08 January 2024

• Out of the 1, 216 who scored A, 825 are males while 391 are females.

• At the same time, at least 4,109 candidates who sat for their KCSE exams in 2023 will not receive their results

Education Cabinet Secretary Ezekiel Machogu has today, released the 2023 KCSE Results.

A total of 1, 216 candidates scored A, 18, 078 scored B+, 78, 343 scored c+, 125, 006 scored D+ and 48, 174 scored E.

Out of the 1, 216 who scored A, 825 are males while 391 are females.

Further, Machogu said a total of 201,133 candidates who sat the 2023 KCSE examination have qualified for the University set points.

"This is 22.27 per cent of students attained direct entry into the university," he said.

The CS added that out of the 1,216 produced A mean grade, a total of 889 were from National schools.

In the A- category, a total of 2,782 are females as compared to 4,472 males.

A total of 18,078 attained a mean grade of B+ with 10,370 males and 7,708 females.

For B plain, there are 36,728 candidates, while a total of 59,514 scored B- and 78,343 scored C+.

A total of 19,960 females scored grade E while 28,214 were males.

In the D- category, 79,432 are females, while 86,429 are males.

79,612 females have scored D as compared to 75,664 males.

66,032 females attained D+ while 58,974 are males.

At the same time, at least 4,109 candidates who sat for their KCSE exams in 2023 will not receive their results

Education Cabinet Secretary Ezekiel Machogu on Monday said that the affected candidates were suspected to have been involved in irregularities.

"The results of the remaining 4,109 candidates who were suspected to have engaged in examination irregularities have been withheld pending the completion of investigations into their cases," he said.

Machogu also directed KUCCPS to align their entry requirement with the new grading system, adding that the ministry will ensure candidates are aware of the same.

According to the new grading structure, only two mandatory subjects were required for computing the mean grade.