KCPE Results 2016

The best candidate in this year’s Kenya Certificate of Primary Education (KCPE) scored 436 out 500 marks.

Releasing the 2016 KCPE results, Education Cabinet Secretary, Dr Fred Matinag’i, said that the best candidate in this year’s exam could not make it in top 90 last year.

“The top candidate this year scored 436 marks, which is a significant drop compared to 449 marks scored by the top candidate last year,” announce the CS.

A total of 5,190 candidates scored 400 marks and above, a 31% drop from last year where 7,560 candidates scored 400 marks and above.

How to Check KCPE Results 2016

This is how to check your KCPE results online and via SMS

How to Check KCPE Results 2016 via SMS

To get KCPE results 2016 by SMS send an SMS with your Index Number to 22252 for Safaricom, Airtel and Orange networks.

How to Check KCPE Results 2016 Online

To check KCPE results 2016 online, go to the KNEC website:http://www.knec-portal.ac.ke/and enter your Index number.

KCPE Result Slip 2016

The ministry of education advises parents and pupils to check theKCPE results and KCPE result slip for any anomaly such as incorrect candidate’s name, school name and code as well as wrong subject grade and report to Knec within a month after the announcement.

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KCPE Results 2016 out

This is the announcement by Education Cabinet Secretary, Dr Fred Matiang’i, during the releasing of the Kenya Certificate of Primary Education (KCPE) examination results on Thursday, December 1 at the Kenya Institute of Curriculum Development (KICD) in Nairobi.

Traditionally, Form One students have reported to their respective schools in February.

The CS said that unlike in the previous years where the selection process was carried out the following year, the process would commence immediately.

“The selection of Form One students begins immediately. We are not going to wait until the following year like previously,” noted Dr Matiang’i.

The CS sad that on December 9, the Ministry of Education officials would assemble at the same venue (KICD) to complete the selection process, especially of the students joining national schools.

He noted that despite there being a significant drop in the performance of the pupils this year, the exams were highly credible with only 21 cases of malpractices or attempted malpractices being experienced.

Over 950,000 pupils wrote the 2016 KCPE exam early November.

Last year, the Ministry of Education issued new guidelines on the selection process.

Releasing the guidelines last year, Education Principal Secretary, Belio Kipsang, wrote to County Directors of Education and secondary school heads saying that the selection process would be on merit, equity and choice of schools.

He said that five top boys and girls in every sub-county would be placed in national schools of their choice.

“The top three candidates will be selected first across all sub-counties and then the remaining two according to their marks because there are areas with very few students hence the equity requirement,” he said.

Other pupils in every sub-county would be selected according to their marks between public and private schools.

Candidates who are not admitted to schools of their choice will be placed in schools of comparable level of performance.