Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Uganda Certificate of Education (UCE) 2022 examination results will be released on Thursday. The ‘Ordinary Level’ exam results will be released by First Lady and Minister of Education Janet Museveni at State House Nakasero. Primary Leaving Exams results were released a fortnight …
Read More »Expert discredits Senior One selection process
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Uganda Ministry of Education and Sports is yet to address the irregularities and loopholes in the national selection and placement process. In the past, parents and students used to have high expectations for the selection process, hoping to be admitted to secondary schools …
Read More »S.1 entrants to submit Learner Identification Numbers before admission
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Both public and private secondary school headteachers have to ensure that all senior one entrants provide their Learner Identification Number (LIN) before they are admitted, the Ministry of Education and Sports has directed. The Permanent Secretary of the Education Ministry, Ketty Lamaro, emphasized the directive …
Read More »LUWERO: Parents furious as UNEB withholds results of 132 candidates
Luwero, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The headteachers of Kisazi Primary School in Makulubita sub-county and Kasana Junior Primary school in Luwero town are under fire from parents following the decision by the examination body to withhold the PLE results of their children for alleged examination malpractice. Last week, Uganda National …
Read More »NIRA scales up mass registration of learners
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | In a bid to beat the school reopening deadline set for next month, the National Identification and Registration Authority (NIRA) scaled up operations around the country in a bid to register learners. Exam bodies UNEB and NIRA early this week announced a mass registration exercise …
Read More »Kampala Parents School excels in PLE, opens admissions
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Kampala Parents School once again registered massive success in the just-released Primary Leaving Examinations (PLE) results for the year 2022 by Uganda National Examinations Board (UNEB). With over 410 candidates who sat for PLE at Kampala Parents School, out of 410, 16 candidates scored aggregates …
Read More »Over 97000 fail PLE exams
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The results of the 2022 Primary Leaving Examinations released on Friday indicated that at least 97000 pupils failed the exams and will have to repeat the class. Presenting the results at State House Nakasero, the UNEB Executive Director, Dan. N. Odongo said of the 832654 …
Read More »PLE 2022; How cramming made candidates perform poorly in SST
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | For the first time in recent years, Social Studies and Religious Education recorded a decline in performance in the 2022 Primary Leaving Examination examinations. According to the report by the Uganda National Examinations Board – UNEB, the pass rate for the subject was 88.6% in …
Read More »More SNE learners complete PLE
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The number of learners with special needs completing primary education has increased according to the Uganda National Examinations Board -UNEB. Available statistics show that the board registered 2,436 learners with special needs last year including those with visual and hearing impairments, the physically handicapped, and …
Read More »KAKUMIRO: P.7 candidates who sat special maths paper fail to access results
Kakumiro, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | There is panic among teachers, parents and candidates of St. Christine Primary school in Kakumiro district after they have all failed to access the Primary Leaving Examinations-PLE results for 2022 that were released on Friday. The Uganda National Examinations Board released the 2022 Primary Leaving …
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