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The Kenya Certificate of Secondary Education (KCSE) is a certificate given to students at the completion of Secondary Education.
The examination is taken over October & November and the results are released in February the following year.
The KCSE examinations are taken under very strict supervision from invigilators to avoid cheating and run for a period of about one month. Cheating in these examinations attracts severe penalties from the Kenya National Examinations Council and students caught cheating get their grades cancelled. The exams usually start on October 22 and end in late November. From December, the exam is graded and released on February 26 the following year. Examination results are announced to the public by the Minister for Education and the top 100 students and schools are released to the media the same day of the announcement. School rankings are divided into the top 100 private schools, public schools and provincial schools.
The grading of the examination is as thus: A (80% and above) A- (79- 75) B+ (70-74) B (65-69) B- (60-65) C+ (55-59) C (50-54) C- (45-49) D+ (40-44) D (35-39) D- (30-34) E (0-29)
In Kenya, this examination is the entrance to public and private universities and the pass mark is grade C+. Students who attain a lower mark than C+ join other tertiary institutions for non-degree courses. Over time, stringent measures have been taken by the government to ensure and sustain the credibility of the KCSE examination. However, there have been instances of breaches of these measures leading to examination vices such as leakage to some selected students who if undetected end up scoring high grades. In detected cases, such students have been punished by having their results cancelled and examination officials who participated in the vice charged in a court of law.
Each year, hundreds of thousands of students take the examination after four years of the Secondary School Course and this examination is a major determinant of the individual’s future career. A good grade guarantees one a place in one of the public or private universities in the country.
St Anthony’s Boy High School is a C1 or National boys school in Kiminini sub County in Trans Nzoia County. In 2025 KCSE results, the school had 14 students with A plain, 76 students with A minus, 178 students with B plus and 152 students with B plain, 137 students with B minus. The minimum … Read more
Lenana School is a C1 or National boys school in Dagoretti Sub County in Nairobi County. In 2025 KCSE results, the school had 23 students with A plain, 108 students with A minus , 110 students with B plus and 88 students with B plain, 63 students with B minus. The minimum grade achieved was … Read more
In 2025 KCSE examination, Nyeri County demonstrated strong academic performance. Several schools posted impressive mean scores, that will transition a good number of students to various university in the country. Based on the released KCSE 2025 results, the following schools emerged as the top performers in Nyeri County. Top Performing Schools in Nyeri County KCSE … Read more
Chogoria Girls High School is a C1 or National girl school in Maara Sub County in Tharaka Nithi County. In 2025 KCSE results, the school had 12 students with A minus, 54 students with B plus and 102 students with B plain, 110 students with B minus. The minimum grade achieved was D plus. Two … Read more
Kereri Girls High School is a C1 or National girls school in Kisii Central Sub County in Kisii County. In 2025 KCSE results, the school had 15 students with B plus and 87 students with B plain, 218 students with B minus. The minimum grade achieved was D plain. One student had this mean grade. … Read more
St Michael Kabaa High School is a C2 or Extra county boys school in Mwala Sub County in Machakos County. In 2025 KCSE results, the school had 4 students with A minus, 17 students with B plus and 52 students with B plain, 66 students with B minus. The minimum grade achieved was D plus … Read more
St. Cornelius Ramula Odowa Secondary School is a C4 or Sub county mixed school in Nyakach Sub County in Kisumu County. In 2025 KCSE results, the school had 2 students with A minus, 14 students with B plus and 26 students with B plain, 40 students with B minus. The minimum grade achieved was D … Read more
Matungulu Girls High School is a C2 or Extra county girls school in Matungulu Sub County in Machakos County. In 2025 KCSE results, the school had 1 students with an A plain, 15 students A minus, 36 students with B plus and 66 students with B plain, 75 students with B minus. The minimum grade … Read more
Thurdibuoro Mixed Secondary School is a C2 or Extra county mixed school in Nyakach Sub County in Kisumu County. In 2025 KCSE results, the school had 16 students with A minus, 62 students with B plus and 113 students with B plain, 42 students with B minus. The minimum grade achieved was C minus. 1 … Read more
Nyakach Girls High School is a C1 or a national school in Nyakach Sub County in Kisumu County. In 2025 KCSE results, the school had 23 students with A minus, 225 students with B plus and 294 students with B plain, 115 students with B minus. The minimum grade achieved was C plain.9 students had … Read more