The Ministry is determined to place the 2022 KCPE candidates in secondary schools as soon as possible to give parents adequate time to prepare them for the admissions to Form One. The actual Form One selection exercise for all categories of schools will be concluded on January 16th, 2023.The number of registered candidates who were 12 years and below declined from 33,627 (2.74%) in 2021 to 31,498 (2.53%) in 2022 indicating that parents and schools are on the right path of enrolling children in school at the right age.
The counties which had the highest percentage entry for candidates who were 12 years and below for the year 2022 KCPE Examination were: Baringo, Wajir, Kericho, Bomet, West Pokot.
The highest number of candidates were in the appropriate age bracket of 13-15 years, (885,162; 71.13%), a trend that has been replicated in the last five years.
The counties which had the highest percentage of candidates who were 18 years and above were Garissa, Turkana, Kilifi, Kwale and Mandera.Overall, we have been impressed that four papers recorded an improvement in performance in the year 2022 when compared to 2021. These are: English Language, Kiswahili Lugha, Kiswahili Insha and Kenyan Sign Language.
However, six papers, English Composition, Kenyan Sign Language Composition, Mathematics, Science, Social Studies, and Religious Education recorded a drop in performance in 2022 compared with 2021.
Female candidates performed better than their male counterparts in English, Kiswahili and Kenyan Sign Language.
Male candidates performed better than their female counterparts in Mathematics, Science and Social Studies and Religious Education.
The combined efforts of the Multi-Agency Examinations Team of the Ministry of Education, Ministry of Interior and National Administration, ICT and Digital Economy and the Teachers Service Commission helped to ensure the 2022 KCPE Examination was free of malpractices.
Overall, there were only 252 candidates in nine examination centres who were found to have engaged in malpractices. These candidates have been scored zero (0) in the subjects where they engaged in malpractices.
Nonetheless, the affected candidates’ overall mark will be computed less the mark awarded in the affected subject. The candidate will receive their examination results and will transition to secondary school. This is in the spirit of the 100 per cent transition policy.
What is the essence of the examination if one can proceed to secondary with zero mark? Which schools will admit these Learners? Will they secure an employment once they are through with their studies considering that the KCPE certicate will be looked at? These are some of the questions.
