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The Kenya Certificate of Primary Education (KCPE) was a certificate awarded to students after completing the approved eight-year course in primary education in Kenya. The examination was supervised by the Kenya National Examination Council (KNEC), an examining body in Kenya under the Ministry of Education. The same body also conducted and regulated the Kenya Certificate of Secondary Education (KCSE), a certificate awarded to students after completing secondary education. KCPE and KCSE were both started in 1985 when the 8-4-4 system of education was introduced in Kenya.The last KCPE examination, under this system was done on November 1, 2023 at 11am. These exams were replaced by KJSEA (Kenya Junior Secondary Education Assessment).
The subjects examined were Mathematics, English, Kiswahili, Social Studies and Religious Education (Christian/Islamic/Hindu) and Science. English and Kiswahili consisted of two parts, for English there was Grammar and Composition, and for Kiswahili, there was Lugha and Insha(Composition). Social Studies included a bit of Kenyan History, Civic education, current County system of government as well as all the Religious Studies. Deaf or hard of hearing students may choose to be tested in Kenyan Sign Language instead of Kiswahili. [1] Each subject was worth a maximum of 100 marks. Each candidate was therefore able to earn a maximum of 500 marks. Usually, the exam time ran from the last week of October and takes three days. In 2016, the exams were held In October. [2] Results were then announced by the Minister for Education sometime in November. Efforts were ongoing to scrap the KCPE exam. KCPE was eventually replaced by KJSEA (Kenya Junior Secondary Education Assessment.) [3] [4] [5]
Note: Most years had multiple candidates attaining the same top score. Fields where data is not available are marked as "N/A".
| Year | Registered | Total Sat | YoY Growth (%) | Boys | Girls | Gender Ratio | Special Needs | Top Scorer(s) | Marks | 400+ Marks | Release Date | Source(s) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000 | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | Emily Achieng | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| 2001 | N/A | ~509,076 | N/A | 261,934 | 247,142 | 51.5 : 48.5 | N/A | Justine Justus | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| 2002 | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | Osiemo Deborah Mocheche | 462 | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| 2003 | N/A | ~590,000 | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | Marita Nyakundi Calvin | 482 | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| 2004 | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | Nyaosi Bugei Omete | 472 | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| 2005 | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | Oduor Fredrick Constant | 461 | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| 2006 | N/A | ~660,555 | N/A | 350,134 | 310,421 | 53.0 : 47.0 | N/A | Wamugi David Wanjuki | 453 | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| 2007 | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | Master Maina Aduor Solomon | 455 | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| 2008 | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | Mutinda Monica Wairimu | 460 | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| 2009 | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | Peter Kamenju Njoroge | 438 | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| 2010 | N/A | 739,718 | N/A | 385,304 | 354,414 | 52.1 : 47.9 | N/A | Ngatia Linus Muchiri | 434 | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| 2011 | N/A | 775,829 | +4.88% | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | Christine Muthoni Kagiri | 442 | 5,800+ | Dec 28, 2011 | [6] |
| 2012 | N/A | ~811,879 | N/A | N/A | N/A | 51.2 : 48.9 | N/A | Mwaura Boniface Kiongo | 430 | N/A | N/A | [7] |
| 2013 | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | Near Parity | N/A | Otieno Akoth Daphne | 444 | N/A | Dec 31, 2013 | N/A |
| 2014 | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | Near Parity | N/A | Tracy Okwach | 441 | N/A | Dec 29, 2014 | N/A |
| 2015 | 942,021 | 937,467 | N/A | 467,904 | 459,885 | 50.4 : 49.6 | N/A | Aggrey Akhanyinya | 449 | 7,560 | Dec 30, 2015 | N/A |
| 2016 | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | Near Parity | 1,950 | Victor Oduor Odhiambo | 437 | N/A | Dec 1, 2016 | N/A |
| 2017 | N/A | 1,003,446 | N/A | 503,527 | 499,919 | 50.2 : 49.8 | 2,066 | Goldalyn Kakuya | 455 | 9,846 | Nov 21, 2017 | N/A |
| 2018 | N/A | 1,060,710 | +5.71% | 529,276 | 531,434 | 49.9 : 50.1 | 2,460 | Rawlings Odhiambo | 453 | 11,559 | Nov 19, 2018 | N/A |
| 2019 | N/A | 1,088,989 | +2.67% | 546,370 | 542,619 | 50.2 : 49.8 | 2,394 | Andy Michael Munyiri | 440 | 9,673 | Nov 18, 2019 | N/A |
| 2020 | N/A | 1,194,608 | +9.70% | 596,415 | 598,193 | 49.9 : 50.1 | 2,695 | Mumo Faith Kwae | 433 | 8,091 | Apr 15, 2021 | N/A |
| 2021 | N/A | 1,214,031 | +1.63% | N/A | N/A | Near Parity | N/A | Magata Bruce Makenzie | 428 | 11,857 | Mar 28, 2022 | N/A |
| 2022 | N/A | 1,233,852 | +1.63% | N/A | N/A | Near Parity | N/A | Otieno Lewis Omondi | 431 | 9,443 | Dec 21, 2022 | N/A |
| 2023 | 1,415,315 | 1,406,557 | +14.00% | 721,544 | 685,017 | 51.3 : 48.7 | 3,456 | Michael Warutere | 428 | 8,525 | Nov 23, 2023 | N/A |