Lugulu Girls School in Bungoma has scored a mean of 9.34; which is a B (plain) after withheld KCSE 2024 results were released by the Kenya National Examination Council (KNEC) .
The withholding of the results had caused anxiety among students and parents, but on Friday evening, January 17, they breathed a sigh of relief after KNEC allowed the school to download the results.
Provisional results showed 672 candidates out of the total 676 scored C plus and above, attaining direct entry to university.
The school attained a mean grade of 9.3417 in 2024 compared to 9.3306 in 2023.
The school had 13 A plain, 93 (A-), 191 (B+) 232 (B0, 118 (B-), 25 (C+), C (1), 1 (C-) and 2 (D+).
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Lugulu Principal’s reaction
The school’s Chief Principal Dinah Cheruiyot, while addressing the media on Saturday, January 18, 2024, stated that the thought of so many girls missing their results had caused them sleepless nights.
She thanked God for the results and promised to continue posting impressive results in national examinations.
“This morning, we want to say we thank God. We have waited for our results for a very long time, and today we thank God after waiting for the results for almost two weeks. Yesterday we had our results, and we have done very well, na tunashukuru Mungu.
“The thought of so many girls missing their results gave us sleepless nights, but as a school that has been performing very well, we have been sending over 99 percent of students transitioning to university, and we are sure we will continue sending this huge number. We are a school with so many students from across the country, both highly performing in primary and average,” she stated.
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Agonising period as results had been withheld.
The move to withhold the results was unexpected for the Lugulu Girls’, a school renowned for its excellent academic performance.
School principal, Dinah Cheruiyot along with the teaching staff had called for patience from the 2024 KCSE candidates and their parents.
“Dear Parent/Guardian, we are aware that your child has not yet received their examination results. Please rest assured that the matter is being addressed, and the results will be made available to you in due time. Further communication will follow. Thank you for your patience and understanding,” read a letter signed by Western Region Director of Education Jared Obiero.
Speaking during the release of the 2024 KCSE results, Education Cabinet Secretary Migos Ogamba announced that the results of 840 candidates had been cancelled due to confirmed cases of examination malpractice.
Additionally, KNEC has withheld the results of 2,829 candidates pending further investigations.
Lugulu was among the schools affected by the withholding of results.
Others are St. Peter’s Abwao Secondary School in Migori County, which had previously emerged as a top performer in the region.
Others are Mama Malia Academy in Kitui County, a private institution, Kipsingei Mixed Secondary School in Bomet County, and Katilu Boys High School in Turkana County.
