The marking process for the Kenya Certificate of Secondary Education (KCSE) examinations for 2021 is still on and the exercise is expected to end this week, Friday, April 15, 2022.
Education Cabinet Secretary, Professor Magoha- has already said that this year KCSE marking will be done as per stringent and meticulous procedures in order to maintain the integrity of the examination.
The CS said the activity will take place at 35 locations and will end this week, allowing candidates to transition to colleges and technical institutions.
Kenya National Council of Examinations (KNEC) reveals that a total of 831,015 candidates had registered for the KCSE exam for the year 2021 across 10,413 centers.
The marking exercise is currently taking place at Alliance High School, State House Girls, Sunshine High School, Starehe Girls, Limuru Girls, Thika High, Buruburu High School and Alliance Girls.
Muranga TTC, Moi Forces Academy (Nairobi), Upper Hill High, Loreto Girls, St Georges High, Langata High, Kenya High, Moi Girls Isinya, and Lenana School are among those who have participated.
Simon Nabukwesi, principal secretary of university education and research, indicated that KCSE candidates will start enrolling in the institutes in early June this year.
According to Mr. Nabukwesi, admission to vocational institutions will start in September.
“As soon as the KCSE results are out, Kenya universities and colleges will start placing applicants in Central Placement Service (KUCCPS) institutions.” There will be no waste of time. When Mr. Nabukwesi oversaw exam distribution in Nakuru, he said, “candidates will be selected to join the institutions in early June.”
He said that the candidates enrolling in TVET institutes will do so in September.
“Those who enroll in colleges and vocational institutions in September will do so,” he continued.
Nabukwesi also said that the institute will be able to accept all KCSE candidates in 2021.
During the administration of the written exam, KCSE exam malpractice was registered at many places in the country.
Professor Magoha, on the other hand, said that no exam papers were leaked and efforts to facilitate copying were limited to a few examination officials, who photographed question papers after receiving them from the containers.
Magoha claimed that no exam papers were leaked due to the stringent security measures by the police and Knec personnel.
According to him, all security officers who conduct the examinations are required to sit in positions where they have a “daily complete view of the examination material”.
Now teachers, parents and students are all worried that this disclosure may result in the cancellation of their exams.
Earlier, the results of 287 children who took the 2020 KCSE exam were canceled due to various exam malpractices.
Prof George Magoha says there is enough evidence that 287 students were cheating. Of the 287, 211 had banned material in the examination hall, 45 were mobile phones.
*National marking for Kenya Certificate of Secondary Education (KCSE) will end on Friday, with the result expected to be canceled after next week on this date amid the expectation of the result.*
