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Old guards stamp dominance as new entrants steal the show

Pangani Girls School, Nairobi Principal Dr Millicent Odhiambo and students celebrate KCSE 2025 results at the school. The school scored a mean grade of 9.718. January 10th, 2026. [Elvis Ogina Standard]

Traditional giants have once again secured their place at the top of the 2025 KCSE results released Friday, even as a handful of little-known schools entered the national scene to disrupt the long-established order.

An independent analysis of the top 100 schools by The Standard indicates that national schools dominated the top 20 slots countrywide.

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