Parents, teachers and student of Mary Immaculate Education Center in Nairobi celebrate Elizabeth Wairimu Mugo who scored 407 Marks in the 2023 KCPE examination in this photo taken on November 23, 2023.
8,523 candidates scored 400 marks and above, but national schools only have a capacity of 5,570 learners.
Ministry of Education has developed a placement system that will ensure national, regional and socio-economic balance.
The scramble for vacancies in secondary schools begins tomorrow when the Ministry of Education starts the placement exercise for candidates who sat the last Kenya Certificate of Primary Education (KCPE) examinations.
A total of 1,406,577 candidates sat the examination and received their results on Thursday. Focus now shifts to the schools they will be placed in, with candidates and their families eyeing institutions with a history of good performance in national examinations. The top performers are hopeful of selection to join prestigious national schools as well as extra-county schools.
