A total of 881,416 candidates sat the exam, with the number of boys being 443,644 and girls 437,772.
Education Cabinet Secretary Ezekiel Machogu on Friday, January 20 released the 2022 KCSE results, revealing that 173,345 candidates scored the minimum university entry grade of C+ (plus).
More than 173,000 candidates who have secured the minimum grade for university education was an increase from the 145,776 in the 2021 KCSE exam.
A total of 1,146 students scored A (plain) in the national exam.
Grade A (plain) starts from 81 points all the way to 84 points, which is the maximum.
Below are the 2022 KCSE performers, who scored mean grade A plain of 81 points and above:
Kemboy Allan Kipkorir
Grade: A (plain) of 84 out of 84 points
School: Kapsabet Boys’ High School, Nandi County
Kulthum Ahmed Abdulmajin
Grade: A (plain) of 83 out of 84 points
School: Sheikh Khalifa Bin Zayed Secondary, Mombasa County
Imran Yusuf Mahmoud
Grade: A (plain) of 81 out of 84 points
School: Sheikh Khalifa Bin Zayed Secondary, Mombasa County
Emaad Faris Said
Grade: A (plain) of 81 out of 84 points
School: Sheikh Khalifa Bin Zayed Secondary, Mombasa County
Karinga Ambrose Wambugu
Grade: A (plain) of 82 points out of 84 points
School: Alliance High School, Kiambu County
Kasumuni Amina Idd
Grade: A (plain) of 81 out of 84 points
School: Sheikh Khalifa Bin Zayed Secondary, Mombasa County
Mburu Caleb Njoroge
Grade: A (plain) of 83 out of 84 points
School: Mangu High School, Kiambu County
Ogari Phillip Otara
Grade: A (plain) of 84 out of 84 points
School: Cardinal Otunga High School, Mosocho, Kisii County
Diana Zippy
Grade: A (plain) of 82 out of 84 points
School: Moi High School Kabarak, Nakuru County
Ouma Edith Muthoni
Grade: A (plain) of 84 out of 84 points
School: Alliance Girls’ High School, Kiambu County
Trevor Nyamwaya Ochenge
Grade: A (plain) of 81 out of 84 points
School: Alliance High School, Kiambu County
Mutia Grace Moli
Grade: A (plain) of 81 out of 84 points
School: St. Mary’s Girls’ High School, Igoji, Meru County
Ekuam Levin Ekalale
Grade: A (plain) of 82 out of 84 points
School: Kapsabet Boys’ High School, Nandi County
Gabriel Ombuna Momanyi
Grade: A (plain) of 83 out of 84 points
School: St. Anthony’s Boys’ High School, Kitale, Trans Nzoia County
Isaac Mgambi
Grade: A (plain) of 84 out of 84 points
School: Langalanga Secondary School, Nakuru County
Okumu David Billy Omondi
Grade: A (plain) of 83 out of 84 points
School: Maranda High School, Siaya County