Full speech by CS Magoha during the release of KUCCPS selection results for 2019 KCSE

Media Team @Educationnewshub.co.ke | April 23, 2024 | KUCCPS News Portal | No Comments

Here is the full speech by Education CS George Magoha during the release of the 2020/2021 placement of Government-sponsored students to universities and colleges;

“PLACEMENT OF THE 2019 KENYA CERTIFICATE OF SECONDARY EDUCATION (KCSE) CANDIDATES TO UNIVERSITIES AND COLLEGES FOR THE 2020/2021 ACADEMIC CALENDAR

The Ministry of Education, through the Kenya Universities and Colleges Central Placement Service (KUCCPS), has completed the placement exercise of the 2019 KCSE candidates to various courses in Universities and Colleges.

The placement of students to universities targeted the 2019 KCSE examination group, while the placement to TVET institutions targeted both the 2019 group and youth from previous examination years dating back to 1994.

In the 2019 KCSE examination, 689,007 Kenyan citizen candidates were successfully examined. Of these, 125,463 attained mean grades of C+ and above, hence were eligible for placement to university as Government-sponsored students. The remaining 563,544
were eligible for placement to TVET programmes at Diploma, Craft Certificate and Artisan Certificate levels.

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With regard to available capacities, universities declared 145,129 vacancies for Government-sponsored students, while TVET Institutions declared 276,163.

Following the successful completion of the placement process, 122,831 candidates have secured placement to degree courses in universities while 88,724 got placed in TVET
institutions. Of those placed in TVET, 53,726 will be admitted to Diploma; 29,112 to Craft
Certificate and 5,886 to Artisan Certificate courses.

The TVET number is expected to increase once the Ministry receives returns from institutions where students may have registered directly. It is also noted that the Placement Service undertakes continuous placement of students to TVET institutions, which will further grow the enrollment.

A gender analysis of the placement to Degree courses indicate that 70,050 (57.03%) are
male and 52,781 (42.97%) female. In TVET, the male students are 39,695 (44.74%) while
the female students are 49,029 (55.26%).

The Ministry is impressed to report that 2,632 candidates who scored C+ and above in the 2019 KCSE examination and qualified for placement to Degree programmes opted for Diploma courses in TVET institutions, and were placed appropriately. This number has been
growing over time. In 2019, the number was 1,269. The growing number of these “TVET
Champions” is a clear indication that concerted efforts to improve enrolment in TVET courses are yielding fruits.

Pursuant to the Universities Act, 2012 and the Placement Policy, the Placement Service applied Affirmative Action criteria for applicants living with disabilities, those from marginalized regions and for gender.

Three hundred and thirty one (331) applicants with disabilities have been given their top
priority courses for which they met the minimum admission requirements.
In addition, specific programmes cut-off points were lowered by two for applicants from marginalized regions, and 1,638 benefited. A similar concession benefited 679 applicants
under Gender Affirmative Action (624 female, 55 male). The total number of applicants who have benefited from Affirmative Action are therefore 2,648.

This year’s placement data indicates that of the 122,831 applicants placed to Degree courses, 66,661 (54.27%) will join Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics
(STEM) programmes, which are critical for producing skilled workforce required for the attainment of the “Big Four” Agenda. The remaining 56,170 (45.73%) have been placed to
Arts and Humanities.

Of the applicants placed to STEM, 42,267 (63.41%) are male while 24,394 (36.59%) are
female.
Some degree programmes in some universities did not attract applicants. The Ministry wishes to direct the Universities offering those programmes to establish why they are not
attractive and implement corrective measures.

Students as well as universities and colleges can access the placement details through their
respective portals on the Placement Service website. Applicants will also be notified individually through Short Text Messages.

The Placement Service will conduct the Inter-Institution Transfer process online following
the laid down procedures while ensuring adherence to timelines for students who may wish to change their programmes and institutions.

Universities and colleges have been asked to contact their respective students and give them joining instructions and fast-tract the start of their academic journey given that most universities have continued with online learning during this era of COVID-19 restrictions.”