Although boys performed better, reports indicated Ruth Chaka was best performer.

eachers and parents of Light Academy, Mombasa, celebrate with Jamal Bwanaheri, who scored 419 marks in KCPE exam. [Kelvin Gitonga|Standard]

Private schools and male candidates posted the best results in this year’s Kenya Certificate of Primary Education (KCPE) across Coast counties.

According to reports, most candidates in Mombasa sat the examination in private institutions.

Although boys performed better on average, reports indicated Chaka Ruth of Bethany Christian Academy in Mombasa who scored 446 marks was most likely the top candidate across Coast counties.

Mombasa’s Busy Bee Primary School was among the best, producing Glens Sewe, who scored 436 marks at a school with 21 candidates and a mean score of 395 marks.

Some 11 candidates at Busy Bee scored 400 marks and above.

Mombasa’s Bethany Christian Academy was among the top 10 in Kenya with its candidate Chaka Ruth scoring 446 marks to emerge among the top in Coast.

Ganjoni Primary School, a public institution in Mombasa, posted impressive results where Nguya Teddy Nyale scored 427 marks among 158 candidates.

Other well-performing schools were Light Academy and St Kevins of Mombasa, besides Mwatate Jnr Preparatory School in Mwatate and Voi St Judy Educational Centre in Taita Taveta County.

Although boys scooped most of the top positions across Coast, several girls posted impressive results, with Imma Mrima of MM Shah Primary School in Mombasa scoring 432 marks including 99 per cent in English.

According to a report from the Kenya National Examination Council, Taita Taveta County had 213 examination centres, out of which 192 were public institutions.

Kwale had 328 public centres and 67 private ones while Mombasa had 94 public and 297 private ones.

Kilifi had 446 public and 147 private while Tana River had 134 public and 13 private and Lamu had 83 public and 10 private ones.

Light Academy, which has been registering good results nationally, this year fielded 25 candidates, 14 of whom scored above the 350-mark scoreline with a mean score of 349 marks.

Its best candidate, Jamal Bwanaheri, scored 419, with three others attaining 400.

Little-known Teman Junior School in Bamburi, Mombasa, had a total of 37 candidates, six of whom scored 400 marks and above.

The top candidate here, Evans Wafula Kakai, scored 430 Marks.

The 15-year-old recently underwent circumcision and yesterday had to be carried to school by friends and family to celebrate his achievement.

With only an initiate’s shuka draped around his body, his teachers, parents and colleagues danced and sang around him in jubilation.

St Kevin Academy in Nyali, which has in the past produced top performers in the region this year, registered 66 candidates, 19 of whom attained 400 marks.

Second position

The best candidate, Swaleh Ramah, garnered 432 marks with Favor Blessing and Brighton Mwendia tying up at the second position with 429 marks.

In Kwale, Melissa Wanjiru Maina who sat KCPE at Word of Life Academy scored 432 marks.

By Mkamburi Mwawasi, Ishaq Jumbe and Tobias Chanji