Education Cabinet Secretary Ezekiel Machogu on Monday directed the Kenya Universities and Colleges Central Placement Service (KUCCPS) and universities to review the cut-off points.
Machogu while announcing the 2023 Kenya Certificate of Secondary Education (KCSE) results directed the institutions to adjust the course cut-off points to align their programs to the current grading system.
According to the CS, the move is meant to ensure the transition of more students to higher institutions of learning.
"I am directing the Kenya Universities and Colleges Central Placement Service (KUCCPS) and universities to align their cluster points and entry requirements to avoid disadvantaging the candidates," he stated.
Machogu further directed the Kenya National Examination Council (KNEC) to complete the process and hand over the results to KUCCPS to initiate the placement of students in different institutions.
KUCCPS was also called upon to initiate a robust career awareness campaign among the 2023 candidates to help them make the appropriate career choices.
He revealed that through the campaigns, more students will be encouraged to join TVET institutions for different courses.
On the 2023 national examinations, Machogu lauded the stakeholders who upheld professionalism in the process to ensure credible results. Despite several mishaps, the CS added that more measures were put in place.
Meanwhile, the new grading system introduced in 2023 will concentrate on five core subjects relevant to a student's specialisation.
"Under the new grading system, more students will be able to pursue the career of their choice at the university, diploma, and TVET training, certificates and artisan levels that were previously impossible due to a restrictive system," Machogu stated.
It will focus on the student's literacy and numeracy abilities. It was among the recommendations made by the Presidential Working Party on Education Reforms (PWPER).
Education Principal Secretary Belio Kipsang stated in September that if a student had an interest in medicine, they would not be prevented from pursuing the course because a subject pulled their mean grade down.
Kipsang complained that the previous grading system disadvantaged some students looking to pursue specialised careers.
