Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Uganda National Examinations Board (UNEB) has warned headteachers and parents about the circulation of fake examination papers ahead of the 2020 Primary Leaving Examination-PLE. Addressing journalists on Monday, the UNEB spokesperson Jennifer Kalule noted that the fake papers are being sold by unscrupulous individuals …
Read More »200 pupils in Gulu to miss PLE
Gulu, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | More than 200 candidates in Gulu district will not be sitting for the Primary Leaving Examinations (PLE). Statistics from the Gulu district Senior Probation and Welfare Officer Jessica Anena indicates that 2,877 candidates were enrolled in Primary Seven this year but only 2,665 were registered …
Read More »‘UNEB exams won’t be fair to rural-based learners’
Should exams body maintain or relax standards for COVID-19 affected candidates? Kampala, Uganda | RONALD MUSOKE | Stakes normally go a notch higher during national examinations as grades garnered in these tests endorse and set-up students to move from one level of formal education to another or even go straight …
Read More »Schools struggling to complete syllabus weeks to exams
📌 UNEB EXAMS TIMETABLE ✳ Feb 26 ▶ UCE Briefing ✳ March 1- April 6 ▶ UCE exams ✳ March 26 ▶ PLE briefing ✳ March 30-31 ▶ PLE exams ✳ April 9 ▶ UACE briefing ✳ April 12- May 3 ▶ UACE exams 📌 UGANDA 🇺🇬 BACK TO SCHOOL SCHEDULE …
Read More »EDUCATION: Primary 6, S3 and 5 back to school first
Cabinet approves reopening of all schools except nurseries Entebbe, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Primary 6, Senior 3 and Senior 5 students will be the first allowed back when schools re-open. Cabinet has approved a recommendation for the reopening of schools to non-candidate learners. The schools were closed in …
Read More »PLE: Kasese teachers go to homes to trace for drop-outs
271 girls did not return when school re-opened ahead of PLE Kasese, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Head Teachers in Kasese District have started going to homes to trace learners who dropped out of school during the lockdown. The Chief Administrative Officer (CAO) Kasese, Amis Asuman Masereka says 482 of …
Read More »Government urged to pay 2020 examination fees
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Following the effects of the Covid-19 pandemic on the economy, government has been urged to pay examinations fees for finalists in primary and secondary schools. Bugabula South MP, Maurice Kibalya urged government to intervene in the plight of parents and students and meet the examination …
Read More »Top PLE pupils in Gulu, Omoro uncertain of joining secondary
Gulu, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Hundreds of needy children in Gulu and Omoro Districts who excelled in Primary Leaving Examination – PLE may not join secondary School for further studies due to financial constraints. Up to 5,405 candidates sat for PLE from 144 Primary Schools in Gulu last year. Of these, …
Read More »Nakaseke reaps better results after intensifying pressure on teachers
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Pressure piled on headteachers and teachers across schools in Nakaseke district has significantly led to an improvement in the performance of learners. Area leaders attributed this to the performance as seen in the recently released Primary Leaving Examinations results. According to the Uganda National Examination …
Read More »Soroti battles teachers’ gap, and accommodation
Soroti, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Soroti district has attributed the low performance in Primary Leaving Examinations-PLE to inadequate teaching staff and accommodation. 390 out of 867 teachers in the district lack accommodation. Soroti also operates on 71:1 [pupil: teacher] ratio against the 43:1 national average [2016 Statistical Abstract of UBOS]. According …
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