KCSE 2023-2024 results and ranking list for all schools per County: Machakos County merit list
KCSE 2023-2024 results for Machakos County
We bring you the latest KCSE 2023, January 2024 Results of Machakos County. Click Here to access them.
Kathiani Girls High School emerged top in the 2023 Kenya Certificate of Secondary Education, KCSE, examination in Machakos County. The school had a mean score of 9.1235 B a marked positive deviation that propelled it to the peak of academic excellence dethroning and dwarfing academic giants in the country.
The second and third positions were scooped by Machakos High School and Caring Hearts High School; respectively.
| S/NO | SCHOOL | MEAN | POS | COUNTY | REGION |
| 1 | Kathiani Girls High
(National) |
9.1235 | 65 | Machakos | Eastern |
| 2 | Machakos High
(National) |
8.0081 | 151 | Machakos | Eastern |
| 3 | Caring Hearts High School | 7.76 | 177 | Machakos | Eastern |
| 4 | St. Francis Misyani Girls High School | 7.4823 | 193 | Machakos | Eastern |
| 5 | Machakos Girls High School | 7.1406 | 220 | Machakos | Eastern |
| 6 | Kabaa High School | 6.98 | 235 | Machakos | Eastern |
| 7 | Masinga Boys High School (Extra County) | 6.455 | 243 | Machakos | Eastern |
KCSE 2023 Top-Performing Schools in Machakos County
Kathiani Girls High School, Machakos Boys, and Caring Hearts are unrivaled in the KCSE 2023 results for Machakos County.
KCSE 2021 Top-Performing Schools in Machakos County
| S/N | SCHOOL | MEAN | POSITION | COUNTY | REGION |
| 1. | Machakos Boys
(National) |
7.976 | 96 | Machakos | EASTERN |
| 2. | Machakos Girls
(Extra County) |
7.926 | 98 | Machakos | EASTERN |
| 3. | Kathiani Girls
(National) |
7.925 | 99 | Machakos | EASTERN |
| 4. | St. Francis
Misyani Girls |
7.698 | 107 | Machakos | EASTERN |
| 5. | Lukenya Boys
(Sub-county) |
7.510 | 117 | Machakos | EASTERN |
| 6. | Carmel Girls
(Private) |
7.320 | 124 | Machakos | EASTERN |
| 7. | Mumbini Boys
(Extra County) |
7.313 | 125 | Machakos | EASTERN |
| 8. | Caring Hearts
(Private) |
7.293 | 130 | Machakos | EASTERN |
| 9. | Mutungoni Academy
(Sub-county) |
7.042 | 139 | Machakos | EASTERN |
KCPE 2023 results for Machakos County;
HERE IS THE FULL LIST OF KCPE 2023 TOP CANDIDATES IN THE COUNTY
| POSITION | NAME | SCHOOL | MARKS | COUNTY | REGION |
| 1. | Gloria Mutunga | East Park Academy School | 418 | Machakos | Eastern |
| 2. | Raphael Maenda | Little Friends Junior Academy, Naivasha | 418 | Machakos | Eastern |
| 3. | Patience Waithera | Gilgil Hills Academy | 418 | Machakos | Eastern |
| 4. | Elvis Bosire | Early Bird Schools, Machakos | 407 | Machakos | Eastern |
| 5. | James Israel | Early Bird Schools, Machakos | 403 | Machakos | Eastern |
| 6. | Leon Mutua | Early Bird Schools, Machakos | 400 | Machakos | Eastern |
Get results analysis for all the KCSE 2023 top schools here; Knec KCPE results portal
KCPE Top 10 Schools in Kitui County
| SCHOOL | MEAN | COUNTY | REGION |
| East Park Academy, Joska | 392 | Machakos | Eastern |
| Early Bird Schools, Machakos | 380 | Machakos | Eastern |
KCSE Top-Performing Schools in Machakos County
| POS | SCHOOL | CATEGORY | SUB-COUNTY | ENTRY | ABSENT | GRADES DISTRIBUTION | 2021 | 2020 | 2019 | DEV | ||||||||||||||||||||
| B | G | T | B | G | T | A | A- | B+ | B | B- | C+ | C | C- | D+ | D | D- | E | X | Y | U | P | W | ||||||||
| 1 | MACHAKOS BOYS | NATIONAL | MACHAKOS | 457 | 0 | 457 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 39 | 72 | 76 | 74 | 80 | 59 | 28 | 14 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7.976 | 8.689 | 8.621 | -0.714 |
| 2 | MACHAKOS GIRLS | EXTRA/COUNTY | MACHAKOS | 0 | 243 | 243 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 24 | 62 | 62 | 52 | 29 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7.926 | 8.637 | 7.925 | -0.711 |
| 3 | KATHIANI GIRLS | NATIONAL | KATHIANI | 0 | 159 | 159 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 23 | 36 | 34 | 35 | 20 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7.925 | 8.100 | 6.635 | -0.175 |
| 4 | ST FRANCIS MISYANI GIRLS’ | KANGUNDO | 0 | 162 | 162 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 16 | 30 | 30 | 40 | 32 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7.698 | 7.920 | 8.060 | -0.220 | |
| 5 | LUKENYA BOYS | SUB COUNTY | ATHI RIVER | 112 | 0 | 112 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 10 | 15 | 25 | 27 | 14 | 14 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7.510 | 7.960 | 7.090 | -0.450 | ||
| 6 | CARMEL GIRLS | PRIVATE | MWALA | 0 | 66 | 66 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 12 | 23 | 14 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7.320 | 7.506 | 8.545 | -0.186 |
| 7 | MUMBUNI BOYS | EXTRA/COUNTY | MACHAKOS | 264 | 0 | 264 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 24 | 44 | 54 | 51 | 29 | 34 | 13 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7.313 | 7.356 | 6.574 | -0.043 |
| 8 | CARING HEARTS | PRIVATE | MATUNGULU | 0 | 41 | 41 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 16 | 9 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7.293 | 7.844 | 7.371 | -0.551 |
| 9 | MUTUNGONI ACADEMY | SUB COUNTY | ATHI RIVER | 22 | 2 | 24 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 11 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7.042 | 5.711 | 5.691 | 1.331 |
| 10 | MATUNGULU GIRLS | EXTRA COUNTY | MATUNGULU | 0 | 154 | 154 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 16 | 29 | 39 | 43 | 16 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6.890 | 7.211 | 7.301 | -0.321 |
| 11 | ST. MICHAEL KABAA | EXTRA COUNTY | MWALA | 160 | 0 | 160 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 21 | 21 | 46 | 29 | 22 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 6.880 | 6.415 | 6.671 | 0.465 |
| 12 | MASINGA BOYS HIGH SCHOOL | XCOUNTY | MASINGA | 130 | 0 | 130 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 8 | 26 | 30 | 37 | 15 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6.877 | 6.645 | 6.194 | 0.232 |
| 13 | TUMAINI INTERNATIONAL GIRLS | PRIVATE | MWALA | 0 | 21 | 21 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 7 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6.760 | 6.130 | 6.820 | 0.630 |
| 14 | VYULYA GIRLS’ | EXTRA COUNTY | MWALA | 0 | 185 | 185 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 15 | 21 | 51 | 59 | 27 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6.627 | 6.299 | 6.138 | 0.328 |
| 15 | TERESA D’LIMA | SUB COUNTY | ATHI RIVER | 0 | 30 | 30 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 13 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6.600 | 6.875 | 6.894 | -0.275 |
| 16 | NORTHGATE HIGH | PRIVATE | MATUNGULU | 7 | 17 | 24 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6.542 | 5.250 | 5.750 | 1.292 |
| 17 | NDALANI SEC | PUB | YATTA | 201 | 132 | 333 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 9 | 24 | 43 | 65 | 89 | 68 | 25 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 6.461 | 7.000 | 7.810 | -0.540 | ||||||
| 18 | MUTHETHENI GIRLS | EXTRA COUNTY | MWALA | 0 | 139 | 139 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 8 | 23 | 24 | 38 | 22 | 13 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6.432 | 6.910 | 6.844 | -0.478 |
| 19 | MUMBUNI GIRLS | EXTRA/COUNTY | MACHAKOS | 0 | 129 | 129 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 11 | 14 | 28 | 40 | 18 | 13 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6.367 | 6.636 | 6.728 | -0.269 |
| 20 | ST. CATHERINE | PRIVATE | KATHIANI | 0 | 40 | 40 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 7 | 6 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6.250 | 5.880 | 5.620 | 0.370 |
| 21 | ST. JOSEPHINE BAKHIT MASINGA G | XCOUNTY | MASINGA | 0 | 188 | 188 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 10 | 21 | 44 | 50 | 39 | 14 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6.203 | 6.907 | 6.090 | -0.704 | |
| 22 | VALLEY VIEW SCHOOL | SUB COUNTY | ATHI RIVER | 48 | 9 | 57 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 10 | 12 | 14 | 13 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6.180 | 5.680 | 5.120 | 0.500 |
| 23 | ST CHAVARA CMI | PRIVATE | MATUNGULU | 0 | 31 | 31 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 11 | 10 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6.097 | 6.750 | 7.594 | -0.653 |
| 24 | TALA HIGH | EXTRA COUNTY | MATUNGULU | 204 | 0 | 204 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 13 | 19 | 29 | 56 | 42 | 25 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6.045 | 5.665 | 6.820 | 0.380 |
| 25 | LUKENYA GIRLS COE SCHOOL | SUB COUNTY | ATHI RIVER | 0 | 54 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 7 | 6 | 16 | 11 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6.000 | 6.800 | 6.030 | -0.800 |
| 26 | LUKENYA GIRLS | SUB COUNTY | ATHI RIVER | 0 | 54 | 54 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 7 | 6 | 16 | 11 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6.000 | 6.800 | 6.030 | -0.800 |
| 27 | MWALA SCHOOL | COUNTY | MWALA | 141 | 0 | 141 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 30 | 48 | 35 | 12 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5.906 | 6.379 | 5.980 | -0.474 |
| 28 | KANGUNDO HIGH | KANGUNDO | 158 | 0 | 158 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 20 | 30 | 39 | 30 | 20 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5.905 | 5.628 | 5.680 | 0.277 | |
| 29 | TALA GIRLS | EXTRA COUNTY | MATUNGULU | 0 | 147 | 147 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 11 | 14 | 19 | 31 | 38 | 22 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5.889 | 6.143 | 6.119 | -0.254 |
| 30 | KINYUI GIRLS HIGH | COUNTY | MATUNGULU | 0 | 154 | 154 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 10 | 30 | 42 | 48 | 13 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5.838 | 5.991 | 6.306 | -0.153 |
| 31 | AIC KIUNIKILA SEC | SUB-COUNTY | MWALA | 85 | 35 | 120 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 14 | 15 | 25 | 35 | 20 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5.770 | 6.460 | 6.350 | -0.690 |
| 32 | MCF NDALANI | PRI | YATTA | 19 | 21 | 40 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 9 | 12 | 7 | 2 | 5.750 | 6.390 | 6.410 | -0.640 | |||||||||||||
| 33 | ST. ANDREWS | PRI | YATTA | 24 | 20 | 44 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 8 | 8 | 6 | 5.744 | 5.890 | 5.600 | -0.150 | ||||||||||
| 34 | SAN DAMIANO GIRLS | PRIVATE | MATUNGULU | 0 | 16 | 16 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5.667 | 6.500 | 0.000 | -0.833 |
| 35 | I CAN FLY | PRIVATE | KALAMA | 0 | 20 | 20 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5.650 | 5.950 | 5.390 | -0.300 |
| 36 | YUMBUNI SEC | PUB | YATTA | 34 | 21 | 55 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 10 | 7 | 11 | 8 | 8 | 1 | 5.636 | 5.530 | 4.710 | 0.106 | |||||||||||
| 37 | FR HEERAN | COUNTY | MATUNGULU | 0 | 120 | 120 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 18 | 35 | 36 | 19 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5.636 | 4.350 | 4.543 | 1.286 |
| 38 | FURAHA COMMUNITY | PRIVATE | MATUNGULU | 18 | 15 | 33 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 12 | 6 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5.545 | 6.280 | 5.684 | -0.735 |
| 39 | SENGANI | EXTRA COUNTY | MATUNGULU | 0 | 177 | 177 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 26 | 45 | 56 | 29 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5.480 | 5.930 | 5.616 | -0.450 |
| 40 | VIRAJ INTERNATIONAL | SUB COUNTY | ATHI RIVER | 0 | 9 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5.444 | 4.860 | NEW | 0.580 |
| 41 | NGUMBULU SEC | PUB | YATTA | 71 | 91 | 162 | 3 | 5 | 11 | 25 | 33 | 25 | 24 | 33 | 3 | 5.321 | 4.880 | 5.380 | 0.441 | |||||||||||
| 42 | PERRY JAYNE GIRLS CENTRE- KITH | PRIVATE | MASINGA | 0 | 16 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 5.313 | 5.200 | NEW | 0.113 | ||||||
| 43 | ATHI RIVER SECONDARY SCHOOL | SUB COUNTY | ATHI RIVER | 49 | 54 | 103 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 16 | 18 | 21 | 21 | 12 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5.311 | 5.566 | 5.800 | -0.255 |
| 44 | ST. MARYS’ | PUB | YATTA | 69 | 43 | 112 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 9 | 13 | 13 | 24 | 32 | 10 | 3 | 1 | 5.291 | 5.570 | 5.040 | -0.280 | |||||||
| 45 | BRIGIDA MORELLO GIRLS SECOND | SUB COUNTY | ATHI RIVER | 0 | 29 | 29 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 13 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5.241 | 4.970 | 5.080 | 0.271 |
| 46 | KITONYINI BLESSED | PRIVATE | KALAMA | 0 | 29 | 29 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 6 | 12 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5.240 | 5.030 | N/A | 0.210 |
| 47 | KWAWANZILU SECONDARY | SUB-COUNTY | MASINGA | 70 | 76 | 146 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 16 | 27 | 46 | 29 | 15 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5.199 | 6.347 | 6.060 | -1.148 |
| 48 | MUINDI MBINGU | EXTRA/COUNTY | MACHAKOS | 152 | 0 | 152 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 9 | 15 | 31 | 33 | 41 | 14 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5.184 | 5.147 | 4.720 | 0.037 |
| 49 | KATANGI SEC | PUB | YATTA | 73 | 0 | 73 | 4 | 8 | 13 | 26 | 15 | 7 | 5.164 | 5.340 | 4.570 | -0.180 | ||||||||||||||
| 50 | HOUSE OF HOPE | SUB COUNTY | ATHI RIVER | 20 | 10 | 30 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 6 | 11 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5.144 | 5.343 | 5.519 | -0.200 |
KCPE 2023 Key Statistics and Figures
The top candidate in KCPE 2023 results scored a whopping 428 marks out of the possible 500.
The 2023 KCPE examinations were administered in 28, 533 centers which were strictly manned to ensure integrity.
More than 10 out of 47 counties recorded more female candidates. These encompass:
- Mandera 62.77
- Garissa 61.44
- Turkana 57
- Wajir 56.91
- Machakos 52.79
- Nyamira 52.40
- Samburu 52.39
- Baringo 52.31
- nandi 52.50
- Makueni 52.3
- Isiolo 48.25
Five Counties recorded underage candidates, 12 years and below. These include:
- Baringo 7.3
- Wajir 6.3
- Bomet 5.99
- Kericho 5
- West Pokot- 5.77
Kilifi, Kwale, Turkana and Garissa counties on the other hand recorded overage candidates, 18 years and above.
8525 2023 KCPE Candidates garnered 400 and above.
KCPE 2023 Performance per Subject
English and Kenya Sign Language registered a marked improvement in 2023 KCPE results compared to the 2022 KCPE examinations.
On the contrary, Kiswahili, Mathematics, Science and Social Studies recorded a drop in the 2023 KCPE results.
KCPE 2023 Results Performance Per Gender
There was no major disparity in the performance both male and female KCPE 2023 candidates in Social Studies and CRE. The scores were equivalent.
Females, however, excelled in English, Kiswahili and Kenya Sign Language compared to their male counterparts.
Maleson the other hand performed better in Mathematics and Science.
A total of 8, 525 KCPE 2023 candidates scored 400 and above, a slight drop of 0.60% compared to 9, 443 pupils in KCPE 2022. These candidates will automatically transition to the highly coveted traditional and newly elevated national schools in Kenya.
352, 782 candidates scored 300-399 marks. They will join top performing county and extra county secondary schools in January 2024.
Below is a complete break-down of the KCPE 2023 Results:
400-500= 8, 525 KCPE 2023 Candidates
300-399= 352, 782 KCPE 2023 Candidates
200-299= 658, 278 KCPE 2023 Candidates 48.49%
100-199= 383, 025 KCPE 2023 Candidates 27.05%
001-099= 2, 060 KCPE 2023 Candidates 0.15%
A total of 1, 406,557 candidates sat for the just-released 2023 KCPE results. This translates to 99.34%.
New KNEC SMS Code for Receiving KCPE 2023 Results
Polite Notice: Kindly Note that KNEC has changed the Knec Code for getting KCPE 2023 Examinations from 20076 to 40054.
2024 Form One Joining Instructions for 2023 KCPE Candidates
All the 2023 KCPE candidates will join secondary schools in the third week of January. Candidates who did not have the golden opportunity of sitting for the 2023 KCPE national tests have been advised to register their details at the nearest education offices so that they can be factored in the upcoming special examination which will be conducted in January 2024 to ensure they continue their studies.
2024 Form One Selection Dates
The 2023 KCPE candidates will be selected to join sub county, county, extra county and national schools in January 2024. All secondary school principals, chief principals and senior principals will report to the nearest education offices on Monday November 27, 2023 to conduct the nationwide exercise. The 2023/2024 form one placement will last two weeks.
