Please enable JavaScript to view advertisements.
×
App Icon
The Standard e-Paper
Fearless, Trusted News
★★★★ - on Play Store
Download App

There is still hope for KCSE poor performers

NAIROBI: There is still hope for candidates who did not meet the minimum grades to join university including those who scored an overall E in last year’s examinations, Education Cabinet Secretary Jacob Kaimenyi has said.

Out of the 483,630 candidates who sat the Kenya Certificate of Secondary Education examination, only 149,717 of them (or 30 per cent) attained an overall mean grade of C+ (plus) and above, the minimum to qualify for university education.

Premium Article

Get Full Access for Ksh299/Week.

Fact-first reporting that puts you at the heart of the newsroom. Subscribe for full access.
Continue Reading  →
What you get
  • Unlimited access to all premium content
  • Ad-free browsing experience
  • Mobile-optimised reading
  • Weekly newsletters & digests
Pay via
M - PESA
VISA
Airtel Money
Secure Payments Kenya's most trusted newsroom since 1902
Support Independent Journalism

Stand With Bold Journalism.
Stand With The Standard.

Journalism can't be free because the truth demands investment. At The Standard, we invest time, courage and skills to bring you accurate, factual and impactful stories. Subscribe today and stand with us in the pursuit of credible journalism.

Pay via
M - PESA
VISA
Airtel Money
Secure Payment Kenya's most trusted newsroom since 1902