Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Uganda National Examinations Board-UNEB wants the forthcoming cycle of examinations to be carried out under a new law which was passed by Parliament on Thursday. The new Uganda National Examinations Board-UNEB Bill which seeks to repeal the 1983 Act creates reforms relating to the …
Read More »Full list of Museveni decisions on school re-opening
📌 BACK TO SCHOOL PLAN ✳️ Already at school P7, S4 & S6 ✳️ March 1 – P6, S3 & S5 resume studies ✳️ April – S1,S2,P1,P2,P3,P4,P5 staggered back ✳️ July – School year 2020 ends 📌 UNEB schedule ✳️ PLE March 30th & 31 ✳️ UCE exams March 1 …
Read More »UNEB seeks extra Sh10.5 Bn for SOPs during exams
Government has tabled a supplementary requirement of sh292 billion shillings for the financial year 2020/2021 ✳ UCE exams March 1 to 31 ✳ PLE March 30th & 31 ✳ UACE April 12 – 30 Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Uganda National Examination Board (UNEB) is seeking an additional sh10.465 …
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 »What explains today’s ‘excellent’ results in UNEB exams and at Universities?
COMMENT | DR MAXWELL ONAPA | The current debate about the quality of education, and of course the exam results that follow, is an area that should interest everyone as we are all either parents, students, or sponsor someone in the education sector. Many of us are also employers who …
Read More »2,440 examination centers have not registered learners – UNEB
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | A total of 2,440 national examination centers have not yet registered learners for the forth coming examinations, according to the Uganda National Examinations Board (UNEB). According to UNEB the highest number of centers that have not registered learners yet are at Primary Leaving Examination level …
Read More »Girls outnumber boys as UNEB registers pregnant ones for national exams
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Uganda National Examination Board (UNEB) has credited the Ministry of Education for the guidance it made to schools asking them to take on the teenage girls that were made pregnant during the lockdown saying that this has seen the number of girl candidates increase …
Read More »Ministry of Education warns schools on mock UNEB examinations
Ismael Mulindwa the Director Basic and Secondary Education says that they have received reports of schools charging parents money for mocks Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Ministry of Education has warned schools against giving external mock examinations to learners as they wait to sit for their UNEB finals. In …
Read More »ANT candidate cleared to contest in Kigulu South MP race
Iganga, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Alliance for National Transformation-ANT flag bearer in the Kigulu South Parliamentary race, Ali Muyinda, has been cleared to contest after his academic documents were verified by the Uganda National Examinations Board- UNEB. Two weeks ago, the commission refused to nominate Muyinda due to lack …
Read More »FDC asks gov’t to pay examination fees for all candidates
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Forum for Democratic Change-FDC party has joined parliament to demand government’s intervention to help clear Uganda National Examinations Board-UNEB registration fees for candidates in private schools. At the beginning of this month, Parliament passed a resolution urging the government to meet the cost of …
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