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Girls outperform boys in 2025 KJSEA results

Kakamega primary headteacher Dickson Wanyangu welcomed Grade 9 KJSEA candidates on October 24, 2025. [Benjamin Sakwa/Standard]

Female learners outshone male learners in 10 out of 12 subjects in the 2025 Kenya Junior Secondary Education Assessment (KJSEA), with the widest performance gaps recorded in languages and humanities.

Education Cabinet Secretary Julius Ogamba released results for 1,130,459 learners Thursday, marking a milestone for the pioneer cohort transitioning to senior school in January 2026 under the Competency-Based Education (CBC) system.

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