There were joy and jubilation in private schools within Nakuru town minutes after Education Cabinet Secretary Amina Mohammed released the 2018 KCPE examination results on Monday.
Private schools in Nakuru maintained their tradition of excellent performance as compared to their public counterparts.
Kabarak School had the best candidate scoring 451.
In Gilgil Sub County, academic giants produced some of the best candidates.
St. Peters Elite School, Gilgil Hills Academy, and West Way School produced some of the best candidates in the county.
At West Way School the best student had 438 Marks while the best student at Gilgil Hills academy got 443 marks.
St. Peters Elite School which produced the best candidate in the county in 2017 had more than 30 candidates who scored over 400 marks with the best candidate scoring 437 marks.
Some of the candidates interviewed by this writer said it took hard work and dedication to achieve the good results.
Teachers said discipline is the key to good performance.
They called on parents to take good care of their children during Christmas vacation in order to avoid cases of teenage pregnancies.
Moi primary school in Nakuru was one of the public schools that performed well with the top candidate scoring 440 marks.
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