KNEC Releases Lugulu Girl’s 2024 KCSE Results, 13 As Recorded

Some 23 students at Lugulu Girls High School have received Ys in their results. Having a Y result denotes that the Kenya National Examinations Council (KNEC) has withheld a result in one or more subjects.

KNEC released the Kenya Certificate of Secondary Education (KCSE) results of the school two weeks after reports that the results had been withheld. The results were released on Friday, January 17, 2025, after parents and students were thrown into anxiety and panic over the withholding.

According to a report shared by the school, out of the 676 students who sat for the KCSE exams from the institution in 2024, 13 of them managed to score A, while 93 students scored A- and 191 scored B+.

The circular by the school recorded a 99.41 per cent transition, with only four students scoring below the university entry C+ mark.

On Saturday, January 18, school students flooded the streets to celebrate the results after a week of uncertainty.

Speaking during the celebrations, the school principal, Dinnah Cheruiyot, hailed the students for their efforts, congratulating them for the good job done.

“The grades are a clear reflection of the students’ hard work and the teachers’ dedication,” Cheruiyot hailed.

On receiving the news of the withholding, the principal advised the students and parents to exercise patience and assured them that they were pursuing the results through the official appeal channels within KNEC.

While the students were in a celebratory mode, reports have alleged that some 23 of them are yet to get their results. One parent speaking in confidentiality to Kenyans.co.ke revealed that the school was hiding 23 cases of Y. For the 23 students who took music, a Y in KCSE results means one or more subjects are canceled.

Efforts by Kenyan.co.ke to reach the principal for clarity went futile as the school principal did not pick up nor reply to messages.

The 2024 KCSE results for the school were an increase from the 2023 results where they had recorded a mean grade of 9.328, with one A plain, 63 A-, and several other quality grades.

While releasing the KCSE results, Education CS Julius Ombaga announced that KNEC withheld the results of 2,389 candidates over suspicions of involvement in exam malpractices, pending the conclusion of an investigation within 30 days.