“The 2017 KCPE results display a remarked improvement,” stated CS Fred Matiang’i as he announced the highly anticipated KCSE results at the Kenya Institute of Career Development (KICD) in Nairobi.
During his address, the CS hailed teachers and the government for their input as the number of absent candidates decreased.
Matiang’i hailed the re-emergence of public schools among the performers, with the second best student hailing from a public school.
The top candidate scored 455 marks out of the possible 500, a marked improvement as last year’s candidate scored 437 marks. “In fact, if last year's top candidate was ranked, they would not even be in the top 20 category this year”, stated Matiang’i.
The number of students who scored 400 marks and above rose to 9,846 from 5,943 in 2016 as those who scored below 100 marks dropped from 6,747 in 2016 to 2,360 in 2017.
“We will place all children who got 400 marks and above in national schools, whether they are from public or private schools” declared Matiang’i.
There was improvement in performance for all subjects expect in Science, Social Studies and Religious Education, with the CS promising to look into the matter.
No cases of malpractice were reported during the exams with all students receiving their results.