Education Cabinet Secretary Ezekiel Machogu on Wednesday announced that Kenyan Sign Language (KSL) was among the four subjects which recorded an improvement in the 2022 Kenya Certificate of Primary Education (KCPE) exam compared to 2021.
According to the CS, English Language, Kiswahili Lugha, Kiswahili Insha and Kenyan Sign Language improved in this year’s KCPE exam.
“We have been impressed that four papers recorded an improvement in performance in the year 2022 when compared to 2021,” he said.
The Education Ministry Boss while announcing the results stated that female candidates carried the day in the four subjects compared to their male candidates who scored higher in Mathematics, Science, Social Studies, and Religious Education.
At the same time, CS Machogu revealed that seven special needs candidates scored between 400-500 marks, while two hundred and ninety-six special needs candidates got between 300-399 marks.
Eight hundred and thirty-eight special needs pupils scored between 200-299 marks.
1,270 others scored between 100-199 marks and six special needs learners got between 01-99 marks.
He further noted that special needs candidates recorded an improvement compared to last year when only two managed to score above 400 marks.