Former Kenya High School students achievers dance as they celebrates their best 2024 KCSE at the School in Nairobi on January 10, 2025. [Boniface Okendo, Standard]
Kabarak High School, which had topped the 2023 KCSE examination, continued to shine with a mean score of 9.89.
Additional top performers included Moi Girls Eldoret (9.765), Friends School Kamusinga (9.88), Pangani Girls School (9.84), Lenana School (9.06), and Nairobi School (9.22).
In Central Kenya, Murang'a High School posted an impressive 9.72, while Kagumo High School achieved 9.54, and Meru School recorded 9.34. Bishop Gatimu Ngandu Girls maintained a solid performance with a mean score of 9.04.
Kitui School carried the flag for Eastern Kenya, posting a mean score of 9.53.
In the Nyanza region, Maranda High School maintained its strong academic tradition with a mean score of 9.69.
Other high-performing schools in the area included Nyambaria High School in Kisii (9.11), Mbita High School (9.16), Orero High School (9.42), Oriwo Boys High School (9.10), Kanga School (9.29), and Agoro Sare High School (9.18).
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In Rift Valley, Kabianga High School achieved a mean score of 9.65, while Kapsabet Girls earned a score of 9.09.
Western Kenya also celebrated outstanding results, with St. Brigid's Girls Kiminini recording a mean score of 9.72, St. Anne's Girls Kiminini scoring 9.33, and St. Joseph's Kitale posting 9.01. St. Anthony's Boys High School recorded a respectable 8.95.
A total of 965,512 candidates sat for the 2024 KCSE examination across 10,755 centres nationwide.
The cohort included 480,310 male and 482,202 female students, who were required to take a minimum of seven subjects from the 30 offered by the Kenya National Examinations Council (KNEC).
While celebrations continued, some Kenyans raised concerns over delays in accessing the results.
On Thursday, the examination council said the system was overwhelmed by the high number of requests it was receiving but promised that every candidate would receive their results.
"The portal for checking the 2024 KCSE examination results is fully functional and candidates are receiving their results. The minor delays in receiving feedback is due to the high number of requests being sent to the portal, of up to 300,000 hits per second. We urge Kenyans to be patient and assure them that everyone will be able to access the results," KNEC said in a tweet.