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Kabarak High School students celebrate after the release of 2025 KCSE results with some of their top students at the institution on January 9, 2026.
Traditional academic giants maintained their dominance in the 2025 Kenya Certificate of Secondary Education (KCSE) examinations, whose results were released by the Education Cabinet Secretary Julius Ogamba on Friday.
Moi High School Kabarak led the pack, with dozens of candidates attaining the highest grade (A plain), and all the candidates but one attaining the minimum entry grade to university. From the results seen by Nation, 82 students scored an A plain, 150 A-, 119 B+, 43 B plain, 9 B-, and 2 C+. Only one student scored a C plain.
The school registered a mean grade of 10.599, up from 9.89 in 2024.
Jubilation broke out at the school after the results had been extracted, with teachers and students breaking into song and dance.
Chief Principal Elsheba Cheruiyot said that the good results posted by the 2025 class was due to the high discipline, commitment, and sacrifice by the students and staff.
“This is a great moment and day for Moi Kabarak because of the way the students have performed in the 2025 KCSE. We had a strong team of students. Very committed and hardworking, they were always willing to work even over the weekend, and the teachers were available when needed,” she said.
Celsius Siwon, who scored an A of 82 points, could not hide his joy. He said his early morning toiling and sacrifice have finally paid off. For his primary education, Celsius schooled at Crescent Academy in Baringo County, scoring 407 out of the possible 500 marks. His wish is to join the University of Nairobi to pursue software engineering.
Zebulun Kiprotich Kapsir, who scored a 78-point A-, at Kabarak, said his achievement was because of the support he received from his teachers and parents.
“We want to thank our teachers for the support they gave us for the entire four years in school. Our fellow students put pressure on us to perform well. The challenge I faced was balancing academics and co-curriculum, but I thank God here we are,” he said.
Moi Girls' High School Eldoret students celebrate the institution's good performance in the 2025 Kenya Certificate of Secondary Education examinations on January 9, 2026. The school registered a mean score of 9.73.
Academic giants Moi Girls Eldoret and Kapsabet High School also posted impressive results as they had 49 and 33 straight As, respectively.
While Kapsabet Boys posted a mean grade of 9.9, down from 10.16 in 2024, Moi Girls had a mean score of 9.7 compared to 9.73 in 2024 to maintain their performance in the region and be ranked among the top performers nationally.
Kapsabet High School registered 606 candidates, with 49 posting straight As, 181 A-, 174 B+, 99 B, 57 B-, 40 C+, three C, and three C-.
“We are content with the results despite a slight drop compared to the previous year. We registered a transition rate to university of 99.84 per cent, which is still inspiring to our learners,” said Kipchumba Maiyo, the chief principal.
Among the straight-A achievers were Ian Karani, Godwin Otiento, Christiano Muhsin Idd, Christiano Kaunda, and Branton Kipkosgei.
At Moi Girls Eldoret, it was song and dance after the students posted excellent results. Thirty-three scored straight As and 115 A-.
It had 122 B+, 94 B, 39 B-, 28 C+, 9 C and one C-. It registered 442 candidates.
The school’s Chief Principal, Juliana Kirui, said they expect improved performance compared to 2024.
Nakuru Boys High School, on the other hand, produced some of the top candidates nationally in the Kenya Certificate of Secondary Education examinations released on Friday. Kibira Keith Kahihia scored an A of 84points, followed by Wamute Peter Macharia and Collins Kipruto, who tied with an 81-point A.
Celebrations also broke out at Utumishi Boys Academy in Lanet, Nakuru, which produced five plain As. John Gicheru Kamau topped the school with a mean grade of A, followed by Jesse Muriithi and Reagan Thuku.
Odhiambo John, Ryan Rapture Maina, and Raymond Nyaga Mwenda also had strong mean grades of A plain.
In Bomet County, the provisional results showed Tenwek Boys’ High school had a mean score of 8.0 while Moi Siongiroi Girls’ High school posted a mean score of 7.869.
“Out of 647 KCSE candidates at Tenwek Boys’ High school, 15 candidates scored A-, 92 B+, 145 B, 133 B-, 130 C+, 91 C, 39 C-, and two D+, translating to a mean score of 8.0,” said Mr Mutali Chesebe, the school’s principal.
Mr Chebese stated that 515 of the candidates had attained university entry points, making an 80 percent transition rate, while the remaining 20 percent qualified to pursue diploma courses.
Moi Siongiroi Girls which had 314 candidates, posted a mean score of 7.869 with 2 As, 11 A-, 37 B+, 68 B, 77 B-, 56 C+ and 34 C, according to Senior Principal Nora Yegon.
“We posted a mean grade of B- (mean score of 7.869) with an improvement of 0.623 compared to last year’s results, which had a mean score 7.246. We look forward to a better performance this year,” said Ms Yegon.
Chebisaas Girls High School in Nandi County had a mean score of 8.6, with one A-, 27 B+, 116 B, 83 B- and 22 C+. It registered 249 candidates.
Meteitei Boys High School in Nandi County had a mean score of 8.5, with three students posting A-, 52 B+, 198 B, 186 B-, 43 C+ and eight C.
It registered 490 students and recorded a transition rate of 98.36.
Metkei Girls Secondary school in Elgeyo Marakwet County had a mean score of 9.381 and transition of 98.91 per cent. It registered 275 students, with eight posting straight As, 46 A-, 70 B+, 89 B, 46 B-, 13 C+ and three C.
In Turkana County, the mean grade of A plain remains elusive since Samwel Nakata of Lodwar Boys High School, who registered an A of 82 points in the 2015 KCSE results.
Turkana Girls High School Principal Florence Namanang said that top performers at the school scored a mean grade of A-.
She said that Ruth Lochii, Elsie Kaimor, Michelle Tum, and Favour Cheepkoech scored a mean grade of A-
In Trans Nzoia County, academic giants St Joseph’s Boys, St Anthony Boys and St Brigid Kiminini posted impressive results.
St Brigid Girls, Kiminini secured 15 A, 75 A-, 110 B+, B 78, B- 45, C+ 12, C 2 and C-. The school with 342 registered candidates posted a mean of 9.6.
St Anthony Boys Kitale posted a mean score of 9.1 after presenting 647 candidates. Fourteen of them scored a plain A. Mr Simon Masibo, the principal, said they were happy with the results.
At St Joseph’s Boys Kitale, which had 736 candidates, results were not immediately available. By Friday afternoon, teachers were struggling to retrieve and collate the results. By the time they had obtained the results of 250 candidates, at least 10 had posted a straight A.
“So far, the results from 200 students show that over 10 candidates posted an A plain and over 55 had A-. Our teachers are still working to retrieve the results,” said a senior teacher.
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Reporting by Barnabas Bii, Joseph Openda, Eric Matara, Mercy Koskey, Sammy Lutta, John Njoroge, Tobias Messo, Vitalis Kimutai and Evans Jaola
