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Mochogu announces KCSE 2023 results 

Education Cabinet Secretary Ezekiel Machogu on Monday announced the 2023 Kenya Certificate of Secondary Examination (KCSE)  at Moi Girls High School, Eldoret. A total of 903,260 candidates sat for for the the 2023 KCSE exams.

Candidates can access the individual 2023 KCSE results online through a link on the KNEC website or directly through this LINK. You will be required to enter the candidate’s index number and the name(s) as per the registration data for the 2023 KCSE exams.

The number of candidates who attained the minimum university entry qualification (Grade C+ and above) was 201,133 (22.27%) in the 2023 KCSE Examination compared to 173,345 (19.62%) in the year 2022. This according to the CS is a result of the application of the new grading system. The new  KCSE grading system was introduced to boost university admissions.

There were 1,216 (0.14%) candidates who obtained an overall grade A in the year 2023 KCSE Examination compared to 1,146 (0.13%) candidates in the year 2022.

The results of the remaining 4,109 candidates who were suspected to have engaged in examination irregularities have been withheld pending the completion of investigations into their cases.

Gender parity

Out of the 899,453 candidates who sat the 2023 KCSE Examination, 450,554 were male, while 448,899 were female, representing 50.09% and 49.91% of the total candidature respectively. This indicates that the country has achieved gender parity at the secondary education