KCPE results remarkable improvement from 2016

Education Cabinet Secretary Dr. Fred Matiang'i. [Photo By Moses Omusula]

"There was no single case of malpractice recorded this year across the country," a proud Matiang'i said in a rather high pitched tone and a struck face; this contrary to national examinations history in Kenya. 2017 KCPE was also the most secured exam.

The 2017 Kenya Certificate of Primary Education (KCPE) results have stunned many not only with the manner they were announced in but also the urgency with which they held.

Milestones

  1. This year's KCPE top candidate got 455 marks compared to last year's 437, a remarkable improvement as Education Cabinet Secretary Dr Fred Matiang'i rightly put it, ,during the official release of the results at the Kenya Institute of Curriculum Development (KICD) on Tuesday.
  2. An estimate 9,846 candidates scored 400 marks and above compared to last year's 5,190.
  3. Another 2,360 candidates managed to get less than 100 marks from a high of over 6,000 candidates last year.
  4. All 2017 candidates will be able to receive their results once they send an SMS with their index numbers to 22252 or visiting the KNEC website at www.knec-portal.ac.ke and enter their index number respectively.
  5. Matiang'i also emphasized that all those who managed 400 marks and above will be admitted to national schools across the country irrespective of whether they attended a public or a private school. This as he justly said there was a need to nurture and serve school going children in order to secure their future.
  6. Another notable development witnessed from this year's results is the gender parity. 27 out of all 47 counties registered more girls compared to what has been the norm in previous years.
  7. Kenya National Examination Council (KNEC) Chair Prof George Magoha strongly noted that this year's KCPE examination was firmly set and secured. There were no issues in this year's KCPE examination in regards to accessibility except for a few impassable roads due to the heavy rainfall. 
A comparison of KCPE results in 2017 and 2016

 

 "We made sure that every child got an equal opportunity to sit for the exam", he added.

  1. KNEC procured an additional 67,000 containers as compared 300 metallic containers in 2016 that were highly secured in various County Commissioners' offices.

Equally, security was top notch.

      9. The results come just about three weeks since the 2017 KCPE exam was completed; almost a month earlier               than previous years after marking was fast-tracked by 20 optical machines.

      10. Six of the top 100 candidates came from special schools.