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KAMPALA, UGANDA | THE INDEPENDENT | The Uganda National Examinations Board (UNEB) has raised alarm over the sluggish judicial proceedings concerning exam malpractice, which they believe hampers the effective enforcement of the newly amended laws aimed at eradicating this issue in schools. Dan Odongo, UNEB’s Executive Director, stressed the importance of timely …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Uganda National Examinations Board (UNEB) refuted allegations of employing a biased grading system that disadvantaged candidates from specific schools or regions in the recently released Primary Leaving Examination results. In a statement released by UNEB Executive Director Dan Odongo, the board emphasized that the …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT |  At least 67,815 out of 97,890 candidates who sat the 2022 Uganda Advanced Certificate of Examinations-UACE have qualified to join a university this year. Speaking on Friday at the office of the Prime Minister in Kampala, Dan Odongo, the Uneb Executive Secretary said those …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Uganda National Examinations Board (UNEB) has started hearing cases of schools whose Primary Leaving Examination-PLE results were withheld. Rose Mukasa Nabukenya, the Principal Examinations Officer in charge of Primary Leaving Examinations-PLE, says that the board has invited individuals of interest from schools whose results …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Students are struggling to pass science subjects. According to the 2022 UCE results released on Thursday, there was a general improvement in the performance of physics, chemistry, and mathematics but overall, students are still struggling to pass the four compulsory science subjects. “There is an …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Uganda National Examinations Board-UNEB has raised concern about the increasing use of slang during examinations. According to UNEB, students are increasingly using jargon and can hardly express themselves without applying slang. Dan Odongo, the Executive Director of UNEB, notes the use of slang is …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Uganda National Examination Board (UNEB) has recorded a decrease in suspected cases of examination malpractice during the Uganda Certificate of Education (UCE). This was revealed by the UNEB Board Chair, Professor Mary Okwakol, during the release of the 2022 UCE results. According to statistics …

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 …

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 …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Uganda National Examinations Board-UNEB says it will neither sympathize with a candidate nor get involved in a case where he or she is subjected to disciplinary measures by the school on account of indiscipline. Dan Odongo, the UNEB Executive Director said that being a …