The top student in the 2022 KCPE examination, Fwaro Makokha Robinson from Christ the King School in Bungoma, has spoken after emerging top of the country alongside Otieno Lewis Omondi Glen from St Peters Mumias who tied with him.
Makokha, who scored 431 marks out of the possible 500 marks, attributed his stellar performance to God and his dedication to school work.
He also revealed that he had always been a top student in school and noted that in his last exam before the final paper he scored 425 marks.
This, he says encouraged him to do well in the national test.
"I'm overjoyed and so are my parents. I, however, did not expect to become number one in Kenya but I'm grateful to God." the elated student said in an interview with Citizen TV on Wednesday, December 21.
"I expected to pass but not this much. I was hoping to be among the top 10 students," he stated.
This year’s top student's score is higher compared with 2021’s top student who scored 428 marks.
KCPE marks per category
A total of 9,443 candidates scored 400 marks and above while 307,756 scored between 300 and 399 marks.
Some 619,593 candidates scored between 200 and 299 marks while 296,336 candidates got between 100 and 199 marks.
A total of 724 candidates scored between 1 and 99 marks.
A total of 1,244,188 candidates sat the examination countrywide.
This is the second-last KCPE exam, with the last 8-4-4 cohort set to complete primary school next year giving way to the first cohort under the competency-based curriculum (CBC).
The 1.2 million Grade Six learners who sat the Kenya Primary School Education Assessment (KPSEA) will however know their results next month since their grading will no longer be required for Junior Secondary School (JSS) placement as previously anticipated.
Speaking at Mtihani House in Nairobi on Wednesday, December 21 when he released the results, Education Cabinet Secretary Ezekiel Machogu said this year's candidates performed better than last year's where the leading candidate scored 428 marks.
