KCPE Results– Mass Failure Predicted: Mutheu Kasanga, CS Magoha speak on learners failing the National Assessment conducted Ahead of Release of the 2022 KCPE Results
Mutheu Kasanga has predicted mass failure of KCPE 2021 candidates this year ahead of the official release of the 2022 Knec results in March.
According to an assessment test conducted whose results were released in February 2022, only 50 percent of the 2021-2022 KCPE candidates would have passed if the 2021 KCPE tests were conducted then.
She therefore called upon KCPE candidates and teachers to come up with the necessary interventions to guarantee improved results when the national tests are finally conducted.
Education CS Rubbishes Knec Report Predicting Mass Failure of KCPE 2021-2022 Candidates
Education Cabinet Secretary Prof. George Magoha however weighed in strongly dismissing the February report by the Kenya National Examination Council (KNEC) that suggested that candidates are not prepared to sit the forthcoming national examinations. Prof. Magoha castigated the council terming their assessments as inaccurate outright insensitive saying they date 12 weeks back. He dismissed widespread fears of unpreparedness saying candidates are ready to sit their exams. “You would’ve contextualised this report in such a manner that it was done more than 12 weeks ago, since then the learners have been in school and they’re going to be there for another 6 weeks before they have exams. What the hell do you think you’re doing by killing their spirits?” Posed the CS. The report recently released by the council raised concerns over the preparedness of a majority of Class Eight examination candidates whose learning was disrupted by a 9 month-forced break due to the COVID-19 pandemic. “Those children are intelligent, and all we should do is give them hope in life to do their exams and see how far they go,” Prof. Magoha however noted. The KNEC report had suggested that 18 out of the 47 counties had mean scores above 50.0, with Nairobi recording the highest mean score at 59.20%, followed by Garissa and Mandera at 56.34 and 55.11% respectively. The lowest mean scores were observed in Turkana (44.34%), Tana River (44.37%), and Samburu (44.51%) Figures from the council also show that 263, 480 candidates performed dismally with under 200 marks out of a possible 500 in 2019; translating to 24% of the 1,083, 456 candidates who sat for the exams that year. More than half of the total candidates scored below the average mark of 250, suggesting that a large number of pupils posted between average and below average performance in 2019.
Kenyans are now waiting anxiously to see what the 2021-2022 KCPE results will look like if the assessment was a true reflection of the 2021 KCPE Candidates’ academic abilities.
As the 2021-2022 KCPE national exams come to closure today, the national government has beefed up security along the Kenya-Somalia border to ensure that candidates sit for their tests without unnecessary interruptions.
Security Beefed up along the Kenya-Somalia Border to ensure Smooth Running of the 2021 -2022 KCPE Exams
Addressing journalists after opening the examination container at Garissa County Commissioner’s compound, North Eastern Regional Commissioner Mr James Kianda said centres served by helicopters included Hulugho, Galmagala, Liboi, Kulan, Habassweini, Arabiya and Takaba.
The use of helicopters was informed by sustained terror attacks by the Somalia-based Al Shabaab. Frequent attacks have resulted in deaths, injuries and damage to property.
The regional commissioner said security had been beefed up and that examination centres were safe. “The KDF and our border patrol units are manning the borders to ensure there is no interference from any other quarter out there,” said Kianda before touring Garissa Primary School.
Here are the most important dates and timelines for the 2021 KCPE National Examinations
The 2021 KCPE Examinations were conducted between March 7, 2022 and March 9, 2022.
The 2021 KCPE candidates sat for three papers for the first two days then one paper-Social Studies during the last day.
Addressing the media while inspecting the opening of examination containers in Nyeri, the Cabinet Secretary in charge of Education Professor George Magoha hinted on a possible release of the 2021-2022 KCPE results by March 30, 2022.
Marking of the 2021 KCPE Exams Commences, Examiners to wind up in Two Weeks
This KCPE 2021 results release date is pegged on the fact that the CS said that the Candidates’ scripts will be marked within the next 14 days that is by March 23, 2022.
The results will therefore be released in three weeks time since the council employs the use of a computerized system to mark multiple questions in five subjects that is Mathematics, English Language, Kiswahili Lugha, Science and Social Studies.
Knec has already sought the services of close to 7, 000 KCPE examiners to help assess the learners’ scores in two papers that is Kiswahili Insha and English Composition.
Knec Releases Marking Invitation Letters to 2022 KCPE Examiners
The examiner has already released Knec Invitation Letters to KCPE examiners.
Interested and qualified KCPE Examiners are expected to access the Knec portal for examiners starting March 4, 2022 and download their calling letters.
Knec KCSE Examiners’ Calling Letters 2022
KCSE Examiners on the other hand will access the portal as from 14th March to download their 2022 calling letters.
