The marking exercise of 2023 Kenya Certificate of Secondary Education exams has come to an end and the results for each candidate who sat for the exams are anticipated to be released in week time period.

This year, a total of 903, 260 candidates sat for the KCSE examinations which were done from 23rd October to 24th November 2023. The exams started with projects then followed by KCSE oral, practical and theory papers.

The marking exercise was done by KCSE KNEC examiners and the process is awaiting for the releasing of the results to the public. It will be done by Education CS Ezekiel Machogu at the Kenya National Examination Council headquarters Mtihani House.

The KCPE results are already out and Kenya Primary School Education Assessment.(KPSEA) marking is already done . The Grade 6 learners will have their results early January 2024. This was done so since the official reopening of schools was scheduled on 8th January 2023.

The Kenya National Examination Council (KNEC)  will announce KPSEA results to public and private schools through an online platform. Respective schools will download the results from online , print them and issue them to parents and candidates concerned at no cost.

All the 1, 282, 574 candidates who sat for the KPSEA exams will transition to Junior Secondary Schools for Grade 7.

After sparkling pressure amidst the rush release of KCPE results, Kenta National Examination Council has clarified setting the release dates for the KCSE exams. The examinations body on a statement released on Friday, December 8, it has refuted claims that Kenya Certificate of Secondary Education exam results we ready for the release.

The statement released made clear clarifications that the sparkling reports were fake. The examinations body went ahead and said the marking exercise was still ongoing and that release date is not yet confirmed .

“KNEC has made no such statement. Marking of KCSE exams exercise is ongoing and the results will be released when they are ready,” KNEC wrote on X formerly known as Twitter.

It was confirmed that this year, 903,260 candidates sat for the KCSE exams this year and are expected to have their results.

However in the statement, Education CS Ezekiel Machogu said that irregularities to the SMS platform will be developed and that it would be less costly.

“As the Ministry, everything was right ,an outsider who was given the contract did not conform and do to the required standards, moving forward when we release the KCSE examination, it means we will not be able to use the service provider,” said Machogu.

This year’s KCPE results being the last cohort of the 8-4-4 system,  1,406,557 million candidates sat for the Kenya Certificate of Primary Education (KCPE) exams.

Michael Warutere from Riara Springs Academy becomes the top student with 428 marks out of possible 500.In his announcement, Education Cabinet Secretary Ezekiel Machogu said that only 8,523 candidates scored above 400 marks which accounts to 0.06%.

Those who scored between 300 to 399 marks were 352,782 which was a 24.29%

“200 to 299 marks, the candidates who were in that category were 658,278, which was 48.49%,” Machogu said.

Those who scored between 100 to 199 marks were 383,025, while those who scored between 0 to 99 marks were 2,060 candidates.

Other top candidates with above 400 marks include,

Emmaculate Wacheke – 427 (Gilgil Hills School, Nakuru)

Khadija Yunis – 426 (Light Academy)

Kevin Gichoki – 417 (Gilgil Hills School, Nakuru)

Mberi Hope Mwendwa – 418 (Kathigiri Public Boarding School)

Mungiria Longer Murithi  – 418 (Kathigiri Public Boarding School)

Mwiti Ivy Mukiri – 418 (Kathigiri Public Boarding School)

Kiogora Valentine Mwendwa – 417 (Kathigiri Public Boarding School) among others

However, KNEC CEO David Njen’gere said those candidates who had registered for the exams will have special exams after 30 days. “The council shall organize for KCPE candidates who had registered but were unable to sit their exams, to do so after 30 days,” he said.

In some frustrations, some candidates were unable to access KCPE results. KNE officials said that IT personnel were working hard to resolve the technical issue.

Results of the 2023 Kenya Certificate of Primary Education (KCPE) examinations are set to be released on THursday, November 23.

The Ministry of Education led  by Education Secretary Ezekiel Machogu released a statement and that he will officiate the release of examination results at the New Kenya National Examination Council (KNEC) headquarters in South C , Nairobi.

While speaking on Tuesday in Nairobi, Machogu said that exam was conducted well as from 30 October to 2 November. “There were no cases of cheating. No cases of any kind of malpractice. We only had six cases which were only attempts to cheat. Out of 1,415,315 candidates, the only cases that we had were six,” he said.

The 2023 cohort was the last to sit the KCPE exams as the ministry works on phasing out the 8-4-4 curriculum and introducing Competence Based Curriculum . The Competency-Based Curriculum (CBC) in Kenya follows a 2-6-3-3-3 education cycle, which means learners transition through a total of 17 levels, with each level lasting for one year.

About 1.4 million candidates undertook their KCPE exams and about 1.2 million did the K

Over 1.4 million candidates sat for the Kenya Certificate of Primary Education (KCPE) and their results are expected to be released by the end of this month. The Ministry of Education has in a nutshell done so in order to pave way for the secondary placement before Christmas holiday.

Following the current cost of living in the country, the move by the Ministry of Education is meant to give parents and guardians ample time to have proper preparations amid school fees and other items that will be required during admission.

Briefing after visiting Naivasha Secondary School in Nakuru on Friday 10, Basic Education Principal Secretary Dr Belio Kipsang said that marking of the KCPE exams had kicked off and that parents and candidates to expect results a couple of weeks to come.

“We can release this results in a good time to allow us to place our children in schools. They need to go into Christmas holidays as they celebrate and aware that they have responsibilities to take care of in January,” said PS Kipsang.

They will have known the schools the children have been placed, the  fees expectations and all that”. He continued.

Following the malpractices and alleged exam cheating in the undergoing Kenya Certificate of Secondary Education (KCSE), the PS empasized that this years’ tests are the most guarded with government officials actively taking part in exams monitoring. He said that the government has increased surveillance of KCSE examinations.