Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The inability of candidates to read and comprehend questions in national exams is a result of poor teaching methods used in many schools according to some teachers. While releasing the Uganda Advanced Certificate of Education-UACE results last week, Uganda National Examinations Board-UNEB highlighted poor comprehension …
Read More »UNEB introduces electronic data transfer system to eliminate mistakes
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Uganda National Examination Board-UNEB has introduced an electronic data transfer system to enhance the accuracy of capturing candidate’s marks. The new system was introduced during the marking of the just released Uganda Advanced Certificate of Education-UACE examination results. Unlike in the past where candidates’ marks …
Read More »Senior six candidates could not comprehend questions – UNEB
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Uganda National Examinations Board – UNEB has said many candidates who sat for the 2019 Uganda Advanced Certificate of Education examinations failed because they misunderstood questions According to the examination body, while the performance of learners improved this year the work of candidates’ reports …
Read More »UACE results: UNEB withholds school results over arrears
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Some of the schools whose results from last year’s Uganda Advanced Certificate of Educations examinations have been withheld owe the examination body money, URN has learnt. According to Uganda National Examination Board-UNEB, the affected schools have arrears for registration and protest fees, which are paid …
Read More »Hearing of UCE withheld results cases starts on Monday
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Hearing of cases against schools whose Uganda Certificate of Education results were withheld by the Uganda National Examinations board is scheldued to start on Monday March 2, 2020. A total of 1,262 candidates from over 40 schools had their results withheld on suspicition of engaging …
Read More »Only 10% of candidates sit for science subjects at UACE
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The number of candidates that opted to sit for Science related combinations at Uganda Advanced Certificate of Examinations (UACE) remains low according to the Uganda National Examinations Board (UNEB). The revelation was made during the release of the UACE examination results that took place in …
Read More »UACE: UNEB withholds results of 120 candidates
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Uganda National Examinations Board-UNEB has withheld Uganda Advanced Certificate of Examinations –UACE results of 120 candidates from 26 centers for alleged malpractice. The UNEB Executive Secretary, Dan Nokrach Odongo disclosed this while releasing the UACE results at the Office of the Prime Minister Thursday …
Read More »UACE results out, failure rate in Biology worries UNEB
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Uganda National Examinations Board (UNEB) chairperson Prof Mary Okwakol has commenced the release of the Uganda Advanced Certificate of Education (UACE) results, by stating their concern about the performance in Biology. “Biology continues to be a cause of concern. In the last 4 years, …
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Creating generation next Uganda Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | What will Uganda be like 20 years from now when the current Vision 2040 ends? What jobs will they do and what life will they lead, what diseases will they grapple with, and what will they eat? To get a …
Read More »New districts trail in UCE
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | New districts carved out of the top-performing districts have trailed in the just-released Uganda Certificate of Education-UCE results. A deeper look at the figures released by Uganda National Examinations Board-UNEB on today shows that districts created 2010, and those that started operations from 2016, are …
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