Latest Kenya Certificate of Secondary Education, KCSE, examinations Grading System for all subjects by KNEC

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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;

Points101; ENGLISH
1280 – 100A
1175 – 79A-
1070 – 74B+
965- 69B
860 – 64B-
755 – 59C+
650 – 54C
545 – 49C-
440 – 44D+
335 -39D
230 -34D-
10 -29E
POINTS102; KISWAHILI
1278 – 100A
1173 – 77A-
1068 – 72B+
963 – 67B
858 – 62B-
753 – 57C+
648 – 52C
543 – 47C-
438 – 42D+
333 – 37D
228 – 32D-
10 – 27E

Important TSC links:

POINTS121; MATHEMATICS
1270 – 100A
1165 – 69A-
1060 – 64B+
955 – 59B
849 – 54B-
743 – 48C+
637 – 42C
531 – 36C-
425 – 30D+
319  – 24D
212 – 18D-
10 -11E
POINTS231; BIOLOGY
1280 – 100A
1175 -79A-
1070 – 74B+
965- 69B
860 – 64B-
755 – 59C+
650 – 54C
545 – 49C-
440 – 44D+
335-39D
230-34D-
10 -29E
POINTS232; PHYSICS
1260 – 100A
1155 – 59A-
1050 – 54B+
945 – 49B
840 – 44B-
735 – 39C+
630 – 34C
525 – 29C-
420 – 24D+
 315 – 19D
210 – 14D-
10 – 9E
POINTS233; CHEMISTRY
1265 – 100A
1160 – 64A-
1055 – 59B+
950 – 54B
845 – 49B-
740 – 44C+
635 – 39C
530 – 34C-
425 – 29D+
320 – 24D
215 – 19D-
10 – 14E
POINTS311- HISTORY
1280 – 100A
1175 – 79A-
1070 – 74B+
965 – 69B
860 – 64B-
755 – 59C+
650 – 54C
545 – 49C-
440 – 44D+
335 – 39D
230 – 34D-
10 -29E
POINTS312- GEOGRAPHY
1266 – 100A
1161 – 65A-
1056 – 60B+
 951 – 55B
846 – 50B-
741 – 45C+
636 – 40C
531 – 35C-
426 – 30D+
321 – 25D
216 – 20D-
10 – 15E

Related KNEC Information links:

POINTS313- CRE
1290 – 100A
1185 – 89A-
1080 – 84B+
 975 – 79B
870 – 74B-
765 – 69C+
660 – 64C
555 – 59C-
450 – 54D+
345 – 49D
240 – 44D-
10 – 39E
POINTS443- AGRICULTURE
1288 – 100A
1183 – 87A-
1078 – 82B+
973 – 77B
868 – 72B-
763 – 67C+
658 – 62C
553 – 57C-
448 – 52D+
343 – 47D
238 – 42D-
10 – 37E

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