KCSE EXAMS 2021- St. Joseph’s Boys, Kitale, has presented the highest number of candidates in the 2020 Kenya Certificate Certificate of Secondary Education (KCSE) examinations. The Nzoia County based National school has a candidature of 565. This is though a marginal drop of 25; down from the 2019 KCSE candidature of 590.
Nyambaria Boys High School sits at second position with 543 as the total number of registered candidates; up from the 477 candidates who sat for the exams in 2019. In the Girls’ category, Butere Girls High school tops with a candidature of 475; up from 441 in 2019.
Sironga Girls that had the highest candidature (among girls’ schools) in 2019 (with a candidature of 580) managed to register 392 candidates in 2020.
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A total of 751,150 candidates have been registered for this year’s KCSE examinations (KCSE 2020 exams); up from the 699,706 in 2019 (See table below);
S/NO | YEAR | KCSE CANDIDATURE |
1 | 2015 | 525,787 |
2 | 2016 | 577,249 |
3 | 2017 | 615,591 |
4 | 2018 | 664,479 |
5 | 2019 | 699,706 |
6 | 2020 | 751,150 |
KCSE 2020 CANDIDATURE PER SCHOOL
School Code | School Name | Category | Type | Cluster | KCSE 2019 CANDIDATURE | KCSE 2020 CANDIDATURE | Deviation |
23500014 | ST. JOSEPH’S BOYS HIGH SCHOOL – KITALE | National | Boys | C4 | 590 | 565 | -25 |
43700008 | NYAMBARIA HIGH SCHOOL | National | Boys | C4 | 477 | 543 | 66 |
37600005 | BUTERE GIRLS HIGH SCHOOL | National | Girls | C4 | 441 | 475 | 34 |
39700001 | MASENO SCHOOL | National | Boys | C3 | 477 | 467 | -10 |
40700002 | KISII HIGH | National | Boys | C1 | 445 | 463 | 18 |
42700005 | MARANDA HIGH | National | Boys | C1 | 705 | 453 | -252 |
24500004 | ST.THERESA’S TARTAR GIRLS SECONDARY SCHOOL | National | Girls | C1 | 416 | 431 | 15 |
11200002 | ALLIANCE GIRLS’ HIGH SCHOOL | National | Girls | C3 | 396 | 425 | 29 |
40700003 | NYABURURU GIRLS | National | Girls | C1 | 501 | 413 | -88 |
38600006 | CHAVAKALI HIGH SCHOOL | National | Boys | C4 | 471 | 404 | -67 |
11200001 | ALLIANCE HIGH SCHOOL | National | Boys | C3 | 423 | 398 | -25 |
20400008 | MOI FORCES ACADEMY – NAIROBI | National | Boys | C3 | 410 | 397 | -13 |
43700012 | SIRONGA GIRLS HIGH SCHOOL | National | Girls | C2 | 580 | 392 | -188 |
38600003 | BUNYORE GIRLS | National | Girls | C1 | 363 | 392 | 29 |
37600001 | KAKAMEGA SCHOOL | National | Boys | C1 | 398 | 387 | -11 |
20400001 | LENANA SCHOOL | National | Boys | C3 | 317 | 384 | 67 |
20400002 | NAIROBI SCHOOL | National | Boys | C3 | 353 | 374 | 21 |
42700007 | NGIYA GIRLS HIGH SCHOOL | National | Girls | C4 | 392 | 363 | -29 |
41700004 | ASUMBI GIRLS | National | Girls | C1 | 405 | 358 | -47 |
41700010 | MBITA HIGH SCHOOL | National | Boys | C4 | 369 | 357 | -12 |
7200009 | KARIMA GIRLS | National | Girls | C4 | 460 | 355 | -105 |
29500006 | KAPSABET BOYS | National | Boys | C1 | 379 | 352 | -27 |
11200003 | MANGU HIGH SCHOOL | National | Boys | C3 | 343 | 352 | 9 |
11200006 | MARYHILL GIRLS HIGH SCHOOL | National | Girls | C3 | 337 | 351 | 14 |
10200013 | MUGOIRI GIRLS HIGH SCHOOL | National | Girls | C4 | 416 | 341 | -75 |
26500001 | MOI GIRLS’ HIGH SCHOOL- ELDORET | National | Girls | C3 | 351 | 323 | -28 |
15300002 | MERU SCHOOL | National | Boys | C1 | 294 | 322 | 28 |
27500007 | MOI FORCES ACADEMY LANET | National | Girls | C3 | 306 | 320 | 14 |
9200012 | BARICHO HIGH SCHOOL | National | Boys | C4 | 375 | 319 | -56 |
12300001 | MACHAKOS BOYS | National | Boys | C1 | 290 | 313 | 23 |
28500006 | KABIANGA HIGH SCHOOL | National | Boys | C2 | 348 | 311 | -37 |
35600008 | S.A. KOLANYA GIRLS SECONDARY SCHOOL | National | Girls | C2 | 348 | 308 | -40 |
36600002 | LUGULU GIRLS | National | Girls | C1 | 327 | 306 | -21 |
39700009 | KISUMU GIRLS HIGH SCHOOL | National | Girls | C4 | 342 | 303 | -39 |
44700006 | KANGA HIGH | National | Boys | C1 | 316 | 303 | -13 |
27500008 | UTUMISHI BOYS ACADEMY | National | Boys | C3 | 308 | 300 | -8 |
36600004 | FRIENDS KAMUSINGA | National | Boys | C1 | 287 | 299 | 12 |
35600007 | BUTULA BOYS HIGH SCHOOL | National | Boys | C4 | 239 | 297 | 58 |
20400003 | THE KENYA HIGH SCHOOL | National | Girls | C3 | 315 | 295 | -20 |
24500022 | CHEWOYET HIGH SCHOOL | National | Boys | C2 | 465 | 292 | -173 |
11200004 | LIMURU GIRLS’ SCHOOL | National | Girls | C3 | 303 | 292 | -11 |
25500023 | TENWEK HIGH SCHOOL | National | Boys | C2 | 309 | 287 | -22 |
8200007 | KAGUMO HIGH | National | Boys | C1 | 308 | 287 | -21 |
20400006 | PANGANI GIRLS | National | Girls | C1 | 271 | 284 | 13 |
10200008 | MURANGA HIGH | National | Boys | C1 | 311 | 283 | -28 |
30500020 | NJONJO GIRLS HIGH SCHOOL | National | Girls | C4 | 222 | 282 | 60 |
3100007 | SHIMO-LA-TEWA SCHOOL | National | Boys | C4 | 289 | 281 | -8 |
27500002 | NAKURU HIGH SCHOOL | National | Boys | C3 | 255 | 275 | 20 |
34500010 | ST PATRICK ITEN | National | Boys | C1 | 267 | 268 | 1 |
11200005 | LORETO HIGH SCHOOL LIMURU | National | Girls | C3 | 266 | 268 | 2 |
19300004 | CHOGORIA GIRLS | National | Girls | C1 | 299 | 267 | -32 |
28500005 | KIPSIGIS GIRLS’ HIGH SCHOOL | National | Girls | C1 | 250 | 267 | 17 |
20400004 | STAREHE BOYS’ CENTRE & SCHOOL | National | Boys | C3 | 267 | 262 | -5 |
8200010 | BISHOP GATIMU NGANDU GIRLS HIGH SCHOOL | National | Girls | C4 | 263 | 259 | -4 |
14300006 | MOI HIGH MBIRURI | National | Boys | C1 | 239 | 258 | 19 |
18300003 | MAKUENI BOYS | National | Boys | C1 | 259 | 257 | -2 |
47800005 | MANDERA SECONDARY SCHOOL | National | Boys | C2 | 241 | 256 | 15 |
23500003 | ST BRIGIDS KIMININI | National | Girls | C1 | 268 | 252 | -16 |
31500011 | MOI GIRLS ISINYA | National | Girls | C1 | 194 | 249 | 55 |
9200011 | KABARE GIRLS’ HIGH SCHOOL | National | Girls | C4 | 261 | 243 | -18 |
27500009 | NAKURU GIRLS’ HIGH SCHOOL | National | Girls | C3 | 234 | 243 | 9 |
45800001 | GARISSA HIGH | National | Boys | C1 | 220 | 243 | 23 |
2100005 | KWALE HIGH SCHOOL | National | Boys | C4 | 270 | 236 | -34 |
13300005 | MUTHALE GIRLS | National | Girls | C1 | 235 | 229 | -6 |
6100012 | MPEKETONI SECONDARY SCHOOL | National | Boys | C2 | 159 | 220 | 61 |
4100002 | RIBE BOYS | National | Boys | C1 | 203 | 214 | 11 |
32500015 | OLE TIPIS GIRLS SECONDARY SCHOOL | National | Girls | C4 | 258 | 209 | -49 |
34500017 | MOI KAPSOWAR GIRLS | National | Girls | C4 | 263 | 207 | -56 |
25500019 | KAPLONG GIRLS SECONDARY SCHOOL | National | Girls | C4 | 204 | 206 | 2 |
15300012 | ST. MARY’S GIRLS HIGH SCHOOL IGOJI | National | Girls | C4 | 247 | 205 | -42 |
33500018 | BARINGO BOYS HIGH SCHOOL | National | Boys | C4 | 225 | 204 | -21 |
19300010 | IKUU BOYS HIGH SCHOOL | National | Boys | C4 | 188 | 203 | 15 |
2100006 | MATUGA GIRLS HIGH SCHOOL | National | Girls | C4 | 195 | 194 | -1 |
30500021 | NANYUKI HIGH SCHOOL | National | Boys | C2 | 187 | 188 | 1 |
1100003 | KENYATTA HIGH MWATATE | National | Boys | C1 | 200 | 184 | -16 |
44700011 | MOI NYABOHANSE GIRLS HIGH SCHOOL | National | Girls | C2 | 147 | 184 | 37 |
47800006 | MOI GIRLS SECONDARY SCHOOL – MANDERA | National | Girls | C2 | 216 | 181 | -35 |
3100001 | MAMA NGINA GIRLS | National | Girls | C1 | 200 | 177 | -23 |
14300011 | SIAKAGO GIRLS HIGH SCHOOL | National | Girls | C4 | 205 | 176 | -29 |
12300013 | KATHIANI GIRLS SCHOOL | National | Girls | C2 | 178 | 175 | -3 |
4100008 | BAHARI GIRLS SECONDARY SCHOOL | National | Girls | C2 | 213 | 174 | -39 |
18300016 | MBOONI GIRLS | National | Girls | C2 | 218 | 163 | -55 |
7200014 | NYANDARUA HIGH SCHOOL | National | Mixed | C2 | 175 | 163 | -12 |
13300007 | KITUI HIGH | National | Boys | C4 | 148 | 160 | 12 |
21500012 | LODWAR BOYS HIGH SCHOOL | National | Boys | C4 | 193 | 159 | -34 |
31500026 | OLOOLAISER HIGH SCHOOL | National | Boys | C2 | 187 | 158 | -29 |
20400009 | STAREHE GIRLS’ CENTRE | National | Girls | C3 | 119 | 156 | 37 |
22500013 | MARALAL HIGH SCHOOL | National | Boys | C4 | 176 | 154 | -22 |
29500025 | ST. JOSEPH’S GIRLS – CHEPTERIT | National | Girls | C2 | 208 | 152 | -56 |
46800003 | WAJIR HIGH SCHOOL | National | Boys | C2 | 166 | 146 | -20 |
1100004 | BURA GIRLS | National | Girls | C1 | 197 | 143 | -54 |
16300008 | MOI GIRLS SECONDARY SCHOOL-MARSABIT | National | Girls | C4 | 158 | 142 | -16 |
21500021 | TURKANA GIRLS’ SECONDARY SCHOOL | National | Girls | C2 | 118 | 141 | 23 |
46800004 | WAJIR GIRLS SECONDARY SCHOOL | National | Girls | C2 | 163 | 132 | -31 |
5100010 | NGAO GIRLS SECONDARY SCHOOL | National | Girls | C2 | 52 | 123 | 71 |
5100009 | HOLA BOYS SECONDARY SCHOOL | National | Boys | C2 | 82 | 120 | 38 |
32500016 | KILGORIS BOYS SECONDARY SCHOOL | National | Boys | C4 | 114 | 119 | 5 |
6100011 | LAMU GIRLS SECONDARY SCHOOL | National | Girls | C2 | 124 | 106 | -18 |
45800002 | NEP GIRLS HIGH | National | Girls | C4 | 222 | 103 | -119 |
11207106 | S.A. HIGH SCHOOL FOR THE BLIND | National | Mixed | CS | 67 | 96 | 29 |
22500024 | KISIMA GIRLS HIGH SCHOOL | National | Girls | C2 | 111 | 82 | -29 |
8219116 | REV. MUHORO SCHOOL FOR THE DEAF | National | Mixed | CS | 70 | 79 | 9 |
11207105 | S.A. JOYTOWN SECONDARY SCHOOL FOR PH | National | Mixed | CS | 62 | 72 | 10 |
4125131 | SAHAJANAND SPECIAL SCHOOL-CENTRE OF EXCELLENCE | National | Mixed | CS | 71 | 64 | -7 |
39741015 | JOYLAND SPECIAL SECONDARY SCHOOL | National | Mixed | CS | 65 | 62 | -3 |
3126103 | M.S.S FOR THE PHYSICALLY HANDICAPPED | National | Boys | CS | 48 | 61 | 13 |
36612116 | NALONDO CBM SECONDARY FOR PHYSICALLY HANDCAPPED | National | Mixed | CS | 66 | 54 | -12 |
17300009 | ISIOLO GIRLS HIGH SCHOOL | National | Girls | C4 | 63 | 54 | -9 |
28522542 | ST.PAUL’S CHARERA SPECIAL HIGH SCHOOL | National | Mixed | CS | 56 | 52 | -4 |
44717106 | KUJA SPECIAL SCHOOL FOR THE DEAF | National | Mixed | CS | 49 | 50 | 1 |
37617206 | ST. ANGELA MUMIAS VOCATIONAL SCHOOL FOR DEAF | National | Girls | CS | 50 | 48 | -2 |
42712208 | FR. OUDERAA SEC. SCHOOL FOR THE HEARING IMPAIRED | National | Mixed | CS | 42 | 44 | 2 |
16300014 | MOYALE SECONDARY SCHOOL | National | Boys | C2 | 50 | 40 | -10 |
35620109 | ST. BRIDGIT AKOREET SECONDARY AND VOCATIONAL TRAIN | National | Mixed | CS | 41 | 34 | -7 |
12301796 | MACHAKOS SECONDARY SCHOOL FOR THE DEAF | National | Mixed | CS | 32 | 32 | 0 |
39733224 | ST. GEORGE SPECIAL SECONDARY SCHOOL | National | Mixed | CS | 21 | 29 | 8 |
11232113 | PCEA KAMBUI SCHOOL FOR HEARING IMPAIRED | National | Mixed | CS | 27 | 28 | 1 |
4102116 | PWANI SECONDARY/VOCATIONAL SCHOOL FOR THE DEAF | National | Mixed | CS | 32 | 27 | -5 |
27511533 | NGALA SECONDARY SCHOOL FOR THE DEAF | National | Mixed | CS | 18 | 27 | 9 |
40703418 | GIANCHERE FRIENDS SEC/VOC FOR THE HEARING IMPAIRED | National | Mixed | CS | 17 | 27 | 10 |
29513104 | KAPSABET SECONDARY SCHOOL FOR THE DEAF | National | Mixed | CS | 38 | 26 | -12 |
39734313 | KIBOS VISUALLY IMPARED SECONDARY | National | Mixed | CS | 43 | 25 | -18 |
10204114 | MURANGA SCHOOL FOR HEARING IMPAIRED | National | Mixed | CS | 27 | 25 | -2 |
17300015 | GARBATULA HIGH SCHOOL | National | Boys | C2 | 20 | 24 | 4 |
36628147 | JOYVALLEY S.A SPECIAL SECONDARY SCHOOLFOR P.H | National | Mixed | CS | 16 | 23 | 7 |
15319324 | ST. LUCY’S HIGH SCHOOL FOR THE VISUALLY IMPAIRED | National | Mixed | CS | 34 | 21 | -13 |
14312122 | ACK MARY MAGDALENE HIGH SCHOOL FOR THE DEAF | National | Mixed | CS | 14 | 18 | 4 |
25533120 | ST. KIZITO SECONDARY SCHOOL FOR THE HEARING IMPAIR | National | Girls | CS | 29 | 17 | -12 |
46802016 | WAJIR SPECIAL SECONDARY FOR THE DEAF | National | Mixed | CS | 13 | 17 | 4 |
28571104 | KEDOWA SPECIAL SECONDARY SCHOOL | National | Mixed | CS | 27 | 13 | -14 |
24505117 | ST. FRANCIS SECONDARY SCHOOL FOR THE VISUALLY IMPA | National | Mixed | CS | 24 | 13 | -11 |
38633221 | ST. CLARE EBUKUYA SECONDARY SCHOOL FOR HEARING IMP | National | Mixed | CS | 12 | 12 | 0 |
42712113 | NICO HAUSER SPECIAL SCHOOL FOR THE VISUALLY IMPAIR | National | Mixed | CS | 18 | 11 | -7 |
20407056 | KASARANI TREESIDE SECONDARY SCHOOL FOR THE DEAF | National | Mixed | CS | 6 | 10 | 4 |
37625123 | ACK EMATUNDU BOYS SECONDARY/VOCATIONAL SCHOOL | National | Boys | CS | 5 | 8 | 3 |
2105120 | KWALE HIGH SCHOOL FOR THE DEAF | National | Mixed | CS | 8 | 4 | -4 |