Top 15 Best, Most Selected High Schools by Form One
List of Most Preferred Secondary Schools by 2022/2023 Form One Students
Nanyuki High School, Kabianga and Pangani Girls are unrivaled in the most preferred high schools during form one selection 2022-2023 list.
Check out the school name, pass rate, latest mean score,number of form ones selecting the school and the declared capacity.
| S/N | SCHOOL | PASS RATE | KCSE MEAN | NUMBER OF FORM ONE ADMISSION APPLICATIONS PER YEAR | DECLARED CAPACITY |
| 1 | Nanyuki High School | 89.89% | 8.74 | 154,524 | 384 |
| 2 | Kabianga High School | 96.28% | 9.3467 | 142,640 | 480 |
| 3 | Pangani Girls | 94.38% | 9.59 | 124,982 | 384 |
| 4 | Nyandarua High School | 70% | 7.590 | 123,976 | 288 |
| 5 | Alliance Girls High School | 96.77% | 9.82 | 105,053 | 384 |
| 6 | Maseno School | 90.84% | 9.022 | 104,581 | 528 |
| 7 | Nakuru High School | 87.78% | 8.565 | 100,840 | 336 |
| 8 | Kapsabet Boys High | 99.78% | 10.688 | 95,642 | 384 |
| 9 | Butere Girls High School | 88.65% | 8.3023 | 94,774 | 432 |
| 10 | Mbooni Girls High | 89.76% | 8.74 | 93,515 | 240 |
| 11 | Mang’u High School | 96.01% | 10.284 | 93,271 | 384 |
| 12 | Alliance High School | 95% | 10.19 | 87,229 | 384 |
| 13 | Kisumu Girls High School | 83.42% | 8.083 | 86,456 | 384 |
| 14 | Nakuru Girls High School | 89.05% | 8.7 | 85,764 | 240 |
| 15 | Moi Girls High School, Eldoret | 96.06% | 9.52 | 85,494 | 336 |
| 16 | Totals | 1,578,741 | 5,568 |
FORM ONE SELECTION JANUARY 2023
Meanwhile, parents and teachers of this year’s Kenya Certificate of Primary Education (KCPE) are waiting with bated breath for the computeri2ed form one selection before schools reopen for the 2023 academic year.
A total of 1,233,852 candidates sat for the national tests. Based on the government’s 100% transition policy, they all qualify for admission to form one in January 2023.
Cheating
Even the few candidates who were caught cheating and were consequently awarded 0% in the subjects affected will still transition to form one this year.
Form One Admission Rates; Selection per Gender 2023
| S/NO | GENDER | NUMBER | YEAR |
| 1 | GIRLS | 612,887 | 2023 |
| 2 | BOYS | 620,965 | 2023 |
Of the total candidates, some 620,965 (50.32 per cent) were boys while 612,887 were female.
FORM ONE SELECTION 2023
The top 10 candidates (five boys and five girls) from every sub-county will be placed in the national schools of their choice.
The country has 290 sub-counties, meaning 2,900 learners will get their preferred schools.
The government has not changed Form One placement criteria, which lay emphasis on merit, equity and choice.
“Form One selection is computerised. That is what we used,” said CS Machogu.
SCRAMBLE FOR NATIONAL SCHOOLS
This means that the scramble for national schools still remains now that the government is taking into account geographical representation/ balance.
A section of parents and the Kenya Private Schools Association has raised concern that the selection may favor public schools.
National Parents Association Chairman, Silas Obuhatsa, called for transparency and accountability in the selection.
He said past Form One selections disadvantaged children from private schools.
“We call for fairness in the selection that is solely conducted by the Ministry of Education. Children should be given a chance to join schools of their choice. Parents need to be involved in the exercise in future,” Mr Obuhatsa said.
He urged the government to ensure children from private schools are placed in “giant” national schools.
“Children are equal. Any child who scored marks to join such a school should not be denied the opportunity. Parents are also equal. There are no private or public parents,” he added.
Mr Obuhatsa urged the Ministry of Education to ensure students are not placed in schools they never selected.
Sending children to far-flung schools they never chose also needs to end,” he said.
He gave the example of a student in Kilifi getting an admission letter from a school in Meru County, saying that would inconvenience the child and the parent.
Mr Obuhatsa added that travelling and locating the school may be a challenge.
The Form One selection, which is being conducted by the Ministry of Education, the Kenya National Examinations Council and the ICT Authority is to be concluded this weekend and results released on Monday or Tuesday.
Selection process
A KCPE candidate selects 11 secondary schools before sitting the examination. One picks four national schools – one from each of the four clusters.
For extra-county schools, the ministry uses a 15:35:50 ratio, with the host sub-county getting 15 per cent of the places, the county getting 35 per cent while candidates from other regions get 50 per cent.
A KCPE examination candidate selects three extra-county schools.
Candidates select two county and two sub-county schools.
Special needs institutions are categorized as national, meaning they admit students from all over the country.
There are 112 national schools, 776 extra-county, 1,301 county, 6,297 sub-county and 1,301 private secondary schools in Kenya.
The country has 1,803 public boarding secondary schools and 479 private ones while there are 5,029 public and 432 private day schools.