Education Cabinet Secretary has said that over 50 mobile phones have been confiscated at the ongoing 2019 Kenya Certificate of Secondary Education, KCSE, exams centres. According top professor George Magoha, 60 people have also been nabbed for participating in alleged exam malpractices. A flurry of top level government officials have been crisscrossing the country to ensure no cheating in the exams. The KCSE exams enter week two on Monday; next week.
The 2020 Kenya Certificate of Secondary Education (KCSE) examinations will be released today; Monday May 10, 2021 at noon. The results will be announced by Education Cabinet Secretary Professor George Magoha after briefing President Uhuru Kenyatta on the candidates’ performance in the examinations.
See how you can receive the results, below.
The marking exercise was concluded on Friday and the Kenya National Examinations Council (Knec) worked on the results over the weekend. As expected, the results have been Standardized before being released officially.
There are various ways of getting your KCSE 2020 results from Knec; after they have been officially announced. These include: Using the Knec SMS Code, visiting the Knec online portal and going to your former school to collect your results.
CHECKING KCSE 2020/2021 RESULTS USING KNEC ONLINE PORTAL
To use this method to check 2020/2021 results you only need to remember your index number and access your mobile phone or computer Here is the procedure:
Your KCSE results should show on the screen after a while.
HOW TO DOWNLOAD KCSE RESULTS FOR WHOLE SCHOOL
Principals can also access the 2020/2021 KCSE results online from the KNEC portal; http://www.knec-portal.ac.ke/ Procedure
Visit the official KNEC schools’ portal by clicking the link above.
To login to the KNEC portal, Insert the User Name and Password which you used during the KCSE 2020/2021 registration.
Once inside the portal, you will see several boxes. First, under the box labelled ‘FROM INDEX’, input the index number of the first candidate (in full) and in the box labelled ‘TO INDEX NUMBER’ input the last candidate’s index Number. Click on ‘VIEW REPORT’.
Wait for the result slips to load. When all the slips are loaded, click on the Menu labeled ‘EXPORT’.
Select the format you would like to export the KCSE Result Slips e.g. ‘WORD’ or ‘PDF’ formats.
The KCSE Result slips will be downloaded to an offline storage in your computer.
You can then print the downloaded result slips. Finally, candidates can check their KCSE 2020 results by visiting their former schools a day after the official release of the exam.
KCSE Examination standardization is a mathematical process that is designed to remove variable elements from test scores and allow the candidates to be compared equally.
In other words, it is a way of giving equal value to the results of each test, regardless of the number of questions and the time allocated for completing them. For instance, an A in Mathematics is much lower than an A in History and Government.
Why Knec standardizes KCSE candidates’ Raw cores to Standard Scores
Standardization of raw scores to standard scores in a Knec examination is a process that involves adjusting the raw scores for each paper in the examination to allow for the differences in difficulty and in the extent to which scores scatter/ spread between the best and worst performing candidate (standard deviation).
In the process of standardization, the difficulty among the papers is measured in terms of mean raw scores obtained by the candidates, while the differences in scatter are measured in terms of the standard deviation. A raw score is a mark that is obtained by a candidate before standardization. It is the original mark obtained by the candidate in a test i.e., the number of correctly answered questions.
For instance, if a candidate gets 90 marks out of 100 in a paper, then the raw mark for the candidate is 90. The mean raw score of a test is calculated by dividing the candidates’ total marks by the number of candidates taking the test. The standard deviation of a score is measured by the number of units that score is from the mean score.
This process is done by using a computerized system.
In order to create a standardized score, a reference table called a ‘look-up table’ is created for each test paper that is written and the table is specific to that test paper because it takes account of the difficulty of the paper.
The minimum standardized score is derived from the look-up table and the actual number will vary, depending on the average score of all those taking the test. The standard scores are a measure of relative performance and have the ability to tell us how a candidate has performed in comparison to the other candidates.
These scores are essential when results from different papers must be combined to give an overall total as is the case in the KCSE examination and are useful for comparing relative performance of candidates from subject to subject or from year to year.
Once the raw scores have been standardized, the cut-off scores for Grade A to E are identical for all subjects and therefore maintained at the same level from year to year. The standardized scores are then used for reporting candidates’ performance.
Does standardization affect the candidate’s position?
When the scores are standardized the relative positions of the candidates remain unchanged; the top candidate in each subject still remains at the top.
The standard scores are essential if scores from several examination papers are to be added to give a total score. It is therefore desired that each paper should contribute equally to the total score.
Standardized test scores are scores that are obtained from a test that is administered and scored in a consistent, or “standard” manner. Standardized tests are designed in such a way that the questions, conditions for administering, scoring procedures, and interpretations are consistent and are administered and scored in a predetermined, standard manner.
Release Of Examinations KCSE 2020 Results
The Kenya National Examinations Council (KNEC) wishes to bring the following information to the attention of all institutions presenting candidates for the KNEC examinations:
Examination Results Slips and Printouts
Each of the institutions that enter candidates for the KNEC examinations shall receive a hard copy of the institution’s examination results printout and result slips which captures the following information:
1. Institution’s Code and Name
This appears on the top left side of the printout. The institution’s code is a unique number by which an examination centre is identified by the Council. This is the number that an institution should always quote whenever communicating with KNEC.
2. Candidates Details
Below the institution’s name and code are details of the candidates. These details include the index number of the candidate, year of examination, gender, individual subject grades and the mean grade. The important features of the examination results are as indicated below:-
X – denotes an absent candidate. A candidate is declared absent if he/she did not sit for one or all papers in the examination. However, for the KCPE examination results, the symbol AB indicates an absence;
Y- denotes that the candidate was involved in an examination irregularity. For the KCPE examination results, the symbol 00 indicates an irregularity;
P- denotes that the candidate’s examination results have been pended due to infringement on the entry requirements for the examination e.g. incorrect KCPE details for entry in KCSE examination;
W- denotes that the candidate’s examination results have been withheld on suspicion that the candidate has been involved in an examination malpractice and investigations are ongoing;
U- denotes ungraded examination results due to infringement of the awards criteria.
Mean Grade Award Descriptions
Mean grade will be X, if a candidate is absent in all subjects
Mean grade will be Y , if one or more subjects are cancelled.
Mean grade will be U, if the entry requirements for the KCSE examination are not met
Mean grade will be CRNM, if the course requirements for the Teacher education, Business and Technical examinations are not met
Mean grade will be P, if results are pended
Mean grade will be W, if the examination results are withheld;
The details of pended, withheld and irregularities are communicated to the institution through the Sub County Director of Education at the time of release of the examination results and are received by the institutions at the same time with the examination results.
Release Of Certificates
Once certificates for a specific examination are ready for collection/dispatch from KNEC, the institutions shall be informed through the mass and print media, Sub County Directors of Education and/or the heads of institutions:
All certificates for regular candidates are issued through the Heads of Schools/Institutions and to private candidates through the Sub County Directors of Education. The Kenya National Examinations Council reserves the right to withdraw a certificate for amendment or for any other reason should this be necessary.
Upon the release of KCPE and KCSE examinations, the candidates can access their results through SMS number provided during the official release of results. The KCPE candidates are expected to access their result slips through the KNEC website immediately after release of the examination in their respective schools.
KCSE 2021 LATEST NEWS: A total of 27,684 Examiners are currently marking the 2021 Kenya Certificate of Secondary Education (KCSE) examinations. The examiners are holed up in thirty five (35) marking centres with the exercise expected to be complete before May 10, 2022. Education Cabinet Secretary Professor George Magoha has already announced that the KCSE 2022 results will be announced by 10th May.
The KCSE 2020 examinations are being marked at marking centres located in the Counties of Nairobi, Kiambu, Machakos, Kajiado and Murang’a.
Alliance Girls High School is accommodating the largest number of examiners (1372) followed by Moi Forces Academy, Nairobi (1358) and Sunshine Secondary School (1325).
2022 KCSE MARKING CENTRES AND EXAMINERS
KCSE 2022 MARKING CENTRES.
Here are the marking centres for this year’s KCSE exams:
SUBJECT
CODE
MARKING CENTRE
REPORTING DATE
English paper 1
101/1
Moi Forces Nairobi
English paper 2
101/2
Sunshine High
English paper 3
101/3
Alliance Girls and Thogoto
.
Kiswahili Paper 1
102/1
Alliance Girls
.
Kiswahili Paper 2
102/2
Sunshine High
.
Kiswahili Paper 3
102/3
MaryHill and Nairobi School
Maths Paper 1
121/1
State House Girls
Maths Paper 2
121/2
Lenana School
.
Biology Paper 1
231/1
Loreto Girls and Senior Chief Koinange
.
Biology Paper 2
231/2
Limuru Girls
.
Biology Paper 3
231/3
St Georges Girls
.
Physics Paper 1
232/1
Mary Leakey Girls
Physics Paper 2
232/2
UpperHill High
Physics Paper 3
232/3
Moi Girls Isinya
Chemistry Paper 1
233/1
Precious Blood Riruta
Chemistry Paper 2
233/2
Kiambu High
Chemistry Paper 3
233/3
Kenya High and Nairobi School
.
History Paper 1
311/1
Starehe Boys
History Paper 2
311/2
Thika High
.
Geography Paper 1
312/1
Murang’a TTC
Geography Paper 2
312/2
Arya girls Parklands
.
CRE Paper 1
313/1
Loreto Girls Limuru
.
CRE Paper 2
313/2
Buruburu High
Agriculture Paper 1
443/1
Machakos girls
.
Agriculture Paper 2
443/2
Kilimambogo TTC
.
Computer Studies Paper 1
451/1
UpperHill High
Computer Studies Paper 2
451/2
.
.
Business Studies Paper 1
565/1
Machakos Girls
Business Studies Paper 2
565/2
.
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How to Check KCSE Results 2021 via KNEC SMS Code
Once the KCSE 2021 have been announced, you can receive them faster by using the Knec SMS Code. To get KCSE results 2021 by SMS send an SMS with your Index Number to 20076 for Safaricom, Airtel and Telcom networks.
Simply send your full index number (11 digits) followed by KCSE to KNEC SMS Code 20076. For example 23467847002KCSE then send to 20076. After the full index number no spacing between the last number and the initials KCSE.
This is the fastest way of receiving your KCSE 2021 results. Please note that the SMS will be charged Sh25. Send the SMS immediately the results have been announced.
Check here for the official release date and all the KCSE 2021 results analysis.
How to Check KCSE Results 2021 Online
The KCSE 2021 results can also be checked via the Knec exams portal. To check your 2021 KNEC KCSE results online, go to the KNEC website: http://www.knec-portal.ac.ke/and enter your Index number.
To use this method to check 2021 results you only need to remember your index number and access your mobile phone or computer Here is the procedure:
Your KCSE results should show on the screen after a while.
KCSE Result Slip 2021
Knec will send the KCSE 2021 result slips to schools in hard copy. Candidates should visit their examination centers for their official results slip.
The ministry of education advises parents teachers and pupils to check the KCSE results and KCSE result slip for any anomaly such as incorrect candidate’s name, school name and code as well as wrong subject grade and report to KNEC within a month after the KCSE results announcement.
“We are all proud and happy to congratulate the 752,891 candidates who sat this examination that is expected to open doors to their progress to various careers.” Said Magoha at Nairobi School on Wednesday morning, after he oversaw the completion of the three-week-long examinations.
Magoha was also in praise of teachers who participated in the process of administering the examination as Centre Managers, Supervisors and Invigilators. he added that more than 99.9 per cent of contracted professionals and centre managers did their job with 100 per cent precision.
He said the KCSE 2020 examinations did not leak and that all attempts to expose examination papers were thwarted in a timely manner in a few centers across the country.
” We experienced a number of cases where examination officials attempted to open the papers with the intention of exposing them to candidates before the actual examinations started. We thwarted these efforts in a few centres countrywide, some of which I released to you during my weekly briefs,” CS Magoha said.
Magoha said a total of 27 officials were relieved of their various duties as centre managers, supervisors or invigilators over allegations of violating regulations guiding the administration of examinations. Teachers who were involved in the irregularities will face disciplinary action from the Teachers Service Commission (TSC).
“As a Ministry, we will be presenting the list of teachers believed to be behind some of the examination offences to the TSC for action.” He reported.
According to CS Magoha, another 37 civilians, including three university students and two businessmen, were arrested for attempting to engage (or assist) in examination irregularities. Also Fifty-three cell phones were confiscated from candidates at examination rooms during the exercise.
Read the full statement from CS Magoha, below;
PRESS STATEMENT CONCLUSION OF THE 2020 KCSE EXAMINATION AND LAUNCH OF MARKING EXERCISE
“We have today come to the successful conclusion of the 2020 Kenya Certificate of Secondary Education (KCSE) Examination, which started on March 26, 2021.
We have converged here after witnessing the last Practical paper in the Arts and Design, which is one of the elective subjects.
This is yet another good moment for us given that the four weeks of the KCSE examination have come to a flawless completion in the face of the COVID-19 pandemic.
We are all proud and happy to congratulate the 752,891 candidates who sat this examination that is expected to open doors to their progress to various careers. I also wish to commend our gallant teachers who participated in the process of administering the examination as Centre Managers, Supervisors and Invigilators.
Indeed, more than 99.9 per cent of contracted professionals and centre managers did their job with 100 per cent precision.
More fundamentally, I wish to thank the national monitoring team members comprising the Ministry of Education, TSC, Kenya National Examinations Council (KNEC) and other ministries and departments who visited all parts of the country to ensure the examination process was not only smooth but also credible.
Cases of KCSE 2020 exam irregularities
Besides, our deliberate decision to work with the public in the management of the examinations proved to be a game changer, as ordinary citizens volunteered critical leads that helped us pre-empt cases of irregularities in some parts of the country.
Over the examination period, we:
Experienced a number of cases where examination officials attempted to open the papers with the intention of exposing them to candidates before the actual examinations started.
We thwarted these efforts in a few centres countrywide, some of which I released to you during my weekly briefs. In all, I can confidently announce to the country that none of the 2020 KCSE Examination papers was leaked, save for the unethical early exposure of questions, which was firmly dealt with and did not benefit any of the candidates.
A total of 27 officials were relieved of their various duties as centre managers, supervisors or invigilators over allegations of violating regulations guiding the administration of examinations. As a Ministry, we will be presenting the list of teachers believed to be behind some of the examination offences to the TSC for action.
A total of 37 civilians, including three university students and two businessmen, were arrested for attempting to engage (or assist) in examination irregularities.
Fifty-three cell phones were confiscated from candidates at examination rooms during the exercise. As we speak, security agencies are busy conducting thorough forensic investigations to find out if the gadgets were used to aid any form of cheating.
I once again sincerely thank officials involved in delivering this year’s KCSE and Kenya Certificate of Primary Education (KCPE) examinations.
Moving ahead, we are today going to launch the marking of the KCSE examination papers. This will be a meticulous process that will be conducted by experienced examiners. We are all determined to ensure grades awarded to our learners are all merited and that our academic qualifications are beyond reproach.
I wish candidates the very best of luck as they proceed home to rest, awaiting the release of the KCSE examinations results.
APPLICATION FOR 9,000 ELIMU SCHOLARSHIP OPPORTUNITIES
As I announced during the release of the KCPE results on April 15, 2020, the Government will award 9,000 scholarships to needy and vulnerable 2020 KCPE candidates, including those from informal settlements and urban slums.
I am happy to announce that the Ministry has launched the application process for all legible candidates today. I request all the 2020 KCPE candidates wishing to be considered for the Elimu Scholarship Programme to apply through the online portal https://egfdmis.equitybank.co.ke/.
As was the case last year, the Government has contracted the Equity Group Foundation to assist in the selection process, to ensure it is fair and transparent. More information will be released on the application and selection process of the scholarship in due course.
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