In Kenya, the Kenya National Examinations Council is in charge of the process of marking the KCSE 2021/2022 exams according to how well they performed on the subjects they attempted.
Important to note is that the KNEC grading is dynamic since it is based on the performance of the applicants in a certain year.
To have a student graded , one must take a minimum of seven (7) subjects.
A total of three subjects which include, English, Kiswahili and Mathematics are considered compulsory.
In addition, every candidate must further take a minimum of two sciences and one Humanity.
During selection, the seventh subject can as well be chosen from the remaining categories i.e Applied, Humanities, Sciences etc.
The top grade/ highest grade a student can score is an A(plain) which carries a point load of 12.
At the Same the lowest grade is an E (that has one point only);
*Check on more details below*
*Points Grade*
12 A (plain)
11 A- (Minus)
10 B+ (plus)
9 B (plain)
8 B- (minus)
7 C+ (plus)
6 C (plain)
5 C- (minus)
4 D+ (plus)
3 D (plain)
2 D-(minus)
1 E
*KNEC KCSE Grading Scale – Per Subject 2021-2022*
Take note that each subject has its own grading system as shown below;
*ENGLISH SUBJECT KCSE GRADING SCALE
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
*KISWAHILI SUBJECT KCSE GRADING SCALE
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
*GRADING SCALE FOR MATHEMATICS
THE 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
*GRADING SCALE FOR BIOLOGY SUBJECT
THE 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
*GRADING SCALE FOR PHYSICS SUBJECT
THE 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
*CHEMISTRY SUBJECT KCSE GRADING SCALE *
*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
*GRADING SCALE FOR HISTORY AND GOVERNMENT *
*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
1 0 -29 E
*GRADING SCALE GEOGRAPHY SUBJECT
THE 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
*GRADING SCALE FOR CHRISTIAN RELIGIOUS EDUCATION (CRE)*
*THE 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
