KCPE 2023 results breakdown; KNEC explains delay in accessing results via SMS
Kenya National Examinations Council (KNEC) apologise for delay in accessing the just released KCPE results following uproar from parents
Kenya National Examinations Council (KNEC) apologise for delay in accessing the just released KCPE results following uproar from parents.
Education CS Ezekiel Machogu on Thursday, November 23, released the 2023 Kenya Certificate of Primary Education (KCPE) examination results.
A total of 1,406,557 candidates sat for the 2023 KCPE exams which is the last in the era of the 8-4-4 system.
Of these, there were 721,544 (51.30%) male and 685,017 (48.70%) female candidates who sat the examination.
According to the education CS, since 1985, a total of 26,067,181 candidates have been examined during the KCPE Examination.
“A total of 205 candidates who were not registered were allowed to sit the 2023 KCPE examination. Of these, 125 were male while 80 were female candidates,” remarked CS Machogu.
In the 2023 KCPE Examination, 8,523 candidates (0.60%) attained a score of 400 marks and above.
This was a drop compared with the 2022 KCPE Examination when 9,443 candidates (0.76%) scored 400 marks and above.
2023 KCPE results breakdown
Mark Range Number Percentage
400 – 500 8,523 0.60%
300 – 399 352,782 24.92%
200 – 299 658,278 46.49%
100 – 199 383,025 27.05%
001 – 099 2,060 0.15%
Two papers, English Language and Kenyan Sign Language Composition, recorded an improvement in performance in the year 2023 when compared with the year 2022 while eight (08) papers, English Composition, Kiswahili, Kiswahili Insha, Kenya Sign Language, Mathematics, Science, Social Studies and Religious Education recorded a slight drop in performance in the year 2023 when compared to the year 2022.
Female candidates performed slightly better than their male counterparts in English, Kiswahili, and Kenyan Sign Language.
Male candidates performed slightly better than their female counterparts in Mathematics and Science.
Only two candidates out of the total of 1,406,557 were involved in examination malpractices during the 2023 KCPE examination.
One of the candidates was found with unauthorized notes in the examination room while the other candidate was found with a mobile phone in the examination room.
CS Machogu noted that the Ministry would offer Form One placement opportunities to all the candidates who sat the 2023 KCPE Examination in public and private secondary schools.
The placement process will start on Monday 27th November 2023 and conclude within a period of two weeks.
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Meanwhile, Kenya National Examinations Council (KNEC) has apologised for the delay in accessing the just released KCPE results following uproar from parents.
In a statement, the Council noted that the technical team was working on solving the issue and would update the members of the public once the shortcode is accessible.
Candidates were advised to access their results by sending their index number to 40054.
“Greetings, we apologize for the delay in accessing KCPE 2023 results. We will update you once they are available on 40054,” the statement read in part.
Kenyans online lamented that they could not access the KCPE results an hour after Education CS Ezekiel Machogu released the exams.
Some lamented that they had to send the message multiple times, incurring a Ksh25 fee per SMS.
Following complaints about the charges incurred, the mobile service providers clarified that users would be charged upon receiving the results.
“You will only be charged upon receiving the results. Our since apologies for the inconvenience,” the statement read in part.
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