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KCSE 2019 list of top 10 schools and Candidates; Details

Education Cabinet Secretary Prof George Magoha released the 2019 Kenya Certificate of Secondary Education (KCSE) exam results on December Wednesday 18, 2019. In the released results, there was remarkable improvement in performance by the candidates; compared to last year. A total of 697,222 candidates sat the exams in 10,287 centres countrywide.

16 subjects improved, while 11 showed decline. Subjects whose performance improved included: English, Kiswahili, Chemistry, Biology and Physics. Females outdid males in: English, Kiswahili, CRE, home Science, Art & Design, Germany and Kenya Sign Language.

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MOST IMPROVED

The CS also gave an analysis of the most improved learners; by compairing their KCSPE results against scores in KCSE. Here is the list of most improved candidates:

S/NO	CANDIDATE’S NAME	SCORE AT KCPE	KCSE GRADE
1	Kinyua Milcah Wanjiru	179	B-
2	Munyoki Mwikali	199	B-
3	Sharon Chepkoech	183	C+
4	Mbugua Macharia	.	C+
5	Joseph Mwangi	193	C+
6	Mureithi Timothy	194	C+
7	Muchai Gachie	277	A-

BEST STUDENTS AND SCHOOLS.

A total of 125,746 candidates scored mean grade of C+ and above in KCSE 2019 exams. 627 candidates scored grade A (plain), while 5,796 others scored A-(minus).

Access the 2019 KCSE results via SMS by sending the full index number (11digits) of the candidate followed by KCSE to 20076. For example 23467847002KCSE then send to 20076. After the full index number no spacing between the last number and the initials KCSE.

The best candidates in the KCSE 2019 are:

Olunga Tony 87.159-Kapsabet Boys
Barasa Maryanne Njeri 87-Kenya High
Abogi David Odhiambo 87.08-Kapsabet boys
Antony Owuor Otieno 87-Maseno School
Natasha Wawira 86- Kenya High
Kizito Ezra Sikuta 86-Moi High School Kabarak
Larry Hellen Njoki 86-Alliance Girls.

Top 10 schools in terms of straight A’s

Kenya high 76 A’s
Kapsabet 49
Alliance 48
Moi kbarak 30
Allaince g 30
Maryhill 25
Maseno 23
Nairobi school 23
Mangu 23
Moi Girls Nakuru 21

Results for 1,300 candidates canceled compared to last year’s 4,355.

GRADE COUNT FOR THE 2019 KCSE EXAMINATION BY CATEGORY OF SCHOOLS

SCHOOL CATEGORY	A	A-	B+	B	B-	C+	C	C-	D+	D	D-	E
NATIONAL	495	3,200	4468	4601	4074	3644	3200	2417	1442	988	856	338
EXTRA COUNTY	61	1621	5314	10147	13736	17070	21373	22339	17361	11028	3797	279
COUNTY	0	135	899	2785	5223	7853	12618	18457	23503	27170	19565	2089
SUBCOUNTY	4	232	1358	4843	9519	14206	21505	34572	52567	87715	108167	17894
PRIVATE	67	608	1327	2102	2788	3366	4406	5573	6814	10812	19954	8718
TOTAL	627	5796	13366	24478	35340	46139	63102	83358	101687	137713	152339	29318

OVERALL NATIONAL GRADE SUMMARY FOR 2019 KCSE EXAMINATIONS

GENDER	A	A-	B+	B	B-	C+	C	C-	D+	D	D-	E
FEMALES	269	2,172	5145	9803	14961	21425	32084	43083	51813	69809	76198	12936
MALES	358	3624	8221	14675	20379	24714	31018	40275	49874	67904	76141	16382
TOTAL	627	5796	13366	24478	35340	46139	63102	83358	101687	137713	152339	29318

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