KENYA CERTIFICATE OF SECONDARY EDUCATION

KCSE stands for the 'Kenya Certificate of Secondary Education', which is taken at the completion of Secondary Education.
The first KCSE exam was held in 1989 at the same time as the last Kenya Advanced Certificate of Education (KACE), which it replaced as the entrance requirement for Kenyan Universities.
The top student was Naeem Samnakay, who had also been the top student in the first KCPE exam 4 years previously.
Initially, KCSE was a minimum of 10 subjects. KCSE has since been reviewed twice, and the minimum number of subjects is now 7.

Compulsory subjects	Group two	Group three	Group four	Group five
English, Kiswahili Mathematics	Biology, Physics, Chemistry and Biological Science (taken by blind candidates)	History and government, Geography, Christian Religious Education, Islamic Religious Education and Hindu Religious Education	Home science, Art and Design, Agriculture, Computer Studies, Aviation	French, German, Arabic, Music, Business Studies

For grading, candidates must take all the three compulsory subjects, at least two sciences, one humanities and at least one practical or technical subject (see table below).
The examination is taken over October & November and the results are released in February the following year.

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See also

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★ Kenya National Examination Council
The KCSE exams are taken for a period of about 1 month. this usually starts in late November and ends in early December. From December, the exam is graded and released on February 26 each year taken. Top 100 students and schools are released to media by February 26. school rankings are divided into top 100 private schools, public schools and provincial schools.