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KCSE Grading System Per Subject 2023/ 2024 – Official Knec Grading

KCSE Grading System Per Subject 2023/ 2024 – Official Knec Grading

KCSE Grading System Per Subject 2023/ 2024:  Henceforth, this is how Knec will grade Kenya Certificate of Secondary Education (KCSE) Subjects in Kenya.

The latest Knec Grading system is largely pegged on particular subjects and Education levels. See the table below:

Grade A A- B+ B B- C+ C C- D+ D D- E
Points 12 11 10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1

Point to Note: KCSE Gave Every Subject with its Specific Code as Seen Bellow.

S/N Subject Name Subject Code
  Group I –  Compulsory  
1 English 101
2 Kiswahili 102
3 Mathematics – A 121
4 Mathematics, Alternative B 122
Group II
5 Biology 231
6 Physics 232
7 Chemistry- 233
8 Biology for the Blind 236
9 General Science 237 (with 122)
Group III
10 History/Government 311
11 Geography 312
12 CRE – A 313
13 IRE  Alternative B 314
14 HRE 315
Group IV
15 Home Science 441
16 Art and Design 442
17 Agriculture 443
18 Wood Work 444
19 Metal Work 445
20 Building Construction 446
21 Power Mechanics 447
22 Electricity 448
23 Drawing and Design 449
24 Aviation Technology 450
25 Computer Studies 451
Group V
26 French 501
27 German 502
28 Arabic 503
29 Sign Language 504
30 Music 511
31 Business Studi

es

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Mean Grade Award Descriptions

  • The mean grade will be X if a candidate is absent in all subjects
  • The mean grade will be Y if one or more subjects are canceled.
  • The mean grade will be U if the entry requirements for the KCSE examination are not met
  • The mean grade will be CRNM if the course requirements for the Teacher Education, Business, and Technical examinations are not met
  • The mean grade will be P if results are pended
  • The mean grade will be W if the examination results are withheld;

University matriculation is based on the best performance in particular subjects relevant to degree courses. Example below:

KNEC KCSE Subject Group Grade Points

English 1 B+ 10
Kiswahili 1 A- 11
Mathematics 1 A 12
History & Government 3 B 9
Geography 3 A- 11
Physics 2 B+ 10
Chemistry 2 B- 8
Biology 2 A- 11

 

KNEC KCSE Grading Scale Per Subject

It is important to note that each subject has its own grading system as shown below;

KCSE Grading Scale for English

Points 101; ENGLISH
12 80 – 100 A
11 75 – 79 A-
10 70 – 74 B+
9 65- 69 B
8 60 – 64 B-
7 55 – 59 C+
6 50 – 54 C
5 45 – 49 C-
4 40 – 44 D+
3 35 -39 D
2 30 -34 D-
1 0 -29 E

 

KCSE Grading Scale for Kiswahili

POINTS 102; KISWAHILI
12 78 – 100 A
11 73 – 77 A-
10 68 – 72 B+
9 63 – 67 B
8 58 – 62 B-
7 53 – 57 C+
6 48 – 52 C
5 43 – 47 C-
4 38 – 42 D+
3 33 – 37 D
2 28 – 32 D-
1 0 – 27 E

KCSE Grading Scale for Mathematics

POINTS 121; MATHEMATICS
12 70 – 100 A
11 65 – 69 A-
10 60 – 64 B+
9 55 – 59 B
8 49 – 54 B-
7 43 – 48 C+
6 37 – 42 C
5 31 – 36 C-
4 25 – 30 D+
3 19  – 24 D
2 12 – 18 D-
1 0 -11 E

 

KCSE Grading Scale for Biology

POINTS 231; BIOLOGY
12 80 – 100 A
11 75 -79 A-
10 70 – 74 B+
9 65- 69 B
8 60 – 64 B-
7 55 – 59 C+
6 50 – 54 C
5 45 – 49 C-
4 40 – 44 D+
3 35-39 D
2 30-34 D-
1 0 -29 E

KCSE Grading Scale for Physics

POINTS 232; PHYSICS
12 60 – 100 A
11 55 – 59 A-
10 50 – 54 B+
9 45 – 49 B
8 40 – 44 B-
7 35 – 39 C+
6 30 – 34 C
5 25 – 29 C-
4 20 – 24 D+
 3 15 – 19 D
2 10 – 14 D-
1 0 – 9 E

 

KCSE Grading Scale for Chemistry

POINTS 233; CHEMISTRY
12 65 – 100 A
11 60 – 64 A-
10 55 – 59 B+
9 50 – 54 B
8 45 – 49 B-
7 40 – 44 C+
6 35 – 39 C
5 30 – 34 C-
4 25 – 29 D+
3 20 – 24 D
2 15 – 19 D-
1 0 – 14 E

 

KCSE Grading Scale for History & Government

POINTS 311- HISTORY
12 80 – 100 A
11 75 – 79 A-
10 70 – 74 B+
9 65 – 69 B
8 60 – 64 B-
7 55 – 59 C+
6 50 – 54 C
5 45 – 49 C-
4 40 – 44 D+
3 35 – 39 D
2 30 – 34 D-
1 0 -29 E

 

KCSE Grading Scale for Geography

POINTS 312- GEOGRAPHY
12 66 – 100 A
11 61 – 65 A-
10 56 – 60 B+
 9 51 – 55 B
8 46 – 50 B-
7 41 – 45 C+
6 36 – 40 C
5 31 – 35 C-
4 26 – 30 D+
3 21 – 25 D
2 16 – 20 D-
1 0 – 15 E

KCSE Grading Scale for Christian Religious Education (CRE)

POINTS 313- CRE
12 90 – 100 A
11 85 – 89 A-
10 80 – 84 B+
 9 75 – 79 B
8 70 – 74 B-
7 65 – 69 C+
6 60 – 64 C
5 55 – 59 C-
4 50 – 54 D+
3 45 – 49 D
2 40 – 44 D-
1 0 – 39 E

 

KCSE Grading Scale for Agriculture

POINTS 443- AGRICULTURE
12 88 – 100 A
11 83 – 87 A-
10 78 – 82 B+
9 73 – 77 B
8 68 – 72 B-
7 63 – 67 C+
6 58 – 62 C
5 53 – 57 C-
4 48 – 52 D+
3 43 – 47 D
2 38 – 42 D-
1 0 – 37 E

 

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