Ezekiel Machogu, the Cabinet Secretary for Education, has introduced a revised grading system for the 2023 Kenya Certificate of Secondary Education (KCSE) ahead official release of Exams On Thursday 21st December 2023.Kcse grading system 2023
In this updated scheme, the mean grade will be determined based on only two compulsory subjects: Mathematics and one language (English, Kiswahili, or Kenyan Sign Language).
Kcse grading system 2023. Machogu highlighted the change from the previous system, which required five mandatory subjects across three clusters. The new grading system takes into account specific subjects and educational levels.
The Grade system Depends on Certain subjects and Education levels.
Take Note: The KCSE assigned each subject a unique code, as shown below.
Group I – Compulsory
1
English
101
2
Kiswahili
102
3
Mathematics – A
121
4
Mathematics, Alternative B
122
Group II
5
Biology
231
6
Physics
232
7
Chemistry-
233
8
Biology for the Blind
236
9
General Science
237 (with 122)
Group III
10
History/Government
311
11
Geography
312
12
CRE – A
313
13
IRE Alternative B
314
14
HRE
315
Group IV
15
Home Science
441
16
Art and Design
442
17
Agriculture
443
18
Wood Work
444
19
Metal Work
445
20
Building Construction
446
21
Power Mechanics
447
22
Electricity
448
23
Drawing and Design
449
24
Aviation Technology
450
25
Computer Studies
451
Group V
26
French
501
27
German
502
28
Arabic
503
29
Sign Language
504
30
Music
511
31
Business Studies
565
Official Knec grading system(2023)
It is important to note that each subject has its grading system as shown below;
KCSE Grading Scale for English
Points
101; ENGLISH
12
80 – 100
A
11
75 – 79
A-
10
70 – 74
B+
9
65- 69
B
8
60 – 64
B-
7
55 – 59
C+
6
50 – 54
C
5
45 – 49
C-
4
40 – 44
D+
3
35 -39
D
2
30 -34
D-
1
0 -29
E
KCSE Grading Scale for Kiswahili
POINTS
102; KISWAHILI
12
78 – 100
A
11
73 – 77
A-
10
68 – 72
B+
9
63 – 67
B
8
58 – 62
B-
7
53 – 57
C+
6
48 – 52
C
5
43 – 47
C-
4
38 – 42
D+
3
33 – 37
D
2
28 – 32
D-
1
0 – 27
E
KCSE Grading Scale for Mathematics
POINTS
121; MATHEMATICS
12
70 – 100
A
11
65 – 69
A-
10
60 – 64
B+
9
55 – 59
B
8
49 – 54
B-
7
43 – 48
C+
6
37 – 42
C
5
31 – 36
C-
4
25 – 30
D+
3
19 – 24
D
2
12 – 18
D-
1
0 -11
E
KCSE Grading Scale for Biology
POINTS
231; BIOLOGY
12
80 – 100
A
11
75 -79
A-
10
70 – 74
B+
9
65- 69
B
8
60 – 64
B-
7
55 – 59
C+
6
50 – 54
C
5
45 – 49
C-
4
40 – 44
D+
3
35-39
D
2
30-34
D-
1
0 -29
E
KCSE Grading Scale for Physics
POINTS
232; PHYSICS
12
60 – 100
A
11
55 – 59
A-
10
50 – 54
B+
9
45 – 49
B
8
40 – 44
B-
7
35 – 39
C+
6
30 – 34
C
5
25 – 29
C-
4
20 – 24
D+
3
15 – 19
D
2
10 – 14
D-
1
0 – 9
E
KCSE Grading Scale for Chemistry
POINTS
233; CHEMISTRY
12
65 – 100
A
11
60 – 64
A-
10
55 – 59
B+
9
50 – 54
B
8
45 – 49
B-
7
40 – 44
C+
6
35 – 39
C
5
30 – 34
C-
4
25 – 29
D+
3
20 – 24
D
2
15 – 19
D-
1
0 – 14
E
KCSE Grading Scale for History & Government
POINTS
311- HISTORY
12
80 – 100
A
11
75 – 79
A-
10
70 – 74
B+
9
65 – 69
B
8
60 – 64
B-
7
55 – 59
C+
6
50 – 54
C
5
45 – 49
C-
4
40 – 44
D+
3
35 – 39
D
2
30 – 34
D-
1
0 -29
E
KCSE Grading Scale for Geography
POINTS
312- GEOGRAPHY
12
66 – 100
A
11
61 – 65
A-
10
56 – 60
B+
9
51 – 55
B
8
46 – 50
B-
7
41 – 45
C+
6
36 – 40
C
5
31 – 35
C-
4
26 – 30
D+
3
21 – 25
D
2
16 – 20
D-
1
0 – 15
E
KCSE Grading Scale for Christian Religious Education (CRE)
