This archive report was first published on 2 December 2019.
On Monday, Education Cabinet Secretary George Magoha launched a platform for KCPE 2019 candidates to confirm their secondary school placements.
Speaking at the Kenya Institute of Curriculum Development (KICD), CS Magoha revealed that candidates can access the information by sending a text message of their index number to 22263.
According to the CS, all candidates are required to report to their respective schools starting Monday, January 13, 2020, and the latest by Friday, January 17, 2020.
CS Magoha disclosed that more than 95% of students would be admitted to their school of choice, especially considering that they had chosen up to 11 schools.
Of the 1,075,201 students placed in secondary schools, 33,009 will join National Schools, 184,816 will join Extra County Schools, 188,454 will join County Schools, and 669,145 will join Sub County Schools.
The top three girls' schools of choice were Pangani Girls, Alliance Girls, and Kenya High School, while Kapsabet Boys topped the boys' schools of choice, followed by Maranda and Alliance Boys.
The top three candidates in this year's KCPE have all been posted to national schools, with Andy Munyiri (440) headed to Alliance High School, Onyango Flavian (439) posted to Alliance Girls High School, and Koech June (439) admitted to Pangani Girls.
