Coast national schools shine, but not as brightly as their peers elsewhere

Fatma Mohamed Ismael [centre] is congratulated by fellow students after scoring 82 points at Abu Hureira Academy in Mombasa. The School has a mean grade of 9.436 with 55 students. There are 11 A--s and 8A--Minuses. 4th March 2015. [PHOTO: OMONDI ONYANGO/STANDARD]

MOMBASA: Newly-elevated national secondary schools in Coast region posted improved results, but their performance in last year's Kenya Certificate of Secondary Education (KCSE) examinations was still below most schools in the same category across the country.

Candidates from top schools in the region, however, performed quite impressively.