The Kenya National Examinations Council (KNEC) has finally released the results for Lugulu Girls’ High School, which had been withheld during the official announcement of the 2024 Kenya Certificate of Secondary Education (KCSE) results by Education Cabinet Secretary Julius Migos Ogamba.
The delayed release had caused anxiety among students and parents. However, relief swept over the school community on Friday evening, January 17, when KNEC authorized the school to access the results.
The school posted exceptional results, with 99.41 percent of the candidates scoring C+ and above, qualifying for university admission.
Out of the 676 candidates who sat for the KCSE exams, 672 attained a grade of C+ and above. The school recorded 13 A plains, 93 A-, 191 B+, 232 B, 118 B-, and 25 C+. Only four candidates scored below C+, with one earning a C plain, one a C-, and two receiving a D+. The school achieved an impressive mean grade of 9.3417.
Addressing the media on Saturday, January 18, 2024, Chief Principal Dinah Cheruiyot expressed gratitude for the results while reflecting on the anxiety caused by the delay.
“This morning, we thank God for the results. We waited for almost two weeks, and yesterday, we finally received them. The girls have done exceptionally well, and we are truly grateful.
“The thought of so many girls missing their results gave us sleepless nights, but as a school that has consistently sent over 99 percent of its students to university, we are confident this trend will continue. We are a national school that attracts both high-performing and average students from across the country,” she said.
KNEC had also withheld results from four other schools when CS Ogamba officially announced the 2024 KCSE results on January 9.
Kimilili Member of Parliament (MP) Didmus Barasa had earlier voiced concerns over the withholding of Lugulu Girls’ results. Speaking in a video shared on his official X account on January 11, 2025, Barasa revealed he had contacted the Education CS, who assured him the results were undergoing verification and had not been nullified.
“The results were not rejected; they were withheld. The verification process was necessary because the students performed exceptionally well, leaving the markers astonished. It is similar to a Video Assistant Referee (VAR) review in football, where a decision requires further scrutiny,” Barasa explained.
Barasa assured the public that the delay would only last a few weeks and that the students’ achievements would ultimately be recognized.
Earlier on Wednesday, January 15, 2025, rumors circulated on social media claiming that Lugulu Girls’ results had been released, boasting a mean grade of 10.2265 and a 100 percent university transition rate.
However, KNEC swiftly dismissed the claims, clarifying that the results were still under review. The official provisional results were eventually released two days later.
