She claimed that through government sponsorship, all 145,145 persons who meet the minimum university admission criteria of C+ or better will be admitted to public and private universities.
According to Mercy Wahome, CEO of Kenya Universities and Colleges Central Placement Service (KUCCPS), all 826,807 KCSE candidates will be placed in institutions of higher education.
Candidates with grades from E to C will be eligible for government sponsorship in technical and vocational education and training (TVET) institutes,” she continued.
As per the findings, 681,662 participants secured grades from C plain to E in the KCSE exam.
Magoha emphasized the need to focus on upgrading the TVET institutions, where a major part of the Form Four Lever would be involved.
George Magoha is the Cabinet Secretary for Education. Last Monday, it was announced that on the basis of their grades, all the candidates were entitled to advance in higher educational institutions.
According to Wahome, only those who apply for placements in various colleges and TVET institutes will be considered for placements and government sponsorship.
Only 145,145 applicants who took part in the 2021 Kenya Certificate of Secondary Education (KCSE) exam secured admission grades at the university, according to results revealed by Education Cabinet Secretary George Magoha on Saturday, April 23.
In the transition exam, those candidates got a C+, in which about 700,000 students failed. On the other hand, students scoring D or higher can enroll in certificate and diploma programs for a second chance in higher education.
Students with C and C minus grades in the Technical and Vocational Education and Training (TVET) program can enroll in diploma courses in any of the country’s 31 institutes.
Similarly, those with a D+ or less can enroll in certificate programs, which include craft certificate courses for those with a D or higher, and artisan certification for those with a D+ or lower.
