KCSE Results Class of 2006

Prof. George Saitoti, Minister for Education has announced KCSE results for 2006 two hours late as he had some urgent meeting at state house.

The top student is Omanga Dickens from Friends School Kamusinga. Starehe Boys Centre tops the list of top overall schools, the first for the new director Prof. Jesse Mugambi.

The results are accessible online on the Kenya National Examinations Council Website (KNEC) and on SMS. A candidate should send a text message to 7070 in the format "KCSE FULLINDEXNUMBER".

243,453 candidates sat for the exam in 4,506 secondary schools 94,071 in 2005).

Eastern and Central province girl enrollment rate was higher than boys. Nationally 43 % were girls and 57% were boys.

1,165 candidates scored a mean grade of A (611 in 2005).

12,814 (5.26%) scored B+ and above (12,481 in 2005 - 4.79%)

Mathematics had 5,188 As (3,644 in 2005)
English had 1,470 As (554 in 2005)
Kiswahili had 3,551 As (2,122 in 2005)

KCSE to resit only the papers they need to improve their grades on starting this year.

679 cases of irregularity were reported from 93 schools and results have been withheld

Top Overall Schools
1) Starehe Boys Centre
2) Strathmore School
3) Alliance Boys
4) Kianda Girls
5) Loreto Limuru
6) Precious Blood - Riruta
7) Mangu High School
8) Friends School Kamusinga
9) Mama Ngina Girls - Mombasa
10) Sunshine Secondary

Top National Schools
1) Starehe Boys Centre
2) Alliance Boys
3) Loreto Limuru
4) Mangu High School
5) Moi Girls Eldoret
6) Maseno High School
7) Kaaga High School
8) Alliance Girls
9) Lenana High School
10) Utumishi Academy

Top Provincial Schools
1) Precious Blood Riruta
2) Friends School Kamusinga
3) Mama Ngina Girls - Mombasa
4) Njiiri High School
5) Bishop Gatimu Ngandu Girls
6) Pangani Girls
7) Kaaga High School
8) Nyeri High School
9) Namuhia Girls
10) Precious Blood- Kilungu

Top District School
1) Nguviu Boys
2) Kagwe Girls
3) Moi Forces Academy Mombasa
4) Maia Girls
5) Rubiretu Girls
6) Young Muslim
7) Kisau Girls
8) Makuri Girls
9) Amabiko Secondary
10) Kegange Secondary

Saitoti ended: "Keeping in line with the new technology all these results are contained in this diskette", in reference to the results DVD that was handed over to him.

Check more online results on the Ministry of Education Website