Pressure Mounts on Education CS to Release 2024 KCSE Results.
Julius Migos, the Education Cabinet Secretary (CS), is under increasing pressure from both parents and candidates to expedite the release of the KCSE 2024 results.
On Saturday, the CS stated that the results for the 965,501 candidates would be released in two weeks.
However, this timeline has sparked frustration among parents and candidates who had expected the results to be made available sooner, given that the marking and analysis process wrapped up in December.
Candidates will no longer be able to access their results via the SMS system. Instead, the results will be available through the Kenya National Examinations Council (KNEC) website.
To check their results, candidates must visit the KCSE 2024 section on the website, entering their index number and registered name.
In 2023, a total of 201,133 candidates achieved the university cut-off grade of C+ and above, with 96,235 females and 104,898 males qualifying for further studies.
CS Explains the Timeline
Last week, CS Ogamba, during his attendance at the Omogusii Cultural Festival at Kenyoro School Grounds in Nyamira County, reiterated that the KCSE results would be released by the second week of January 2025.
He assured the public that the results would be announced within the traditional time frame, which is typically in January.
Ogamba addressed potential confusion around the release of results, explaining that while results for the Kenya Certificate of Primary Education (KCPE) were typically announced in December, the absence of the KCPE exams this year due to the new education curriculum may have led to misunderstanding.
This year’s KCSE exams took place across 10,755 centers, with a record 965,501 candidates, an increase from 903,138 in 2023.
The exams concluded on November 22, 2024, and marking finished on December 13, 2024, after examiners worked diligently across 35 designated marking centers, including Alliance High School, State House Girls, and Sunshine High School, among others.
Impact of Exam Malpractices
Several schools, including prominent ones, were linked to exam malpractices, leading to some of their teachers being barred from participating in the marking process. Principals associated with cheating were also transferred by the Teachers Service Commission (TSC).
Many candidates have expressed concerns that they may face harsher marking due to the cheating incidents in their respective schools. This year saw a significant number of teachers involved in court cases related to exam malpractice, particularly in the Nyanza region.
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Despite KNEC’s introduction of stricter measures to prevent cheating, there were numerous incidents of malpractice.
In Siaya, 13 teachers were arrested on charges of exam cheating, while in Nandi, four teachers, including the center manager at Kamimei Secondary School, were detained after an exam paper was circulated on social media.
Similarly, in Homa Bay, ten teachers from Pala Masogo Secondary School were given a bond of Sh. 2 million each.
In Kiambu, two candidates from Membley High School were caught with mobile phones inside the exam hall just before their paper began, highlighting ongoing concerns over cheating during the exams.
Pressure Mounts on Education CS to Release 2024 KCSE Results.
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