The Teachers Service Commission (TSC) commended the integrity and professionalism exhibited by more than 100,000 teachers who oversaw the 2023 Kenya Certificate of Secondary Education (KCSE) examination.
TSC Chief Executive Nancy Macharia said the 70,895 teachers – who worked as supervisors, invigilators, and examiners – ensured that the administration and marking of examinations ran smoothly.
Speaking during the release of KCSE examination results in Uasin Gishu County on January 8, 2024, Dr. Macharia also recognized the efforts of 29,876 teachers who served as examiners across 40 examination centers.
The examination season ran from October 27 to November 24, 2023, with candidates sitting the Kenya Certificate of Primary Education (KCPE), Kenya Primary School Education Assessment (KPSEA), and the Kenya Certificate of Secondary Education (KCSE).
“I must state that more than 99 percent of the teachers carried out their duties with absolute professionalism and diligence, and, as a Commission, we celebrate them. Their efficient work and rigor are the reasons we are here,” she said. However, she underscored that the Commission would take action against teachers found to have engaged in malpractice.
Prior to the commencement of the examinations, the TSC warned teachers to desist from sharing questionable documents on social media outlets to curb examination malpractice.
The TSC had flagged out 33 social media channels linked to sharing and publishing of fake documents purported to be examination materials. Some of the sites included KNEC_EXAMS, leakagekcseandkcpe, bluehack01, examleakages, type_now, KNECOFICE, and KCSE_KCPE_Exams.
Of the 899,453 candidates that sat the KCSE examination, 450,554 were male and 448,899 female, representing 50.09 percent and 49.91 percent of the total candidature, respectively.
Additionally, 1,216 (0.14%) candidates obtained grade A and 201,133 (22.27%) Grade C+ and above, while 526,222 (58.27%) attained grade D+ and above. The government will release KPSEA reports for candidates who sat the Grade 6 assessment at the end of January 2024 as they transition to Grade 7.
The 2023 KCPE was the last to be administered under the 8-4-4 system as the country transitions to the Competency Based Curriculum (CBC).
