Machogu Reveals 17 Schools Which Scored Most As In KCSE 2022 [LIST]

Machogu revealed that Mang’u and Alliance High Schools led with the most A-plain grades in the exams

Marvin Chege Marvin Chege
Jan 27, 2023 - 14:47 Updated: Jan 27, 2023 - 14:48
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Machogu Reveals 17 Schools Which Scored Most As In KCSE 2022 [LIST]
Education CS Ezekiel Machogu in Parliament. /STANDARD DIGITAL

Education Cabinet Secretary (CS) Ezekiel Machogu has unveiled the list of schools that scored the most A plain grades in the 2022 Kenya Certificate of Secondary Education (KCSE) exams.

He was speaking on Friday, January 27 at the Kenya Institute of Curriculum Development (KICD) in Nairobi while overseeing the distribution of Grade 7 books for Junior Secondary School.

Machogu revealed that Mang’u and Alliance High Schools led with the most A-plain grades in the exams, a week after he failed to disclose the schools that topped the nation while announcing the KCSE results. The two schools had 82 and 72 A-plain grades respectively.

Maranda High School followed in third with 68 A plain grades and Kapsabet High School with 52 A plain grades.

The administration block at Mang'u High School. /FILE

Kanga High School in Migori County shocked the likes of Maseno and Kenya High Schools, with 49 students getting A compared to Maseno with 48 As and Kenya High with 41 As.

Here is the list of schools with the most As in KCSE 2022:

  1. Mangu High School -82
  2. Alliance High School-72
  3. Maranda High School -68
  4. Kapsabet High School -52
  5. Kanga High School-49
  6. Maseno School- 48
  7. Kenya High School-41
  8. St Anthony's Boys High School Kitale-41
  9. Alliance Girls High School-39
  10. Nairobi School-39
  11. Moi High School Kabarak -33
  12. Cardinal Otunga-Mosocho-28
  13. Nyambaria High School-28
  14. Meru High School -22
  15. Kisii High School -22
  16. Pangani Girls -20
  17. Moi Girls High School Eldoret-20

Even though the naming of top candidates and schools was of huge importance in previous national exams, the CS abolished the trend while announcing both the 2022 KCSE and Kenya Certificate of Primary Education (KCPE) exams, which created fierce competition as schools battled hard to outdo each other.

Speaking on Wednesday, December 21, 2022, while releasing the 2022 KCPE results at Mtihani House, Machogu said that he will not introduce the ranking even for the Kenya Primary School Education Assessment (KPSEA) exams to curb negative competition.

"Going forward, even for the Kenya Primary School Education Assessment (KPSEA) which we’ll release next month, there’ll be no ranking. It introduces unnecessary competition, which isn’t necessarily the case when there’s an instrument of measurement,” CS Machogu said.

“In the overall performance of the 2022 KCPE examination, the overall performance improved compared to that of 2021. The mark of the highest candidate rose four points from 428 to 431 in 2022."

Backing up the CS's sentiments, Kenya National Examinations Council (KNEC) CEO David Njeng’ere stated that ranking contributes to the toxic competition which in turn increases the likelihood of malpractices in schools.

“It doesn’t have merit. I wish we were discussing the quality of education and how exams can be used as a scorecard on the quality. That should be the conversation like we have generally achieved gender parity in our education and that we have more learners in the average bracket. The tail is becoming shorter.

“We’re raising the stakes (by ranking) and some people feel they must be number one no matter what it takes. Can we bring down the stakes!” Njeng’ere added.

In 2014, then Cabinet Secretary (CS) for Education, Jacob Kaimenyi announced an end to traditional rankings of schools, coming in the wake of rampant cheating that exposed Kenya's national exam level of credibility.

Kaimenyi in his explanation noted that his decision was aimed to discourage cheating in the national assessment, as key stakeholders in the sector held that school ranking tempted schools into cheating, as well as creating undue pressure for schools to perform.

A breakdown of Nyambaria High School's grades in 2022 KCSE exams. /FILE