This archive report was first published on 19 December 2019.
On December 19, 2019, the Kenya National Examinations Council (KNEC) released the results of the 2019 Kenya Certificate of Secondary Education (KCSE) examinations.
During the announcement at the KNEC headquarters in Nairobi, Education Cabinet Secretary Prof. George Magoha highlighted the remarkable improvement of several students based on their Kenya Certificate of Primary Education (KCPE) marks.
Among the top five most improved candidates was Kinyua Milka Wanjiru, who scored 179 marks out of 500 in her KCPE exam and achieved a B- (minus) in the KCSE exam at Gathara Secondary School.
Other notable students included Munyoki Mwikali, who scored a B- (minus) at Maria Secondary School after joining with 199 KCPE marks, and Sharon Chepkoech, who ranked third most improved after scoring a C+ (plus) from Zaire Secondary School with 183 KCPE marks.
Joseph Mwangi of Mukui Secondary School and Mureti Timothy of Kirindara Mixed Secondary School also made the list, scoring C+ (plus) grades despite joining high school with 193 and 194 KCPE marks, respectively.
Notably, a total of 627 candidates scored grade A (plain), 5,796 scored A- (minus), and 125,746 attained C+ (plus), the minimum university entry grade, in this year's examination.
