The top 10 schools per region in 2018 KCPE exams

Some of the candidates of Ikombe Day and Boarding Primary School celebrate their exemplary performance in the 2018 KCPE examinations, November 20, 2018. PHOTOS | MARY WAMBUI | NATION MEDIA GROUP

By  LEOPOLD OBI

What you need to know:

  • Bethany Christian Academy and Busy Bee lead in the coastal region.

  • Imperial Primary and Muhoroni Success Academy emerge the best in Nyanza.

  • Gatunga Junior Academy and Kathigiri Boarding lead in Mt Kenya.

Pupils who wrote the Kenya Certificate of Primary Education (KCPE) examinations received their results on Monday, a few days earlier than expected.

The best performers were Olive Mwea from Riara Road Primary School and Rawlings Odhiambo Aketch from Kakamega Hill School, who both scored 453 marks.

Many candidates were celebrated in schools across the country for their excellence. The following are the lists of the top 10 schools per region and their mean scores.

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NATIONAL

  1. Ikombe Primary School, Machakos, 418

  2. The County School, Makueni, 417

  3. Gatunga Junior, Tharaka Nithi, 413

  4. Bethany Christian Academy, Kwale, 409

  5. Davsi Kiromwok Academy, Bomet, 406

  6. Kathigiri Boarding, Meru, 403

  7. Fred’s Academy, Meru, 403

  8. Imperial Primary, Kisii, 402

  9. Fesbeth Academy, Kakamega, 400.65

  10. Muhoroni Success Academy, Kisumu, 396.45

COAST

  1. Bethany Christian Academy, Kwale, 409

  2. Busy Bee, Mombasa, 381

  3. Mtwapa Elite, Kilifi, 379

  4. Likunda Primary, Kwale, 372

  5. Memon Academy, Mombasa, 355

  6. Fairfield Academy, Mombasa, 351

  7. St Agnes Primary, Taita Taveta, 350.88

  8. St Clarit Shanzu, Mombasa, 348

  9. St. Jane’s Primary School, Kwale, 325

  10. Bila Shaka Primary School, Kwale, 287

NYANZA

  1. Imperial Primary, Kisii, 402

  2. Muhoroni Success Academy, Kisumu, 396

  3. St Peter’s Capeview Academy, Homa Bay, 395

  4. Kehancha Progressive Academy, Migori, 387

  5. Janeiro Academy, Homa Bay, 383

  6. Excel Preparatory, Kisii, 382

  7. Momokoro Academy, Migori, 380.68

  8. Golden Elite Academy, Kisumu, 380

  9. Hekima School, Kisumu, 378.1

  10. Makini School, Kibos, Kisumu, 378

WESTERN

  1. Fesbeth Academy, Kakamega 400

  2. Set Green Hill Academy, Kakamega, 391

  3. Kakamega Hill Junior, 388

  4. Mudasa Academy, Vihiga, 388

  5. Booker Academy, Kakamega, 385

  6. Serve Academy, 367

  7. St Francis Shimanyiro Academy, 359

  8. Lamplighter School, Trans Nzoia, 353

  9. Moses Mudavadi, Vihiga, 349

  10. St.Francis,Hambale,Vihiga, 340.2

RIFT

  1. Davsi Kiromwok, Bomet, 406

  2. Excel Academy, Nakuru, 394.12

  3. Crescent Academy, Baringo, 390

  4. Queens of Angel Missionl, Uasin Gishu, 389.84

  5. St Peter Elite, Gilgil, Nakuru, 389.8

  6. Moi Primary School Kabarak, Nakuru, 389.24

  7. Gilgil Hills Academy, Nakuru, 388.71

  8. Bahati North Academy, Nakuru, 387.97

  9. Lizar Schools, Naivasha, Nakuru, 386

  10. Ravine Green View, Nakuru, 384.02

MT KENYA

  1. Gatunga Junior Academy, Tharaka-Nithi , 413.49

  2. Kathigiri Boarding, Meru, 403.7

  3. Freds Academy, Meru, 403.49

  4. Alber School, Kirinyanga, 396

  5. Emmanuel Academy, Murang’a, 387.17

  6. Salem Academy, Meru, 387

  7. Kutus Municipality, Kirinyanga, 387

  8. Kerugoya Good Shepherd, Kirinyaga,380

  9. Havard Primary, Embu, 380

  10. Effort Junior, Kirinyaga ,379

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