It has now emerged that over 700,000 students who sat the 2024 KCSE exams missed the university entry mark of grade C+(Plus) and above.
Data from the Kenya National Examination Council (KNEC) shows that only 246,391 attained the university entry points out of the 962,512 candidates who sat for the examinations.
This now means that the students will enroll for diploma and certificate courses in colleges and technical institutions.
According to Knec 1,693 candidates scored A (plain), a significant increase from 1,216 in 2023. Other top results included 7,743 students scoring A-, 19,150 with B+, 43,120 achieving B (plain), 75,347 B- (minus), and 99,338 C+ (plus), marking the number of students who met the university entry mark.
