KCPE shocker for giant academic private schools
KCPE shocker for giant academic private schools with a majority of them receiving results that are way below their expectations
KCPE shocker for giant academic private schools with a majority of them receiving results that are way below their expectations.
Giant private schools are in shock after receiving results that are way below their expectations in the Kenya Certificate of Primary Education (KCPE) examinations.
According to a report by the Daily Nation, the majority of the know well-performing private schools in the previous years have been reluctant to divulge the performance of their candidates, fearing that doing so might jeopardize their businesses.
In addition, Charles Ochome, the chair of the Kenya Private Institutions Association, refused to provide the mean scores of the schools, claiming that doing so would be against the Data Protection Act.
The excitement around the results at Kitengela International School in Kajiado County subsided when it became clear that none of the 170 candidates got a score of 400.
Its satellite school in Syokimau, Machakos County, with 40 candidates, is also impacted.
Candidates and parents were at school early on Wednesday, ready to celebrate, but when the results started coming in, the gathering dispersed in sadness.
The majority of applicants received less than 350 points, and many of them received less than 300, which represents the school’s lowest-ever result.
“It’s unfortunate we have been sent back to school to start a fresh formal petition. We sense foul play and business rivalry from our competitors. We expected to have more than 50 students scoring more than 400 marks,” said a senior school official in confidence because of the sensitivity of the matter.
The school has reached out to candidates and parents to remain calm as they try to seek “deferred” justice.
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Inyokoni Primary School in Kaiti Constituency, Makueni County, had the best mean score nationally in the 2021 KCPE exams in the public school category after posting a mean score of 401.
Headteacher Samuel Mulwa Mwendo was awarded a Head of State Commendation during World Teachers Day on October 5, 2022, for excellent performance in KCPE over the years. Eighty-two out of the school’s 124 pupils had 400 marks and above, with the lowest being 356 marks.
However, this year, things have drastically changed, with the top student receiving 352 marks and the majority of candidates receiving less than 300.
“Why are many pupils getting 72 and 73 marks in mathematics? Were these results generated? It raises more questions than answers,” wrote a parent.
“We demand our results since our children are depressed. It’s not a joke. How do you handle a teenager who has been quiet from 2pm and you don’t know what is going through their minds?” said another parent on the day the exams were released.
Private primary schools have been outperforming public institutions, but the situation is different in secondary where public schools usually perform better.
Some previously top-performing public schools have also rejected the results, saying they do not reflect the ability of their learners.
A ministry representative, however, denied any results manipulation and asserted that heightened oversight of the exam-taking process has decreased instances of “undeserved marks.”
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