Education Cabinet Secretary Julius Migos Ogamba has officially released the 2024 Kenya Certificate of Secondary Education (KCSE) examination results. Education CS Julius Ogamba (left) and student sitting exam (right). Photo: KNEC. Source: UGC The Education CS announced the result at the New Mitihani House, South C, Nairobi, on Thursday, January 9. In his speech, CS Ogamba disclosed that 962, 512 candidates sat the 2024 KCSE exam, an increase of 6.89% as compared to 2023.
Today we are releasing the 2024 KCSE results for the 962,512 candidates, all of whom we have cleared to join various higher learning institutions to pursuer careers of their choice,” Ogamba said. For The Last Time How many 2024 KCSE candidates scored C+ and above? The results announced by CS Ogamba show that 1,693 candidates out of 965 501 scored a mean grade of A. From the results, 7743 candidates scored A-, 19,150 scored B+, 43,120 scored B, 75,347 scored B- , while 99, 338 scored C+. “There were 1,693 (0.18%) candidates who obtained an overall grade A in the year 2024 KCSE examination compared to 1,216 (0.14%) candidates in 2023. The number of candidates with direct university entry qualification of grade C+ and above was 246,391 (25.53%) in the year 2024 KCSE examination compared to 201,133 (22.27%) in the 2023. This can be attributed to new grading system,” Ogamba announced.
by Amos Khaemba
