2019 KCSE Results; All statistics on top schools, candidates and mean grade summaries
Education Cabinet Secretary Prof George Magoha released the 2019 Kenya Certificate of Secondary Education (KCSE) exam results on December Wednesday 18, 2019. In the released results, there was remarkable improvement in performance by the candidates; compared to last year. A total of 697,222 candidates sat the exams in 10,287 centres countrywide.
16 subjects improved, while 11 showed decline. Subjects whose performance improved included: English, Kiswahili, Chemistry, Biology and Physics. Females outdid males in: English, Kiswahili, CRE, home Science, Art & Design, Germany and Kenya Sign Language.
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MOST IMPROVED
The CS also gave an analysis of the most improved learners; by compairing their KCSPE results against scores in KCSE. Here is the list of most improved candidates:
| S/NO | CANDIDATE’S NAME | SCORE AT KCPE | KCSE GRADE |
| 1 | Kinyua Milcah Wanjiru | 179 | B- |
| 2 | Munyoki Mwikali | 199 | B- |
| 3 | Sharon Chepkoech | 183 | C+ |
| 4 | Mbugua Macharia | . | C+ |
| 5 | Joseph Mwangi | 193 | C+ |
| 6 | Mureithi Timothy | 194 | C+ |
| 7 | Muchai Gachie | 277 | A- |
BEST STUDENTS AND SCHOOLS.
A total of 125,746 candidates scored mean grade of C+ and above in KCSE 2019 exams. 627 candidates scored grade A (plain), while 5,796 others scored A-(minus).
Access the 2019 KCSE results via SMS by sending the full index number (11digits) of the candidate followed by KCSE to 20076. For example 23467847002KCSE then send to 20076. After the full index number no spacing between the last number and the initials KCSE.
The best candidates in the KCSE 2019 are:
- Olunga Tony 87.159-Kapsabet Boys
- Barasa Maryanne Njeri 87-Kenya High
- Abogi David Odhiambo 87.08-Kapsabet boys
- Antony Owuor Otieno 87-Maseno School
- Natasha Wawira 86- Kenya High
- Kizito Ezra Sikuta 86-Moi High School Kabarak
- Larry Hellen Njoki 86-Alliance Girls.
Top 10 schools in terms of straight A’s
- Kenya high 76 A’s
- Kapsabet 49
- Alliance 48
- Moi kbarak 30
- Allaince g 30
- Maryhill 25
- Maseno 23
- Nairobi school 23
- Mangu 23
- Moi Girls Nakuru 21
Results for 1,300 candidates canceled compared to last year’s 4,355.
GRADE COUNT FOR THE 2019 KCSE EXAMINATION BY CATEGORY OF SCHOOLS
| SCHOOL CATEGORY | A | A- | B+ | B | B- | C+ | C | C- | D+ | D | D- | E |
| NATIONAL | 495 | 3,200 | 4468 | 4601 | 4074 | 3644 | 3200 | 2417 | 1442 | 988 | 856 | 338 |
| EXTRA COUNTY | 61 | 1621 | 5314 | 10147 | 13736 | 17070 | 21373 | 22339 | 17361 | 11028 | 3797 | 279 |
| COUNTY | 0 | 135 | 899 | 2785 | 5223 | 7853 | 12618 | 18457 | 23503 | 27170 | 19565 | 2089 |
| SUBCOUNTY | 4 | 232 | 1358 | 4843 | 9519 | 14206 | 21505 | 34572 | 52567 | 87715 | 108167 | 17894 |
| PRIVATE | 67 | 608 | 1327 | 2102 | 2788 | 3366 | 4406 | 5573 | 6814 | 10812 | 19954 | 8718 |
| TOTAL | 627 | 5796 | 13366 | 24478 | 35340 | 46139 | 63102 | 83358 | 101687 | 137713 | 152339 | 29318 |
OVERALL NATIONAL GRADE SUMMARY FOR 2019 KCSE EXAMINATIONS
| GENDER | A | A- | B+ | B | B- | C+ | C | C- | D+ | D | D- | E |
| FEMALES | 269 | 2,172 | 5145 | 9803 | 14961 | 21425 | 32084 | 43083 | 51813 | 69809 | 76198 | 12936 |
| MALES | 358 | 3624 | 8221 | 14675 | 20379 | 24714 | 31018 | 40275 | 49874 | 67904 | 76141 | 16382 |
| TOTAL | 627 | 5796 | 13366 | 24478 | 35340 | 46139 | 63102 | 83358 | 101687 | 137713 | 152339 | 29318 |