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KNEC announces top schools in the 2015 KCSE examinations

The Kenya National Examinations Council (KNEC) releases lists of top schools in the 2015 Kenya Certificate of Secondary Education (KCSE) examinations despite the ongoing debate on the purpose of ranking in schools.

As the debate to bring back school and student performance ranking continues, the Kenya National Examinations Council (KNEC) has released 2015 performance index and center mean statistics on their website, giving a chance to secondary schools to know where they ranked in 2015.
Here are the top schools and their mean scores in every county.
– Murray Girls’ High School -8.29 (Taita Taveta)
– Mandera Secondary School- 7.23 (Mandera)
– Wajir High School -6.56 (Wajir)
– Garrisa High- 7.58 (Garrisa)
– Kanga High- 10.45 (Migori)
– Nyambaria High School- 9.74 (Nyamira)
– St. Francis Ranga’la- 10.90 (Siaya)
– Asumbi Girls- 10.84 (Homa Bay)
– Kisii High- 10.00 (Kisii)
– Maseno School- 11.38 (Kisumu)
– Chavakali High School -9.78 (Vihiga)
– Booker Academy- 9.88 (Kakamega)
– Friends School Kamusinga- 10.28 (Bungoma)
– Sigalame High School- 9.30 (Busia)
– St. Patrick Iten- 10.69 (Elgeyo Marakwet)
– Sacho High School- 10.97 (Baringo)
– Moi Naikarra Secondary School- 8.43 (Narok)
– Masaai High School- 9.45 (Kajiado)
– Mary Mother of Grace Secondary- 10.78 (Laikipia)
– Kapsabet Boys- 11.16 (Nandi)
– Litein High School- 10.37 (Kericho)
– Moi High School Kabarak- 11.66 (Nakuru)
– Moi Girls’ High School- Eldoret- 10.03 (Uasin Gishu)
– Kaplong Girls’ Secondary School- 9.86 (Bomet)
– Kapenguria Boys High School- 10.22 (West Pokot)
– St. Josephs- Kitale- 11.01 (Transnzoia)
– Good Shepherd Minor Seminary- 8.70 (Samburu)
– Lodwar Boys High School- 8.30 (Turkana)
– Light Academy- 10.90 (Nairobi)
– Chogoria Girls National- 10.56 (Tharaka Nithi)
– Makueni Boys- 9.58 (Makueni)
– Sacred Heart of Jesus Minor Seminary- 6.68 (Isiolo)
– St. Paul Secondary School- 8.06 (Marsabit)
– Meru Schoo- 9.65l (Meru)
– Siakago Boys High School- 9.70 (Embu)
– Muthale Girls- 9.65 (Kitui)
– Lukenya High School- 10.07 (Machakos)
– Alliance High School- 11.35 (Kiambu)
– Murang’a High- 10.74 (Murang’a)
– Baricho High School- 9.88 (Kirinyaga)
– Kagumo High- 10.55 (Nyeri)
– Karima Girls- 10.71 (Nyandarua)
– Mpeketoni Secondary School- 6.76 (Lamu)
– Mau Mau Memorial Girls Secondary School- 4.42 (Tana River)
– Malindi Progressive Academy- 8.21 (Kilifi)
– Light Academy- 10.86 (Mombasa)
– Matuga Girls High School- 7.84 (Kwale)
– Murray Girls High High School- 8.29 (Taita Taveta)
The listing however shows great disparities in ranking as some institutions with less than 50 students who sat in the examinations topped the list as some recorded up to 290 students for the same exams.
According to the Standard, officials at KNEC who spoke to the newspaper said they wanted ranking reintroduced and implemented but in a better way.
This was after Education CS Fred Matiang’I said that the issue was being looked into, noting that ranking is a matter of ‘great national interest’.
Former Education Secretary Enos Oyaya noted that the previous methods of ranking had loopholes that could be sealed to restore credibility to the exercise.
“The candidate’s entry behavior, number of students per school, co-curriculum activities and special interest candidates must form the basis of ranking,”said Oyaya as quoted in the Standard.
He also added that there was unfair competition between schools that admitted students who scored 400 marks and above in KCPE and those who the schools that admit those who scored less, yet only one merit list of top 100 schools was produced.
National education officials felt that should the ranking be introduced, then only 40% of the meriting should be based on examinations and the rest based on all aspects of schooling.

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