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Kenya Certificate of Secondary Education: Traditional giants exude confidence as quota system candidates are put to the test

KCSE candidates at Langata high school sit their English paper one exam

The first batch of students selected to Form One under a policy that favoured public schools over academies are sitting the Kenya Certificate of Secondary Education (KCSE) examinations whose main papers begin on Tuesday.

The candidates comprise the 4,527 that were selected to national schools in 2011 when the Government introduced the quota system in secondary school admissions as part of affirmative action for Standard Eight candidates from public schools.

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