Boys outshine girls in KCSE exams for the second year running

Last year's Kenya Certificate of Secondary Education (KCSE) candidate from Sheikh Khalifa Bin Zayed Naseem Faiz Hyder (in a red scarf) is congratulated by her former school-mates soon after the KCSE results were released. Naseem scored A of 84 points while the school had a mean score of 10.12. [PHOTO: GIDEON MAUNDU/STANDARD].

NAIROBI: The performance of candidates in the 2014 Kenya Certificate of Secondary Education (KCSE) examination has generally improved compared to 2013, Education Cabinet Secretary Jacob Kaimenyi has said.

Prof Kaimenyi said male candidates outshone their female counterparts for the second year running.