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Reintroduce ranking in national exams, but make system better for all

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St. Mary,s Mumias girls high school teachers and students celebrates at their institution when KCSE results was announced. The county school was position five in Western region. [Benjamin Sakwa/ Standard]

The Kenya Primary School Education Assessment (Kpsea) results were released recently without much fanfare.

Some parents were not even aware the results were out. And when those of the Kenya Certificate of Secondary Education (KCSE) came out last week, the fanfare was muted as well, with the only notable explanation of how to access the results, through the Kenya National Examination Council (Knec) portal.

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