Gatundu South MP Gabriel Kagombe recently suggested that every Kenyan child should strictly go to school in their localities. He revisited the divisive narrative of one-man-one-shilling-one-vote.
THE STANDARD
EDUCATION
Mumo Faith Kawee of Kari- Mwailu Primary School in Kibwezi, Makueni, scored 433 marks. [Courtesy]
Public schools produced top candidates in the 2020 Kenya Certificate of Primary Education (KCPE) exams whose results were released yesterday.
Only five candidates from private schools made it to the top 15 bracket nationally as public schools marked a major comeback to dominate national exams.
And girls performed better than boys in the exams done under difficult circumstances following prolonged closure of schools and restrictions occasioned by the Covid-19 pandemic.
The results are a major shift from previous years where private schools dominated the exams.
KCPE top scores drop on the back of lower marks in language, science
Friday April 16 2021
By LYNET IGADWAH
Summary
The results released by Education Cabinet Secretary George Magoha Thursday show 8,091 candidates scored above 400 marks in the exam compared with 9,673 in 2019 and 11,559 in 2018 marking successive drops.
Candidates scored lower marks in half of the 10 papers, including English Language, Kiswahili Insha, Kenyan Sign Language Composition, Science and Social Studies.
Public schools outshone the private ones in the best rankings, taking 10 of the top 15 places.
The number of candidates who scored 400 marks and above in the 2020 Kenya Certificate of Primary Education (KCPE) examination dropped by 16.3 percent compared to the previous year, weighed down by lower performance in languages and Science.