In the 2021 Kenya Certificate of Secondary Education (KCSE) examinations results that were released on 23 rd April 2022, the candidates generally performed well. Education Cabinet Secretary Professor George Magoha, while releasing the results, announced the best overall candidates in the KCSE 2021 examinations.
The CS read the names of the KCSE 2021 candidates nationally and stated their schools and mean grades.
Get all the KCSE 2021 results for candidates and schools here; KCSE results portal
Here is the full list of the top candidates in the 2021 KCSE examinations
| School Name | KCSE 2022/2023 Mean | Mean Score | Rank/ Position Nationally | County |
| Kapsabet Boys | 10.688 | 1 | Nandi | |
| The Kenya High School | 10.42 | 2 | Nairobi | |
| Moi High School Kabarak | 10.36 | 3 | Nakuru | |
| Alliance High School | 10.19 | 4 | Kiambu | |
| St Brigid’s Girls Kiminini | 10.05 | 5 | Trans Nzoia | |
| Kagumo High School | 9.78 | 6 | Nyeri | |
| Friends School Kamusinga | 9.6186 | 7 | Bungoma | |
| Moi Girls Eldoret | 9.52 | 8 | Uasin Gishu | |
| Mary Hill Girls High School | 9.512 | 9 | Kiambu | |
| Kitui School | 9.5 | 10 | Kitui | |
| Lugulu Girls | 9.4814 | 11 | Bungoma | |
| Baricho Boys High School | 9.45 | 12 | Kirinyaga | |
| Starehe Boys Centre | 9.44 | 13 | Nairobi | |
| Orero High School | 9.4083 | 14 | Homa Bay | |
| St Gonzaga Gonza Isoge | 9.356 | 15 | Nyamira | |
| Kabianga High School | 9.3467 | 16 | Kericho | |
| Gendia High School | 9.3121 | 17 | Homa Bay | |
| Nyambaria School | 9.3086 | 18 | Nyamira | |
| Nyansiongo High | 9.3013 | 19 | Nyamira | |
| Murang’a High | 9.3 | 20 | Murang’a | |
| Kanga Boys High School | 9.24 | 21 | Migori | |
| Kebirigo Boys | 9.174 | 22 | Nyamira | |
| Mbita High School | 9.1595 | 23 | Homa Bay | |
| Moi Tea Girls High School | 9.137 | 24 | Kericho | |
| Sheikh Khalifa | 9.1 | 25 | Mombasa | |
| Maranda High School | 9.1 | 26 | Siaya | |
| Ugenya High School | 9.05 | 27 | Siaya | |
| Nyakeore Secondary | 9.03 | 28 | Nyamira | |
| Maseno School | 9.022 | 29 | Kisumu | |
| Nairobi School | 9 | 30 | Nairobi | |
| Moi Girls High Sindo | 9 | 31 | Homa Bay | |
| Kianda School | 8.99 | 32 | Nairobi | |
| Meru School | 8.98 | 33 | Meru | |
| Kisii School | 8.93 | 34 | Kisii | |
| Kiage Tumaini | 8.93 | 35 | Kisii | |
| St Claire Seondary Elburgon | 8.9 | 36 | Nakuru | |
| Mudasa Academy | 8.9 | 37 | Vihiga | |
| Baringo High School | 8.858 | 38 | Baringo | |
| Bishop Gatimu Girls Ngandu | 8.858 | 39 | Nyeri | |
| St Peter’s Nyakemincha | 8.8416 | 40 | Nyamira | |
| Nyabururu Girls High School | 8.84 | 41 | Kisii | |
| Asumbi Girls High School | 8.812 | 42 | Homa Bay | |
| Ober Boys Secondary | 8.8 | 43 | Homa Bay | |
| Sironga Girls High School | 8.76 | 44 | Nyamira | |
| Nanyuki High School | 8.74 | 45 | Laikipia | |
| Meteitei Boys | 8.733 | 46 | Nandi | |
| Light Academy | 8.73 | 47 | Mombasa | |
| Nyakongo Boys | 8.721 | 48 | Nyamira | |
| Nakuru Girls High School | 8.7 | 49 | Nakuru | |
| Chogoria Girls High School | 8.65 | 50 | Tharaka Nithi | |
| Riokindo Boys | 8.6 | 51 | Kisii | |
| Bunyore Girls | 8.563 | 52 | Vihiga | |
| Nakuru Boys High School | 8.56 | 53 | Nakuru | |
| St Mary’s Igoji | 8.52 | 54 | Meru | |
| Moi High School Mbiruri | 8.52 | 55 | Embu | |
| Kapsabet Girls High School | 8.5 | 56 | Nandi | |
| Agoro Sare High School | 8.5 | 57 | Homa Bay | |
| Kyeni Girls High School | 8.49 | 58 | Embu | |
| St Joseph’s Boys High School, Kitale | 8.45 | 59 | Trans Nzoia | |
| St Anthony’s Boys School, Kitale | 8.45 | 60 | Trans Nzoia | |
| Ambira High School | 8.45 | 61 | Siaya | |
| Nyakoiba Secondary | 8.41 | 62 | Kisii | |
| Tenwek Boys High School | 8.4 | 63 | Bomet | |
| Chemelil Sugar Academy | 8.4 | 64 | Kisumu | |
| Lenana School | 8.3719 | 65 | Nairobi | |
| Litein Boys High School | 8.33 | 66 | Kericho | |
| Riara Springs | 8.32 | 67 | Nairobi | |
| Butere Girls | 8.3023 | 68 | Kakamega | |
| Tabagon Girls High School | 8.3 | 69 | Baringo | |
| Nkubu High School | 8.3 | 70 | Meru | |
| Sigoti Complex Secondary School | 8.29 | 71 | Kisumu | |
| Utumishi Boys Academy | 8.23 | 72 | Nakuru | |
| Starehe Girls Centre | 8.23 | 73 | Kiambu | |
| Nyalenda Mixed Secondary | 8.2264 | 74 | Homa Bay | |
| Kaaga Girls High School | 8.22 | 75 | Meru | |
| Kebulonik High School | 8.2 | 76 | Nandi | |
| Kakamega School | 8.2 | 77 | Kakamega | |
| Bishop Linus Okok Girls | 8.2 | 78 | Homa Bay | |
| Lelu Secondary | 8.17 | 79 | Kericho | |
| Kisumu Girls High School | 8.15 | 80 | Kisumu | |
| Joseph’s Girls Chepterit | 8.14 | 81 | Nandi | |
| St Joseph’s Rapogi | 8.135 | 82 | Migori | |
| Samoei Boys High School | 8.11 | 83 | Nandi | |
| Metkei Girls High School | 8.1 | 84 | Elgeyo Marakwet | |
| Maria Soti Girls High | 8.07 | 85 | Elgeyo Marakwet | |
| St Patrick’s Iten | 8.05 | 86 | Elgeyo Marakwet | |
| Saye Mixed Secondary | 8.049 | 87 | Homa Bay | |
| Nyaikuro High School | 8.046 | 88 | Kisii | |
| Pioneer School | 8.04 | 89 | Murang’a | |
| Mwongori High | 8.0141 | 90 | Nyamira | |
| Qubaa Muslim | 8.01 | 91 | Mombasa | |
| Ndalat Gaa Girls Secondary School | 8.01 | 92 | Elgeyo Marakwet | |
| Chavakali Boys | 8.0098 | 93 | Vihiga | |
| Moi Kapsowar Girls High School | 8 | 94 | Elgeyo Marakwet | |
| Tonga Boys | 8 | 95 | Homa Bay | |
| Rangenyo Girls High School | 7.9448 | 96 | Nyamira | |
| Moi Girls Isinya | 7.92 | 97 | Kajiado | |
| Nyangwa Boys High School | 7.9 | 98 | Embu | |
| Good Shepherd Minor Seminary | 7.9 | 99 | Samburu | |
| Kaplong Girls High School | 7.9 | 100 | Bomet | |
| Matuga Girls | 7.89 | 101 | Kwale | |
| St Theresa’s Girls High School | 7.84 | 102 | Samburu | |
| Moi Siongiroi Girls High School | 7.8 | 103 | Bomet | |
| Rangala Girls | 7.79 | 104 | Siaya | |
| St Peter’s Boys Mumias | 7.7676 | 105 | Kakamega | |
| Kabarnet Boys High School | 7.7 | 106 | Baringo | |
| Ruth Kiptui Girls High School | 7.7 | 107 | Baringo | |
| Kolanya Girls | 7.69 | 108 | Busia | |
| Gesiaga Secondary | 7.687 | 109 | Nyamira | |
| Kemeloi Boys High School | 7.66 | 110 | Nandi | |
| Butula Boys | 7.63 | 111 | Busia | |
| Abu Hureira | 7.61 | 112 | Mombasa | |
| Kenyatta Boys High School | 7.6 | 113 | Taita-Taveta | |
| Chuka Boys High School | 7.6 | 114 | Tharaka Nithi | |
| St Albert’s Ulanda | 7.53 | 116 | Migori | |
| Bura Girls High School | 7.5 | 117 | Taita-Taveta | |
| Uzalendo School | 7.5 | 118 | Baringo | |
| Booker Academy | 7.5 | 119 | Kakamega | |
| Nyabondo Boys High School | 7.5 | 120 | kisumu | |
| Cardinal Otunga | 7.44 | 121 | Kisii | |
| Mama Ngina | 7.41 | 122 | Mombasa | |
| Dr Aggrey High School | 7.4 | 123 | Taita-Taveta | |
| Mary Mount Girls Secondary, Molo | 7.32 | 124 | Nakuru | |
| Homa Bay High School | 7.306 | 125 | Homa Bay | |
| Burieruri Secondary School | 7.3 | 126 | Meru | |
| Ngiya Girls | 7.3 | 127 | Siaya | |
| Sawagongo High School | 7.3 | 128 | Siaya | |
| Kereri Girls | 7.3 | 129 | Kisii | |
| Chinga Boys High School | 7.28 | 130 | Nyeri | |
| St Mary’s Yala | 7.25 | 131 | Siaya | |
| Nyamira Boys | 7.25 | 132 | Nyamira | |
| Kwale Boys | 7.2 | 133 | Kwale | |
| Ikuu Boys High School | 7.2 | 134 | Tharaka Nithi | |
| Riokindo Girls | 7.2 | 135 | Kisii | |
| St Peter Abwao Secondary | 7.186 | 136 | Migori | |
| Bahari Girls High School | 7.16 | 137 | Kilifi | |
| Shimo La Tewa | 7.14 | 138 | Mombasa | |
| Ramba Boys | 7.04 | 139 | Siaya | |
| Molo Academy | 7.023 | 140 | Nakuru | |
| Kaplong Boys High School | 7 | 141 | Bomet | |
| Kisumu School | 6.9667 | 142 | Kisumu | |
| Musingu Boys | 6.96 | 143 | Kakamega | |
| Chewoyet High School | 6.92 | 144 | West Pokot | |
| Saseta Girls Secondary | 6.9 | 145 | Bomet | |
| Elburgon Secondary | 6.85 | 146 | Nakuru | |
| Kolanya Boys | 6.83 | 147 | Busia | |
| Sericho Secondary School, Isiolo | 6.81 | 148 | Isiolo | |
| Ndaraweta Girls Secondary | 6.755 | 149 | Bomet | |
| Butere Boys | 6.65 | 150 | Kakamega | |
| St Charles Lwanga Ichuni | 6.63 | 151 | Kisii | |
| Murry Girls High School | 6.3 | 152 | Kwale |