Beyond the Debates Analysis of KCPE 2011 Results

Presentation of the East Africa Association of Grantmakers

To Provide an Analysis of the 2011 KCPE Results.

To build a case for grantors to reconsider some of their requirements for secondary school scholarships

To stimulate constructive debate among participants and create a basis for future discussions


776,214 Pupils sat for KCPE in 2011 Gender Ratio- 51% Boys : 48% Girls No. of Girls increased from 357,859 to

375,400 while boys from 388,221 to 400,814

1 million students enrolled in primary school in 2004. Only about 800,000 sat for KCPE in 2011. Where are the 200,000?


About 48% of the candidates scored 250 Marks and above compared to 49% in 2010

5,806 candidates scored over 400 marks.

44,296 candidates scored above 350 As has been tradition, top students

came from private schools All the top 10 positions in the school

rankings were taken by private schoolsPresentation of the East Africa Association of Grantmakers

Year 2008 2009 2010 Private 91 97 97 Public 11 27 25


Candidates Marks DistributionMarks Scored 251-300 301-350 351-400 401-500 Number of Students 206,279.00 113,135.00 40,078.00 4,218.00


Of the 776,214 Pupils who sat for KCPE in 2011, 213,453 candidates missed chances to join secondary schools.

Out of the 562,761 candidates who joined secondary schools, 282,830 were boys while girls took 277,911 slots.

358,036 joined district schools, 138,479 County schools and 10,282 national schools


Slots in the national schools were divided on a ratio of 35:65 for private and public primary schools, respectively.

This was explained as promoting equity, access, national and geographical diversity.

So, How has the cake been shared?Presentation of the East Africa Association of Grantmakers

Alliance Girls Kagumo High School


Maseno School Asumbi High School


Friends School Kamusinga

Bunyore Girls’ High School


Nakuru High School

Kipsigis Girls’ High School


Kenyatta High School

Bura Girls’ High School


Machakos High School

Chogoria Girls’ High School


Lenana School Pangani Girls’ High School


Garissa High School


Number of rural poor (million, approximate) (2009)……..15,449,430.7

Poverty headcount ratio at rural poverty line (% of rural population) (2006) ……49.7

Poverty headcount ratio at national poverty line (% of population) (2006) …..46.6

Income share held by lowest 20% (2005). 4.7

Statistics courtesy of IFAD ‘s Rural poverty portal


Based on District Poverty Data Kenya Integrated Household Budget Survey, 2005/6


Only 5%(44,296) of the candidates who sat for KCPE in 2011 attained above 350 marks required to qualify for most scholarships.

A paltry 1,764 representing 4% of this number came from the top ten poor counties in the country.

143 candidates from top ten poorest counties scored above 400 marks compared to 1,768 from top ten richest counties.


12,291 representing 27% of those who scored above 400 marks came from the largely urban areas of the country.

Poor performance is likely to be caused by extreme poverty

Children from poor families require more than the scholarships offered to sustain their education

Performance in public schools has over the years deteriorated and this may get out of hand if not addressed by allPresentation of the East Africa Association of Grantmakers

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Beyond the Debates Analysis of KCPE 2011 Results