1. The document summarizes Kenya's 2022 KCPE candidature statistics, including the total number of candidates and breakdown by category. 2. It outlines the process for selecting and placing candidates into national, extra-county, county, and sub-county schools based on merit, choice, equity and other factors. 3. The document notes several challenges in the selection and placement process, such as counties lacking capacity and schools providing improper joining instructions, and provides guidance on addressing these issues.

2. 2022 KCPE CANDIDATURE
• Description of 2022 KCPE Candidature
S/No. Description Number
Total candidature 1,258,225
1 Over age learners 473
2 Private candidates 1,294
3 Inmates 942
4 Absentees 12,097
Selectable candidature 1,243,419

3. CATEGORIZATION OF SCHOOLS
S/NO School Category Number
1 National Schools 106
2 Extra-County Schools 806
3 County schools 1313
4 Sub-County schools 7005
5 Special Needs Education (SNE)
Secondary Schools
37
6 Integrated secondary schools 74

4. Selection Process/Criteria
Selection for admission into Form One is done based on;
Merit,
Choice of schools by
candidates,
Equity,
affirmative action
School category
Capacity.

5. Computation of Quotas

6. National Schools Quotas
Sub-county Quota for admission to
national schools are computed
using this formula

7. Extra-County Schools Quotas
Selection of candidates to
extra-county schools is
based on the ratio of
15:35:50, for host sub-
county, host county and
other counties respectively.
Sub-county quota in the
host county in an extra-
county school is based on
its candidature strength
using the following formula:
Extra County Schools Quotas

8. County School Quotas
County Schools Quotas

9. Sub-County Quotas

10. Refugees
2017 Djibouti Declaration
on Regional Refugee
Education that stipulates
the need to enhance the
capacity of IGAD Member
States to implement
commitments to quality
education and learning for
refugees and host
communities.
Selection
process
complied with
this global
and regional
requirement
for provision
of quality
education for
all refugees
and
returnees.
Ministry
placed 9019
candidates
from primary
schools within
the refugee
camps in all
categories.

11. Refugee placement statistics
S/NO DESCRIPTION NUMBER
1 National 31
2 Extra - County 1324
3 County 2678
4 Sub - County 4953
5 SNE 33
6 TOTAL 9019

12. Affirmative Action on Candidates From the
Designated Slums
This is an
affirmative
action aimed
at achieving
parity for less
privileged from
the informal
settlements in
access for
education.
This is in
addition to
those placed
regularly
through merit,
choices and
other criteria.
An additional
270 were
placed into
national and
extra county
schools of
their choice by
slums
affirmative
action in 2023.
Affirmative action
was also applied
on merit for
students from
designated slums
in Nairobi,
Mombasa
Nakuru, Uasin
Gishu, Kisumu,
Kiambu and
Nyeri

13. Pre - Selection
Conducted before the main selection for:
• Starehe Boys; Starehe Girls(100% )
• Moi Forces Academy Nairobi; Moi Forces
Lanet & Utumishi Academies(80%)
• Uzalendo Academy (60%)
• Koelel Boys(50%)
• Moi Tea girls(40%)

14. Placement - 2023
Form One Placement
Category Boys Girls TOTAL
National 19,872 18,602 38,474
SNE 948 871 1,819
Extra County 117,055 111,105 228,160
County 91,566 107,461 199,027
Sub County 387,203 372,459 762,610
Total 624,925 617,023 1,230,588
KCPE Candidature

15. Challenges/issues
• Counties with inadequate capacity to absorb their
candidates- Nairobi, Kajiado, Narok, Baringo, Kilifi,
Kwale, Tana River and Mombasa, - Bring to the
attention of stakeholders to look for long lasting
solution.
• Joining instructions with unapproved requirements
– Exercise books, pangas, brooms, dictionaries,
Kamusi among others. Approve all joining
instructions before submission to MOE HQ
• Instructions to buy uniforms from specified
distributors and shops against the Competition
Authority of Kenya (CAK) regulations
RDEs, CDEs
& SCDEs to
take note of
the following
and
streamline;

16. Other challenges to address
Some
schools
name
reflect
single
gender,
but have
mixed
gender
projection
Schools
names in
NEMIS
are
different
with the
name in
KNEC
register.
Schools
name not
tallying
their
account
Bank
account
names
Some
schools
did not
have
KNEC
codes,
such did
not
participat
e in
selection.
Failure
to
update
joining
instructi
ons

17. Challenges continued
Previous report of
locking out parent
looking for
change of
placement.
Failure to respond
to request for
change of
placements by
parents in good
time

18. Online Access to Joining Instructions

19. Related links are provided in that page and will be accessible after official launch of
each category as follows;-
1.Click here to access Form One School Selection System for National Schools
2.Click here to Access Form One School Selection System for Extra County Schools
3.Click here to Access Form One School Selection System for County Schools
4.Click here to Access Form One School Selection System for Sub-County Schools
5.Click here to Access Form One School Transferred Letter incase of change of Placement
Online Access continued……..
Online Access continued……..

20. Use of NEMIS

21. Offline monitoring application
Principals shall
use offline
reporting
application
using their
android
devices,
especially
where reliable
connectivity is
not regular.
The app
allows for
multiple
users while
the fed data
can be
synchronized
with NEMIS
afterwards for
admission.
NB – the
app is for
reporting
and not
admission.

22. Presidential Directive on Automation of Government Business and
Service Delivery
Ministerial focus on the above requires:
NEMIS to
be the sole
source
information
on
education
All primary and
secondary
schools ,public
and private
must register
their students
in NEMIS
Going forward,
KNEC can only
obtain the list
of candidates
for KCPE and
KCSE
registration
from the
NEMIS.
Matters
pertaining to
students fees
payment, class
attendance
and
disciplinary
issues will be
linked with
their UPI
numbers

23. Presidential Directive on Automation Continued
BOM members
and non teaching
staff will be listed
in NEMIS as shall
be provided

24. Use Of NEMIS

25. RDEs, CDEs and SCDEs and
Principals continued
Ensure compliance
and adherence to
authorized policies and
circular's on fees
structures, student
disciplinary
procedures, respect of
freedom of worship ,
drugs and substance
abuse in institutions of
basic education and
readmission of girls
affected by teenage
pregnancies among
others.
RDEs ,CDEs
and SCDEs to
approve
request for
change of
placement for
Extra, County
and Subcounty
schools
respectively.
CDEs to
sanction any
request for
change of
placement
down the
categorization.

26. NEMIS DEMONSTRATION