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New Knec grading system, subjects cluster to boost KCSE final scores

Ngara Girls' High School students take KCSE exam, September 2019. [Boniface Okendo, Standard]

Grading of Form Four national examinations is set for major changes that could provide millions of students under 8-4-4 with a better chance of improving their final scores.

The new proposals to review the Kenya Certificate of Secondary Education (KCSE) are part of the recommendations approved by President William Ruto while receiving the education reforms team.

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