In the 2020 KCSE Simiyu Robinson Wanjala of Muranga High School is the top candidate with a mean score of 87.334 emerged the best candidate nationally.
According to CS Magoha, said a total of 143,140 KCSE 2020 candidates scored the minimum University entry grade of C+ (plus) and above.
The total number of candidates with straight A’s in the 2020 KCSE examinations was 893.
Here is the full list of the top candidates in the 2020 KCSE examinations
S/N
Name
School
Score
Mean Grade
1
Simiyu Robinson Wanjala
Murang’a High School
87.334
A (plain)
2
Wasonga Allan Udoma
Agoro Sare Secondary School
87.173
A (plain)
3
Sharon Chepng’eno
Kenya High School
87.173
A (plain)
4
Muriasi Rob Ong’are
Alliance High School
87.139
A (plain)
5
Mbugua Esther Washosh
Kenya High School
87.113
A (plain)
6
Kipkoech Mark Kogo
Alliance High School
87.106
A (plain)
7
Kenneth Oranga
Kabsabet High School
87.049
A (plain)
8
Henry Madaga
Maranda High School
87,046
A (plain)
9
Chepkorir Patience
Kenya High School
87.046
A (plain)
10
Musomba Edith
Machakos Girls High School
87.013
A (plain)
How to receive the KCSE 2020 Results
There are various ways of getting your KCSE 2020 results from Knec; after they have been officially announced. These include: Using the Knec SMS Code, visiting the Knec online portal and going to your former school to collect your results.
In the 2020 Kenya Certificate of Secondary Education (KCSE) Examinations, Alliance High School topped with the highest number of straight A’s (A plains). The school had a total of 77 candidates with grade A (plain). Kapsabet Boys came in second with 65 while, Alliance Girls had 55.
The list of KCSE 2020 top performers was dominated by National Schools.
Rank
Name of School
County
Number of A’s
1
Alliance High School
Kiambu
77
2
Kapsabet High School
Nandi
65
3
Alliance Girls High School
Kiambu
55
4
Kenya High School
Nairobi
53
5
Maranda High School
Siaya
48
6
Mang’u High School
Kiambu
42
7
Murang’a High School
Murang’a
30
8
MaryHill Girls
Kiambu
25
9
Light Academy
Nairobi
25
10
Maseno School
Kisumu
24
11
Nairobi School
Nairobi
22
12
Asumbi Girls High School
Homa Bay
19
13
Pangani Girls High School
Nairobi
17
14
Agoro Sare High School
Homa Bay
16
15
Kagumo High School
Nyeri
16
16
Moi Kabarak High School
Nakuru
15
17
Kamusinga High School
Bungoma
13
18
Kapsabet Girls
Nandi
13
19
Friends School Kamusinga
Bungoma
13
20
Kisii High School
Kisii
12
21
Mbita High School
Homa Bay
10
22
Lugulu Girls
Bungoma
8
23
Lenana School
Nairobi
7
24
Moi Tea Girls
Kericho
6
25
Bunyore Girls High School
Vihiga
6
26
Kabianga High School
Kericho
6
27
Homa Bay High School
Homa Bay
5
28
Butere Girls High School
Kakamega
5
29
Chavakali High School
Vihiga
4
30
Ringa Boys High
Homa Bay
2
31
St Joseph’s School Rapogi
Migori
2
TOP 100 SCHOOLS NATIONALLY IN THE KCSE 2020 EXAMINATIONS
KCSE 2020 ranking of schools- Kapsabet Boys High school from Nandi County emerged the best school nationally in the 2020 Kenya Certificate of Secondary Education (KCSE) examinations. The school posted a mean of 10.5 (A-, minus). The 2019 best overall school, Kenya High, (see list at the bottom) scooped the second position with a mean of 10.4 (B+, plus).
Mang’u High school clinched the third position with a mean score of 10.28 which is a B+ (plus).
In 2019, Buruma Tony emerged the best candidate with a score of 87.159 as shown below.
Best performing students.
Buruma Tony – Kapsabet Boys – 87.159
Barasa Maryanne Njeri – Kenya High School – 87.087
Aboke David – Kapsabet Boys – 87.085
Antony Owuor Ochieng – Maseno High School – 87.000
Mathuri Natasha Wawira – Kenya High School – 86.961
Kizito Esther – Kenya High School – 86.960
Long’ari Chelagat – Alliance Girls High School – 86.924
Hellen Njoki – Kenya High School – 86.914
Irene Chelagat – Moi Forces Lanet – 86.900
Laura Otieno – St. Brigid’s High School -86.53
Check here for the KCSE 2020 top candidates; Knec portal.
Most Improved Students from KCPE 2015
The CS gave the list of the most improved KCSE 2020 candidates in comparison to how they performed in 2016 KCPE examinations. he gave the names of their secondary schools and mean scores.
Also released is information on the well performed and poorly performed subjects in the KCSE 2020 examinations.
Magoha at the same time announced how the KCSE 2020 candidates performed. He read the number of candidates who scored grade A (plain), A-(minus), B+(plus), B(plain), B-(minus), C+(plus),C(plain), C-(minus),D+(plus),D(plain),D-(minus) and E.
As usual, CS Magoha did not release the ranking of schools in the 2020 KCSE examinations. This is because ranking of schools was outlawed.
Candidates who sat for the 2020 KCSE examinations can now get their results by sending an SMS with the full KCSE 2020 index number to 20076.
You can also visit the official Knec portal to get the results.
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