2024 KCSE Grading System per Subject – Distribution As & List of KNEC Subject Grading Scales

Performance analysis on the recently released exams show massive disparities across the country. Significant deviations in subject scores are particularly evident in the 2022 KCSE grading system per subject and county.

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Summarised are grade distributions per county and grading scales for each subject.

2022 KCSE grading system per subject & county

Enlisted are secondary schools that produced the highest number of A-plain students.

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Top grade academic centres are coincidentally the best at the national level.

School	A-students
Mangu High	82
Alliance High	72
Maranda High	68
Kapsabet High	52
Kanga High	49
Maseno School	48
Kenya High	41
St Antony Kitale	41
Alliance Girls	39
Nairobi School	39
Moi High Kabarak	33
Cardinal Otunga	28
Nyambaria School	28
Meru High	22
Kisii High School	22
Pangani Girls	20

2022 A-grade distribution in Nyanza province

County	A-students
Siaya	72
Migori	61
Kisumu	59
Homabay	47
Nyamira	30
Kisii	51

2022 KNEC overall grading system

Marks	Grade	Points
81 – 84	A	12
74 – 80	A-	11
67 – 73	B+	10
60 – 66	B	9
53 – 59	B-	8
46 – 52	C+	7
39 – 45	C	6
32 – 38	C-	5
25 – 31	D+	4
18 – 24	D	3
11 – 17	D-	2
7 – 10	E	1

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KCSE grading system per subject

Subject	Marks
Maths	57
English	78
Kiswahili	78
Chemistry	65
Biology	78
Physics	60
Geography	65
Business Studies	85
Agriculture	80
Computer Studies	75
History & Government	89
CRE	91

i. History & Government grading scale

Marks	Grade	Points
83 – 100	A	12
73 – 88	A-	11
74 – 82	B+	10
68 – 73	B	9
61 – 67	B-	8
55- 60	C+	7
50 – 54	C	6
45 – 49	C-	5
40 – 44	D+	4
35 – 39	D	3
30 – 34	D-	2
0 – 29	E	1

ii. Geography grading scale

Marks	Grade	Points
65 – 100	A	12
60 – 64	A-	11
55 – 59	B+	10
50 – 54	B	9
45 – 49	B-	8
55- 60	C+	7
50 – 54	C	6
45 – 49	C-	5
40 – 44	D+	4
35 – 39	D	3
30 – 34	D-	2
0 – 29	E	1

iii. KCSE grading scale for CRE

Marks	Grade	Points
91 – 100	A	12
85 – 90	A-	11
80 – 84	B+	10
75 – 79	B	9
70 – 74	B-	8
65 – 69	C+	7
60 – 64	C	6
55 – 59	C-	5
50 – 54	D+	4
45 – 49	D	3
40 – 44	D-	2
0 – 9	E	1

iv. Agriculture & business studies grading scale

Marks	Grade	Points
80 – 100	A	12
75 – 79	A-	11
70 – 74	B+	10
65 – 69	B	9
60 – 64	B-	8
55 – 59	C+	7
50 – 54	C	6
45 – 49	C-	5
40 – 44	D+	4
35 – 39	D	3
30 – 34	D-	2
0 – 29	E	1