Girls performed better than boys in Physics and Electricity in 2016 KCSE

Education CS Fred Matiang’i. PHOTO: FILE

MOMBASA: Girls performed better than boys in 8 of the 30 subjected examined during the 2016 KCSE. These were English, Kiswahili, Mathematics Alternative B, Physics, CRE, Home Science, Art and Design and Electricity. According to Education CS Fred Matiang’i no female candidate candidates registered for Wood Work and Metalwork. Here is Matiang’i’s full speech detailing the way the exams were conducted and the performance.

Ladies and Gentlemen, I welcome you to this event of releasing the 2016 Kenya Certificate of Secondary Education (KCSE) Examination results that will not only enable candidates to celebrate their four-year academic achievement but also play a critical role in determining their future career prospects. It is indeed the first time in the 27-year-old KCSE Examination history that the results have been released in the same year as when they were sat. As a matter of fact, the marking exercise of this examination only ended on the eve of Christmas, a clear testimony that the professionals involved in the process have processed the results in a record one week. To the entire team, I say a big “THANK YOU”.