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With the ranking of schools abolished, there is no such thing as top schools, bottom schools and the most improved school.
KCPE performance 2014 can be considered as being fair (not bad and not good). Talking about fairness, the ban on ranking on schools is is a good thing because no one single pupil in Kenya will be considered as the “Best pupil in KCPE 2014.” All pupils are now considered equal regardless of their score/marks.
We are here to provide you a detailed breakdown and analysis of KCPE 2014 results.
Form one selection 2015
The total number of candidates who sat for KCPE in 2014 was 889,000. More than half of this number scored 200 marks and above. Therefore, KCPE performance 2014 can be termed as being fair (not good and not bad).
Form one selection 2015 will be based on three areas;
I. Merit.
II. Pupil’s choice of secondary school.
III. Affirmative action. Northeastern Kenya, Turkana, Moyale, and other areas will benefit from this.
Form one admission in national schools 2015
The number of pupils who scored between 401 and 450 marks were five thousand five hundred and eighty four (5584). This represents only 0.64% of the total number of candidates who sat for KCPE in 2014.
What it means
There are now 105 national schools in Kenya. Each of these national schools can accommodate an average of 150 form one students. Therefore, ideally, all the pupils who scored more than 400 marks will get admission in National schools.
Form one admission in provincial and county schools in 2015
About sixty thousand candidates (57,163 to be precise) scored between 351 marks and 400 marks. This represents 6.35% of the total number of candidates who sat for KCPE in 2014.
Slightly less than 140,000 pupils (139,573 to be precise) scored between 301 and 350 marks. This represents 15.7% of the total number of candidates who sat for KCPE in 2014.
As we go down the merit score, the number of candidates increases. Slightly less than a quarter of a million candidates (234,252) scored between 251 marks and 300 marks. This constitutes 26.45% of all candidates who sat for KCPE exams.
The highest number of candidates in 2014 scored between 201 and 250 marks. 249,098 pupils scored between 201 marks and 250 marks. This represents 28.02% of the total number of candidates.
Summary: KCPE performance 2014
Marks/score Number of Candidates
401 – 450 5,584.
351 – 400 57,163.
301 – 350 139,573.
251 – 300 234,252.
201 – 250 249,098.
151 – 200 146,685.
101 – 150 49,695.
51 – 100 6,134.
0 – 50 89.
Fig 1: KCPE performance 2014.
No admission to any secondary school
200,000 candidates will not get a slot in any public secondary school in Kenya come February 2015. This is because, currently the capacity of public schools in Kenya is only 600,000 form one slots.
Only candidates who scored 200 marks and above are assured of a slot in secondary schools.
Irregularities in KCPE 2014 results
Only fifteen counties in Kenya were not involved in examination irregularities (cheating and so forth). These Counties are;
1. Taita Taveta County.
2. Lamu County.
3. Garissa County.
4. Trans Nzoia County.
5. Nyandarua County.
6. Kirinyaga County.
7. Machakos County.
8. Embu County.
9. Nyeri County.
10. Laikipia County.
11. Bungoma County.
12. Vihiga County.
13. West Pokot County.
14. Vihiga County.
15. Siaya County.
All the other counties in Kenya which are not in the list above were involved in cheating according to KNEC.
Traditionally they don’t cheat
Eight counties have been identified by KNEC as being free of cheating since 2013. The counties were free of any cheating in KCPE 2014. These counties are;
1. Garissa County.
2. Taita Taveta County.
3. Tana River County.
4. Lamu County.
5. Nyandarua County.
6. Trans Nzoia County.
7. Vihiga County.
8. Siaya County.
Gender Parity in KCPE 2014
More than half of the candidates who sat for KCPE in 2014 were boys/male. The number of boys who did KCPE in 2014 was 443,258. This represents 50.3%.
The number of girls who sat for KCPE in 2014 was 437,288 girls. This represents 49.7%.
Five counties had the highest gender disparity in favour of boys. That is, the number of boys was much higher than the number of girls. This information is illustrated below.
County Boys Girls
Mandera County 68% 32%
Wajir County 67% 33%
Garissa County 67% 33%
Turkana County 62% 38%
Samburu County 59% 41%
In the above counties, there are many challenges that face girl child education. The common amongst all the above counties is early marriage.
Fig 2: Gender Parity in KCPE 2014 results.
