The Ministry of Education has put in place necessary measures to ensure that all the 962,512 candidates who sat for the 2024 Kenya Certificate of Secondary Education (KCSE) examination will join institutions of higher learning in line with the Government mantra of "Leaving No One Behind".
Education Cabinet Secretary (CS) Julius Ogamba speaking on Thursday at Mitihani house during the release of the examination results said that a total of 1,693 candidates scored grade A (plain).
The CS highlighted that the number of A's recorded an increase as compared to 2023 where 1,216 scored the same grade.
Ogamba disclosed that 246,391 candidates attained the minimum university cut-off grade of C+ (plus) and above, representing 25.5% of the total number, a tremendous increase from the 201,133 candidates (22.27%) recorded in 2023. "A total of 46,889 candidates attained C- (minus) and above representing 49.41% and those with D+ (plus) and above were 605,774 representing 62.76%," said Ogamba.
