The Kenya National Examination Council has dispatched the 2024 KCSE results slip to Sub County education directors for delivery to respective schools.
In a notice on Wednesday, KNEC said schools that produced candidates for the 2024 examinations should liaise with their respective directors to collect their result slips.
‘’Schools that presented candidates for the examination are advised to liaise with their SCDEs to collect the result slips,’’ the notice said.
A total of 962,512 candidates for the 2024 KCSE results across the country.
The release of the results slip came a day after Knec warned Kenyans of fraudsters claiming they can facilitate mark upgrades and processing of KCSE certificates.
“Beware of fraudsters. Do not be conned. KAA CHONJO!” KNEC captioned a screenshot of a social media account conducting the alleged fraud.
246,391 of the 2024 candidates scored C plus and above, the minimum grade required for university entry, in the 2024 exams.
A total of 1,693 candidates who sat the 2024 Kenya Certificate of Secondary Education exams scored a straight A.
The number represented an increase from the 2023 KCSE when 1216 candidates scored a mean grade of A plain.
The results show that the number of A plain grades increased by 0.18 per cent.
Of the 1693 A plain grades, 1,375 came from national schools representing 81.22 per cent.
Extra County Schools produced 163 A grades representing 9.63 per cent of the total number of A grades.
County schools had four A plain grades while private schools had 142 A plain grades.
According to KNEC, there were 7,743 A minus grades of which 2,840 were girls and 4,903 boys.
This represented an increase of 0.8 per cent compared to the 2023 KCSE when 7254 candidates scored A minus.
476,889 candidates scored a C minus or higher, which is the TVET and Diploma entry grade.
840 candidates' results were cancelled due to exam malpractice .2,899 candidates' results were withheld pending investigation.
