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Education CS Amina Mohamed has announced the results of the 2018 KCPE held between 30 October and November 1.
Speaking at the Star of the Sea Primary School in Mombasa, she revealed that the overall performance has improved compared to 2017.
“We had two top candidates who scored 453 marks out of the maximum 500” she said.
The number of candidates who scored over 400 marks shot up to 12,273 from 9,846 in 2017 while over half of the total number of candidates scored 250 marks and above.
While female candidates performed better in English, Kiswahili and Kenya Sign Language, their male counterparts did better in Mathematics, Science, Social Science and Religious Education.
Compared to recent years, 2018 saw the highest number of candidates sit the exam which was marked in a record three weeks.
Cheating
According to the CS, the government’s efforts to curb exam cheating bore fruits as no leakages were reported.
“The exams were played in the most level playing field ever” the CS said.
“We will work with relevant authorities to ensure all our candidates find places in secondary schools. But here will only be one selection process” she added.
During the release, Teachers Service Commission (TSC) CEO Nancy Macharia sounded a warning to tutors operating without the appropriate licensing.
“Children must be taught by tutors qualified by TSC” she stated.
32 teachers deregistered
While urging parents to be more involved in their children’s life, the TSC boss revealed that 32 teachers have thus far been deregistered for engaging in sexual relations with minors.
“Parents have delegated everything to the teachers” she said.
Her sentiments were reiterated by Kenya National Examination Chairman (KNEC) Chairman George Magoha.
“Why do you produce children when you have no time for them?” he posed.
