KCPE Candidates’ School Choices
During the 2023 form oneselection, it became clear that a large number of candidates did not receive proper guidance and direction when choosing schools. This resulted in some schools attracting far many applicants against their capacities.
These most preferred schools included:
| S/N o | SCHOOL NAME | SECLECTED BY | SCHOOL CAPACITY |
| 1 | KABIANGA HIGH SCHOOL | 153,074 | 768 |
| 2 | NANYUKI HIGH SCHOOL | 148,827 | 576 |
| 3 | NYANDARUA HIGH SCHOOL | 137,511 | 240 |
| 4 | PANGANI GIRLS | 119,265 | 384 |
| 5 | MASENO SCHOOL | 105,504 | 720 |
| 6 | ALLIANCE GIRLS’ HIGH SCHOOL | 104,763 | 384 |
| 7 | NAKURU HIGH SCHOOL | 103,909 | 336 |
| 8 | KAPSABET BOYS | 99,542 | 384 |
| 9 | MANGU HIGH SCHOOL | 98,146 | 480 |
| 10 | BUTERE GIRLS HIGH SCHOOL | 95,550 | 768 |
The results of the above means many candidates will not get their choices and have to accept that it is not possible to be placed in your “dream” school. I wish to call upon head teachers and parents to ensure candidates make wise choices through proper advice.
In addition, it was noted that 33,984 students from 2,673 schools did not select any school. To this end, I direct county directors of education to establish the concerned schools with a view of instituting administrative actions against the headteachers and/or schools management for failing to adequately register learners for examinations.
