More Than 145,000 KCSE candidates Eligible For University Placement

More Than 145,000 KCSE candidates Eligible For University PlacementOne hundred forty-five thousand, one hundred forty-five (145,145) students who took the KCSE exam in 2021 qualified for university placement.On Saturday, April 23, Education Cabinet Secretary George Magoha announced the results, stating that 826,807 people took the national test between February 28 and April 2022.This means that 17.55 percent of students who took the KCSE exam in 2021 qualified for university placement.“The number of candidates with a minimum TVET Diploma courses qualification of grade C- (minus) and above in 2021 was 325,896 (39.27 per cent). We, therefore, need to invest more in TVET institutions where the bulk of our KCSE examination graduands will study,” Magoha said while releasing the results at the KNEC Headquarters in Nairobi.Male students outnumbered female students in the highest grades (B+ and above).In the 2021 KCSE exam, one thousand one hundred thirty-eight (1,138) candidates received an A. There were 349 females and 789 males among this group.In the A- (minus) category, 2,154 female candidates received the second-best grade, while 3,819 male students did.ALSO READ:In the B+ (plus) category, 5,199 female students received the third-best grade, while 8,264 male students received the grade.B (plain) students totaled 25,045; B- (minus) students totaled 39,683; C+ (plus) students totaled 59,843; C (plain) students totaled 81,345; C- (minus) students totaled 51,213; D+ (plus) students totaled 58,506; D (plain) students totaled 73,909; D- (minus) students totaled 93,466.More Than 145,000 KCSE candidates Eligible For University Placement

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