Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Headteachers have cautioned senior six candidates not to get involved in any form of examination malpractice. At some of the schools where URN reporters attended briefing sessions, candidates were cautioned to avoid being tempted to buy examination papers. Rogers Kimbugwe, the headteacher of Comprehensive …
Read More »P4 and P5 back at school, academic calendar ends in July
📌 UGANDA 🇺🇬 BACK TO SCHOOL SCHEDULE ▶ P4 & P5 – April 6 ▶ S1 – April 12 ▶ S2 – May 31 ▶ P1, P2 & P3 – June 7 📌 UNEB EXAMS TIMETABLE ✳ April 9 ▶ UACE briefing ✳ April 12- May 3 ▶ UACE exams Kampala, …
Read More »PLE: UNEB official arrested after exam container keys go missing
Masaka, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The police in Kyotera have arrested the UNEB manager for PLE station 53 in Kalisizo. It is said that Irene Namono disappeared with the key to the exam container at Kalisizo police station for several hours and was nowhere to be seen by 8:45 am …
Read More »UNEB scout held for possession of suspected PLE papers
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Kira police division is holding a Uganda National Examination Board-UNEB scout for alleged possession of suspected Primary Leaving Examination-PLE scripts. The Kampala Metropolitan Deputy Police Spokesperson, Luke Owoyesigyire has identified the suspect as Edward Lubale from Buikwe district, but was deployed in Wakiso district particularly …
Read More »Gov’t clears schools hosting marking centres to reopen for all classes
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Ministry of Education and Sports has cleared schools that will host marking centres to reopen for all classes. The Uganda National Examinations Board-UNEB selected over 40 schools mainly in Kampala, Wakiso, Mukono, and Luwero districts to host the marking activities. The selected institutions include …
Read More »Many pupils to sit PLE without geometry sets
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Wakiso district educationists are worried that many pupils are set to sit their Primary Leaving Examinations (PLE) without essential school study requirements like geometry sets, rulers and pens. The district inspector of schools, George Wiliam Mwanje says that the requirements which some pupils are lacking …
Read More »PLE: P7 candidates urged not to change diet, eat what they are used to
P7 candidates in Kampala to remain home on exams eve, on Monday Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Schools within Kampala have told Primary Seven candidates to remain home on Monday in preparation for the national examination which will start on Tuesday, March 30, 2021. The schools held a briefing …
Read More »UNEB warns schools about fake PLE papers in circulation
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 »UCE: Six girls give birth, boy attempts suicide after maths
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | As the Uganda Certificate of Education (UCE) Examinations enter their third week, the body charged with organizing them has hailed several pregnant candidates for overcoming the odds to write their O levels. The Uganda National Examinations Board (UNEB) in a statement today on social media, …
Read More »UNEB, education ministry in talks over marking centers
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Uganda National Examinations Board-UNEB is holding talks with the Ministry of Education and Sports regarding schools that will host marking centers for the 2020 examinations. Mike Nangosya Masikye, the Director Examination at UNEB, has revealed that part of the on-going discussion is looking at …
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