KNEC Clarifies Inconsistencies and Errors in KCPE Exam Results
The Kenya National Examination Council (KNEC) has issued a statement in response to candidate complaints regarding inconsistencies in the Kenya Certificate of Primary Education (KCPE) results for 2023.
On Saturday, the council informed newsrooms via a statement that it had received appeals regarding anomalies in results obtained via the Ministry of Education-supplied short code 40054.
Dr. David Njengere, the CEO of the Kenya National Examinations Council (KNEC), says that certain candidates’ results showed a misalignment of marks and grades in Kiswahili, as they were erroneously categorized under Kenyan Sign Language. He emphasized instances where grades in Science, Social Studies, and Religious Education were inaccurately truncated, lacking the expected plus (+) and minus (-) signs.
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The above errors only affected candidates who attempted to access their results via the SMS brief code, according to the examination governing body, because all results displayed on its portal were accurate.
This, Dr. Njengere explained, was the result of “configuration issues,” which he confirmed the council had promptly brought to the attention of the SMS service provider and had resolved.
The council boss reported that KNEC had received inquiries from candidates with low marks, particularly in English and Kiswahili.
After reviewing all the appeals, the council acknowledged the existence of 133 affected candidates. Subsequently, the council thoroughly addressed these cases and appropriately updated the results for the affected candidates.
Further, Dr. Njengere responded to circulating rumors of a school where every student earned a 75 in Science by stating that an exhaustive investigation into the institution had uncovered no indications of any form of academic dishonesty.
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The Science paper, according to Njengere, is designed with a multiple-choice question format, which may lead to candidates obtaining identical marks. The chief clarified that, despite the potential perception of this as an examination irregularity, having identical marks alone does not constitute sufficient evidence for KNEC to endorse the results for candidates.
In addition, he instructs students to retrieve their result papers from their respective educational institutions and lodge any appeals within the thirty-day timeframe specified in Legal Notice 131 of the KNEC Rules of 2015.
KNEC Clarifies Inconsistencies and Errors in KCPE Exam Results
