time as they have always done, the effects of COVID-19 notwithstanding.
“I assure all our KCSE candidates who will receive their results today that they have a bright future – one full of hope and shorn of despair. All the candidates have a place in our education story. Our Government has ensured that every child in our country has a place to pursue a career, and everyone deserves a chance. We believe no insignificant child has been born in our country and we must not leave any learner behind,” he said.
The Kenya Universities and Colleges Central Placement Service (KUCCPS), has already confirmed and disclosed their capacities of enrollment stating that no candidate will be left behind.
“The Placement Service is engaging with higher education regulatory bodies – Commission for University Education (CUE) and the Technical and Vocational Education and Training Authority (TVETA) 11 – to ensure that all learning institutions are prepared to enrol these candidates. This is in line with the Ministry of Education’s goal of providing fair and balanced access to quality and relevant higher education and training and H. E. the President’s policy of 100% transition,” Magoha affirmed.
Candidates who sat their KCSE exams can now access their results from their respective examination centres.
Individual candidates results can also be accessed by sending a candidate’s index number followed by the initials “KCSE” through a Short Message Service (SMS) to 20076.
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