2024 KCSE exam Stories
Although a significant number of eligible candidates missed out on placement, those who applied appeared to favour degree programmes in engineering an...
He attributed part of the problem to a lack of serious conversations between parents, teachers, and leaders about academic performance.
According to the Council, the timetable was released early to allow for feedback from stakeholders and to help schools adequately prepare candidates.
In the 2024 KCSE exams, 246,391 candidates attained the minimum university entry grade of C+, an increase of 45,258 from the previous year.
CS Ogamba assured the public that the government is committed to addressing concerns raised by partners, ensuring fairness in the upcoming exams.
The decision complies with a High Court ruling that halted the newly introduced July series of exams.
Dr. Magare Gikenyi claimed that the introduction of the exams bypassed public participation adding that no stakeholders were involved in the process.
This new series aims to accommodate private candidates, repeaters, and adult learners seeking to improve their academic performance.
The leaders regretted that the decision by the youths to attack the school heads and teachers has dented the image of the community.
Faiza previously sat for her KCSE in 2017 scoring a grade D that shattered her dream of becoming a clinical officer.
The 2024 increase, which represents an additional 45,258 students compared to last year, raises concerns over how the government will fund these candi...
She attributed her success to her brother, sisters, teachers and uncles who stood with her as she studied in a remote school in the Balambala Sub-Coun...
Ogamba emphasised that this initiative is in line with global advancements in assessment practices, ensuring that Kenya's examination system remains c...
Out of the 962,512 candidates who sat the 2024 KCSE exams, 480,310 were male, while 482,202 were female.
In 2023, the Ministry of Education introduced the double collection of examination papers policy to curb cheating.
According to Ogamba, the results are available online via a secure link on the KNEC website.
Ogamba reiterated that KNEC's actions are in line with its commitment to upholding the highest standards and ensuring fairness in the examination proc...
According to Njeng'ere, registration for the 2025 KPSEA candidates will begin on January 27, 2025.
While the government has pledged to refine the system, trust among students, parents, and stakeholders remains low.
Detectives said Ronald Osebe Osebe, alias Nancy Baya, will be charged under the Computer Misuse and Cyber Crime Act, 2018.
While CS Ogamba did not specify an exact release date for the KCSE results, he assured that the ministry was committed to ensuring a fair and thorough...
Kipsang stated that parents provide resources to compromise exam officials and allowing their children to bring mobile phones to school.
Scammers are reportedly targeting vulnerable clients by offering to supply them with the ongoing KCSE exam questions before the official exam time.
The exam paper was intended for a student who is currently hospitalised.
KUPPET has threatened to organise a teachers’ strike against supervising and marking national exams, citing inadequate allowances and poor working con...
The programme which begins Monday, is set to benefit approximately 11,000 students from both public and private schools across the county.
He noted that even historically challenging regions, such as the Northern areas, have reported a stable environment conducive to examination administr...
The KCSE exams will conclude on November 22, with the final paper being a Physics practical.
This year’s exams will be held in 10,755 centres with the largest number of candidates ever recorded - 965,501 students - up from 903,138 in 2023.
