Education Cabinet Secretary Julius Ogamba (right) with Higher Education PS Beatrice Inyangala (left) and Education PS Belio Kipsang during the release of the 2024 KCSE results at Mitihani House in Nairobi on January 9, 2025.
Schools find it increasingly difficult to retain experienced teachers due to inadequate compensation and resources.
Inadequate counseling and support services are leaving students more vulnerable and contributing to poor performance.
Secondary school heads have placed the blame for poor performance in national examinations on the government, saying delays and partial disbursements of funds contribute to low quality grades in the Kenya Certificate of Secondary Education (KCSE) examinations.
According to data from the Kenya Secondary School Heads Association(KESHA), the number of students who scored mean grades of E (the lowest grade) has increased from 28,046 in 2020 increased to 46,151 in 2021, decreased to 30,822 in 2022 but rose again to 48,174 in 2023 and slightly increased again to 48,333 in 2024.
