Marell Academy announced top nationally in KCPE after error discovered

Written by Rosemary Wachiye 2011-12-29 16:47:00 Read 946 Times

Marell Academy stakeholders, teachers, parents and pupils in jubuklation after the KNEC announced them the best nationally after corecting an error made in the release of the examination results.  [Photo/ Wachiye RoseMary] Marell Academy holds the all-time private primary school record for brilliant performance nationally and in Bungoma County, with a mean score of 411.81 that is 1.3 points above the top school nationally, that had a mean score of 410.52.  The difference popped up yesterday during the official release of last months’ Kenya certificate of Primary Examination (KCPE) where it had not featured came as a big surprise to teachers and parents of the school. [Read: Busia, Uasin Gishu and Nandi Counties shine in 2011 KCPE results http://westfm.co.ke/index-page-news-bid-4239.htm] However, complaints from the school’s stakeholders, teachers, parents, and the director Marell Academy in Bungoma town, the Kenya National Examination Council (KNEC) corrected the error made in the raking of schools making it the top performing nationally. The school that enrolled 31 candidates had 27 pupils scoring above 400 marks and only 4 with less than 400. The top student Lawrence Peter got 431 marks followed closely by Adalla Andrew with 430 marks, Monica Waswa with 429 marks, while the lowest pupil scored 391 marks. Kanduyi MP Alfred Khang'ati and the Director of Marell Academy Mr. Elis Ominde besides on of the candidates who emerged top in the school Sikuku Benedict. The Director of Marell Academy, Mr. Elis Ominde expressed his disappointment over the issue of the school not being listed among the top schools in the country at a press conference held in the school compound a day after the Minister for Education had released the official results. Mr.Ominde stated that while other schools were celebrating their success, Marell Academy staff, parents and pupils who sat the exam were mourning the fact that even after performing better than the top school, their school was not recognized at all. He called upon the Kenya National Examination Council to correct the error made in the ranking of the schools and announce it officially as the top performed school. “This is a form of injustice to our school after the endless efforts by the pupils and the staff, it’s so painful to learn that you have succeeded but no one has recognized your success,” Mr.Ominde complained. KNEC officially announced the correct results, apologizing for the error made, something that called for celebrations in the school with the whole group of teachers, parents and pupils singing and dancing in jubilation. One of the Pupils who sat for the exam, Sikuku Benedict, called upon his fellow students to keep working hard and keep the candle of hard work of Marell Academy burning in the schools they will join next. A parent in the school, Mr. James Kihali stated that Marell has always been at the top and they were shocked in this year’ results to find it left out from the list of the top schools.