New KCSE Grading System Released
Ezekiel Machogu, Cabinet Secretary for Education, has announced new changes to the Kenya Certificate of Secondary Education (KCSE) grading system for candidates in 2023.
He claims that the changes will apply to all future KCSE candidates.
The changes, according to CS Machogu, are intended to increase the number of students who qualify for tertiary education.
Machogu stated that only two subjects will be used in grading the exams during the 2023 National Examinations season launch on Monday, September 25 at the New Mitihani House.
In addition to the two, examiners will be required to select five of each student’s best-performed subjects.
In the previous years, five mandatory subjects, which are, Mathematics, English, Kiswahili, two sciences, and one humanity were used while grading a candidate.
“It is expected that the new reform measure will increase the number of students qualifying for universities, Diploma, and TVET training at Certificate and Artisan levels,” added the CS.
Exam materials will be picked up twice a day from the 576 examination storage and distribution centers, according to the CS.
It was also announced that the Kenya National Examination Council (KNEC) will administer technology to assess teacher trainees electronically.
This year, three national examinations will be administered, including the Kenya Primary School Education Assessment (KPSEA) for Grade 6 students, the KCPE, and the KCSE.
