National exam results: Year 9 (2023)

In November 2023 Bridge International Academies Kenya pupils entered the Kenyan Certificate of Primary Education (KCPE) for the ninth year. 1,724 Bridge Kenya pupils (851 females, 873 males) sat for the exams.

There is no ‘pass mark’ in the KCPE. However, the score determines the type of secondary school a child is eligible to attend. The mean total score for pupils across all schools in Kenya is 250.

Key statistics:

Bridge continues its trend of significantly outperforming the national average for 9 straight years. It is far surpassing the national average for pupils scoring 300 and above. 33.4% of the pupils scored 300+ compared to 25.7% nationally.

• At least 4 pupils achieved 400 marks or more putting them in the top 0.6% of pupils nationally despite coming from the poorest communities. With the highest pupil scoring 412 marks
• Our best performing boy was VICTOR NDUATI NDIRANGU from Bridge Academy Kinango in Kwale County, with an outstanding score of 412.
• Our top performing girl was FLAVIAN CAROL OMONDI from Bridge Academy Chiga in Kisumu County, with an outstanding score of 407.

Other top performing pupils were:

• OKOMBO FRANKMILLS from Bridge Academy Kimilili in Bungoma County scoring 407
• ARKHAM SHABAKI DZUA from Bridge Academy Shanzu in Mombasa scoring 401

Pupils who attend Bridge for longer achieve much higher scores on the KCPE. Students who have attended 5+ years at Bridge score an average of 29 points above the national average. 

Further statistics:

• 4 pupils achieved 400 marks or more putting them in the top 0.6% of pupils nationally despite coming from the poorest communities. With the highest pupil scoring 412 marks
• Bridge students are much more likely to score above 200, and also much less likely to score below 200. 82.9% of pupils attained 200+ marks compared to 72.6% nationally.
• In 2023, 33.4% scored more than 300 marks, which gives a competitive edge in admissions to great secondary schools. Nationally less than 25.7 % of pupils achieved such high scores.
• In 2023, Bridge pupils scored 16.2 points better than the national average, averaging 266.2 in contrast to 250. This difference is equivalent to approximately 1.00 years of additional schooling.
• 1n 2023, the average score of pupils who have learned at Bridge for more than 5 years is 279.3.
• Since 2015, the number of girls attending Bridge schools who excel the KCPE with at least 250 marks has increased by 30%.
• Bridge promotes gender equality, with boys and girls achieving similar scores regardless of how long they have attended a Bridge school. Girls attained a mean score of 267.2 compared to a mean score of 268.8 attained by boys.