KNEC logo The Kenya National Examinations Council, KNEC, adopts different grading system for the Kenya Certificate of Secondary Education, KCSE, examinations. The grading varies as per the candidates’ performance for a particular year.
Here is the latest grading system adopted by knec during the 2018 KCSE examinations;
Points 101; ENGLISH 12 80 – 100 A 11 75 – 79 A- 10 70 – 74 B+ 9 65- 69 B 8 60 – 64 B- 7 55 – 59 C+ 6 50 – 54 C 5 45 – 49 C- 4 40 – 44 D+ 3 35 -39 D 2 30 -34 D- 1 0 -29 E
POINTS 102; KISWAHILI 12 78 – 100 A 11 73 – 77 A- 10 68 – 72 B+ 9 63 – 67 B 8 58 – 62 B- 7 53 – 57 C+ 6 48 – 52 C 5 43 – 47 C- 4 38 – 42 D+ 3 33 – 37 D 2 28 – 32 D- 1 0 – 27 E
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POINTS 121; MATHEMATICS 12 70 – 100 A 11 65 – 69 A- 10 60 – 64 B+ 9 55 – 59 B 8 49 – 54 B- 7 43 – 48 C+ 6 37 – 42 C 5 31 – 36 C- 4 25 – 30 D+ 3 19 – 24 D 2 12 – 18 D- 1 0 -11 E
POINTS 231; BIOLOGY 12 80 – 100 A 11 75 -79 A- 10 70 – 74 B+ 9 65- 69 B 8 60 – 64 B- 7 55 – 59 C+ 6 50 – 54 C 5 45 – 49 C- 4 40 – 44 D+ 3 35-39 D 2 30-34 D- 1 0 -29 E
POINTS 232; PHYSICS 12 60 – 100 A 11 55 – 59 A- 10 50 – 54 B+ 9 45 – 49 B 8 40 – 44 B- 7 35 – 39 C+ 6 30 – 34 C 5 25 – 29 C- 4 20 – 24 D+ 3 15 – 19 D 2 10 – 14 D- 1 0 – 9 E
POINTS 233; CHEMISTRY 12 65 – 100 A 11 60 – 64 A- 10 55 – 59 B+ 9 50 – 54 B 8 45 – 49 B- 7 40 – 44 C+ 6 35 – 39 C 5 30 – 34 C- 4 25 – 29 D+ 3 20 – 24 D 2 15 – 19 D- 1 0 – 14 E
POINTS 311- HISTORY 12 80 – 100 A 11 75 – 79 A- 10 70 – 74 B+ 9 65 – 69 B 8 60 – 64 B- 7 55 – 59 C+ 6 50 – 54 C 5 45 – 49 C- 4 40 – 44 D+ 3 35 – 39 D 2 30 – 34 D- 1 0 -29 E
POINTS 312- GEOGRAPHY 12 66 – 100 A 11 61 – 65 A- 10 56 – 60 B+ 9 51 – 55 B 8 46 – 50 B- 7 41 – 45 C+ 6 36 – 40 C 5 31 – 35 C- 4 26 – 30 D+ 3 21 – 25 D 2 16 – 20 D- 1 0 – 15 E
Related KNEC Information links: POINTS 313- CRE 12 90 – 100 A 11 85 – 89 A- 10 80 – 84 B+ 9 75 – 79 B 8 70 – 74 B- 7 65 – 69 C+ 6 60 – 64 C 5 55 – 59 C- 4 50 – 54 D+ 3 45 – 49 D 2 40 – 44 D- 1 0 – 39 E
POINTS 443- AGRICULTURE 12 88 – 100 A 11 83 – 87 A- 10 78 – 82 B+ 9 73 – 77 B 8 68 – 72 B- 7 63 – 67 C+ 6 58 – 62 C 5 53 – 57 C- 4 48 – 52 D+ 3 43 – 47 D 2 38 – 42 D- 1 0 – 37 E
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