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Teething problems: why Private schools dominated top grades

Education CS Julius Ogamba addressing the media during the release of the Kenya Junior Schools Education Assessment (KJSEA) 2025 results at the KNEC Headquarters in Nairobi on December 11, 2025. [Boniface Okendo, Standard]

Private schools have maintained dominance over their public school counterparts in the just-released Kenya Junior School Education Assessment (KJSEA).

An analysis by the Standard of preliminary KJSEA data shows that learners from private schools accounted for the bulk of candidates rated “Exceeding Expectations”, the highest achievement under the new student ranking under the CBC.

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