At the end of four years at secondary school, children sit for their final exams in a minimum of seven (and a maximum of nine) subjects. These include two mandatory subjects (Mathematics and a language) and the students are given one overall grade.
A C+ grade is the cut off for any student wishing to go to university. Those that achieve a C+ or above are guaranteed a university offer. The better the grade, the better the offer.
Latest results
This time around there were 989,000 students nationally sitting for KCSE, with 37 being RRBF sponsored students. Twenty-two of our students achieved a C+ or above, so will receive a university offer later in the year.
Two students achieved an A- which put them in the top 1% of students nationally. This is an outstanding result
A further six were graded as B+, being in the top 5% of all students.
In total, 59.5% of our students will be offered a university place, compared to 27% of students nationally who achieved a C+ or better.
And eight more RRBF students scored a C plain and five got a C-. These students may also be able to move on to further education at technical college.
The overall grades compare as follows to the national trends:
Since we began providing scholarships, 287 students have taken their KCSE exams. 172 have achieved a C+ or above, meaning that 59.9% of all students have achieved grades that secured them a university place.
And 79.7% of all students have gone on to university or college.