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KCPE scores drop on the back of low marks in science

Andy Munyiri of Damacrest Academy in Thogoto celebrates at his grandparents’ home at Maragima Village in Nyeri on November 18 after he emerged the top KCPE exam candidate nationally with 440 marks. PHOTO | JOSEPH KANYI

By  GERALD ANDAE

The number of candidates who scored 400 marks and above in this year’s Kenya Certificate of Primary Education (KCPE) examination dropped by 15.4 percent, pulled down by poor performance in science and mathematics.

Education Secretary George Magoha Monday said that 9,770 candidates scored above 400 marks in the exam compared with 11,559 last year and 9,846 in 2016 — marking the first drop in recent years. The drop looks set to ease pressure on the scramble for admissions to the coveted national secondary schools.

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