Moi High School Kabarak has once again cemented its reputation as one of Kenya’s premier academic institutions after leading the 2025 KCSE results with a remarkable performance. The national examination results were released by Education Cabinet Secretary Julius Ogamba at A.I.C. Chebisaas Boys Secondary School in Eldoret on 9 January 2026, marking a key milestone in the country’s education calendar.
Kabarak, located in Nakuru County, produced an outstanding mean score of 10.59, with 82 students scoring straight A’s out of its candidature. The school’s strong showing was complemented by another 150 A-minus grades, and a healthy spread of B+ and B plain results, underscoring disciplined study and robust preparation.
Long-established national schools continued to dominate the top tier of performance. Alliance High School secured a mean score of 10.47, followed closely by Maranda High School (10.20) and Murang’a Boys High (10.16). Other traditional giants such as Alliance Girls High School (10.10) and Kapsabet Boys High School (10.00) also featured prominently among the best performers nationwide.
Across the country, the Class of 2025 showed encouraging signs of improved academic outcomes. Of the 993,226 candidates who sat the KCSE examinations this year, 270,715 (27.18 per cent) attained the minimum university entry grade of C+ and above — the highest proportion in several years. This represented a notable increase from the 2024 cycle and demonstrated progress in overall student attainment.
Elsewhere, 1,932 candidates achieved an overall A (plain) grade, up from 1,693 in the previous year, highlighting a modest growth in top-end academic excellence. Female candidates slightly outnumbered males in the overall candidature, a trend that reflects growing gender parity in access to secondary education.
Regional performances told their own stories of success and resilience. In the Rift Valley, schools such as Kapsabet Boys and Moi Girls Eldoret upheld high standards, while institutions in Nyanza and Central Kenya also posted strong results that drew celebration from students and parents alike.
While the results offer much to celebrate, education stakeholders underscore the need to continue investing in quality teaching, targeted revision support and equitable access to learning resources. As Kenya honours the achievements of the Class of 2025, the KCSE results reaffirm both longstanding traditions of academic excellence and emerging signs of broader regional advancement.
By Amos Murumba
