Revealed: KNEC Grading system per Subject for KCSE 2021
KNEC Reveals The Grading System for 2020/2021 Examinations Per Subject
The Kenya National Examinations Council, KNEC uses a 12-point scale to rate and analyze KCSE Candidates’ general performance during national exams administered once a year.
Worth noting however is the fact that every subject has got a different weighing scale. Some subjects are given more weight than others.
In this write-up we will delve deeper and offer a complete break-down of how the council awards grades to candidates who meet the requirements per subject.
Knec grading system per subject: 102;KISWAHILI
A(78-100), A-(73-77), B+(68-72), B(63-67), B-(58-62), C+(53-57), C(48-52), C-(43-47), D+(38-42), D(33-37), D-(28-32), E(0-27)
Knec grading system per subject: 101;ENGLISH
A(80-100), A-(75-79), B+(70-74), B(65-69) ,B-(60-64), C+(55-59), C(50-54), C-(45-49), D+(40-44), D(35-39), D-(30-34), E(0-29)
Knec grading system per subject: 231;BIOLOGY
A(80-100), A-(75-79), B+(70-74), B(65-69) ,B-(60-64), C+(55-59), C(50-54), C-(45-49), D+(40-44), D(35-39), D-(30-34), E(0-29)
Knec grading system per subject: 121;MATHEMATICS
A(70-100), A-(65-69), B+(60-64), B(55-59) ,B-(49-54), C+(43-48), C(37-42), C-(31-36), D+(25-30), D(19-24), D-(12-18), E(0-11)
Knec grading system per subject: 233;CHEMISTRY
A(65-100), A-(60-64), B+(55-59), B(50-54) ,B-(45-49), C+(40-44), C(35-49), C-(30-34), D+(25-29), D(20-24), D-(15-19), E(0-14)
Knec grading system per subject: 232;PHYSICS
A(60-100), A-(55-59), B+(50-54), B(45-49) ,B-(40-44), C+(35-39), C(30-34), C-(25-29), D+(20-24), D(15-19), D-(10-14), E(0-9)
Knec grading system per subject: 313;CRE
A(90-100), A-(85-89), B+(80-84), B(75-79) ,B-(70-74), C+(65-69), C(60-64), C-(55-59), D+(50-54), D(45-49), D-(40-44), E(0-39)
Knec grading system per subject: 311; HISTORY
A(80-100), A-(75-79), B+(70-74), B(65-69) ,B-(60-64), C+(55-59), C(50-54), C-(45-49), D+(40-44), D(35-39), D-(30-34), E(0-29)
Knec grading system per subject: 443; AGRICULTURE
A(88-100), A-(83-87), B+(78-82), B(73-77) ,B-(68-72), C+(63-67), C(58-62), C-(53-57), D+(48-52), D(43-47), D-(38-42), E(0-37)
Knec grading system per subject: 312; GEOGRAPHY
A(66-100), A-(61-65), B+(56-60), B(51-55) ,B-(46-50), C+(41-45), C(36-40), C-(31-35), D+(26-30), D(21-25), D-(16-20), E(0-15)
Knec grading system per subject: 565; BUSINESS STUDIES
A(80-100), A-(75-79), B+(70-74), B(65-69) ,B-(60-64), C+(55-59), C(50-54), C-(45-49), D+(40-44), D(35-39), D-(30-34), E(0-29)
