KCSE candidates at St Joseph Boys High school Kitale listen to County Commissioner Sammy Ojwang before the kick-off of the exams. [Osinde Obare, Standard]
The 2021 Kenya Certificate of Secondary Education (KCSE) has officially begun across the country.
Although the practical examinations of technical and optional subjects began last Tuesday, written examinations for compulsory subjects have begun this morning.
Education CS Prof. George Magoha at Shimo la Tewa High School supervising 2021 KCSE examination in Mombasa County on Monday, March 14 2022. [Kelvin Karani, Standard]
This morning, Education CS Prof George Magoha, oversaw the opening and distribution of examinations in Mombasa County.
The CS also made rounds at Shimo la Tewa High School.
Candidates at Shimo la Tewa High School are being frisked by invigilators before going into the exam room. [Kelvin Karani, Standard]
Trans Nzoia County Commissioner Sammy Ojwang was also present at the county’s exams headquarters supervising the opening and distribution of exam papers.
Trans Nzoia County Commissioner Sammy Ojwang hands over examination papers to education officials during the distribution outside his offices in Kitale. [Osinde Obare, Standard]
About 831,026 candidates across the country will sit for KCSE 2021.
The 2021 KCSE class saw a 10.42 per cent increase in the number of candidates who enrolled for the examinations.
Trans-Nzoia County Commissioner Sammy Ojwang addressing 2021 KCSE candidates at St Joseph Boys National school, Kitale before exams begin. [Osinde Obare, Standard]
In 2020, some 752, 602 registered for the final secondary school exams.
The exams will run from February 28, 2022, to April 1, 2022.
