REVEALED: The Number of KCSE Candidates who will Get direct entry into Universities

The Ministry of Education has said all the 90,744 candidates who attained grade C plus in the 2018 Kenya Certificate of Secondary Education will be admitted to Universities under government sponsorship.

Cabinet Secretary for Education Amina Mohamed said this during a press conference where she launched Kenya Universities and College Central Placement Service for the candidates.

According to her, some 651,189 candidates qualified for placement to various universities, colleges and training institutions.

“Based on the 2018 KCSE results, 651,189 candidates qualified for placement to tertiary institutions at various levels under Government sponsorship. Of these, 90,744 attained a mean grade of C+ and above, meaning that they all qualified to join local universities. I wish to announce that all the candidates who scored C+ and above in the 2018 KCSE examination will be selected for admission to degree courses in both public and private universities,” she said.

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