KNEC: Errors in KCPE 2023 Exams after Release
The Kenya National Examinations Council (KNEC) has agreed to have released some results with errors after candidates put on the qui vive over conflicting marks witnessed on their result slips.
The National Examination Board has reassured to address the matter and promised to rectify the errors.
Some candidates missed their marks in some of the subjects, while others recorded CRE and IRE results which they never sat for.
A sample of KCPE 2023 Results slip showed one candidate who scored
English 84 A
Kiswahili 29 D
Kenya Sign Language
Mathematics 88 A
Science 76 A
Social Studies & Religious Education 84 A
TotalMarks 361
The candidate has raised the alarm over his Kiswahili paper marks, alleging that only his Insha paper results were recorded.
Another candidate did not receive Kiswahili results
The student scored
English 72 B
Kiswahili
Kenya Sign Language 81 A
Mathematics 84 A
Science 76 A
Social Studies and Religious Education 80 A
Total Marks 393
However, he received results for the Kenya Sign Language Exams, which he never took, and missed out on results for his Kiswahili paper.
Over 1.4 million students sat for the national examinations that began on November 30. However, over 9,000 students were said to have failed to sit the examination for various reasons that were yet to be disclosed.