Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Uganda National Examinations Board (UNEB) has released the 2025 timetable for the Primary Leaving Examination (PLE), the Uganda Certificate of Education (UCE), and the Uganda Advanced Certificate of Education (UACE). According to UNEB ED Dad Odongo, the examinations will commence on Friday, October 10th, …
Read More »UNEB: 1.41 million register for 2025 national exams
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | A total of 1,415,857 candidates have been registered for the 2025 national examinations across all levels, according to the Uganda National Examinations Board (UNEB). These include candidates for the Primary Leaving Examination (PLE), Uganda Certificate of Education (UCE), and Uganda Advanced Certificate of Education …
Read More »New Curriculum: UNEB issues guidelines for UCE repeaters, mature age entrants
KAMPALA, UGANDA | THE INDEPENDENT | The Uganda National Examinations Board (UNEB) has released guidelines for students intending to repeat the Uganda Certificate of Education (UCE) this year and for private adult (mature-age entry) candidates under the revised lower secondary curriculum. According to the guidelines, students who sat for the …
Read More »UNEB: We will not put numerical values on new UCE grading system
KAMPALA, UGANDA | THE INDEPENDENT | The Uganda National Examinations Board (UNEB) has confirmed that it will not assign numerical values to the newly introduced competence-based assessment and grading system for the Uganda Certificate of Education (UCE) exams. This follows growing pressure from various sectors to apply numerical values to …
Read More »More learners opting for sciences at A’ level despite persistent challenges
KAMPALA, UGANDA | THE INDEPENDENT | The number of learners opting for science subjects at the Uganda Advanced Certificate of Education (UACE) level is steadily increasing, according to the data from the Uganda National Examinations Board (UNEB). An analysis of data from the past five UACE examinations shows an upward …
Read More »UNEB: A Level students very poor in local languages
Performance of candidates has shown significant improvement in Economics, Literature in English, Physics, and Biology. Kampala, Uganda | LOUIS JADWONG & UNEB MEDIA | A level candidates offering Ugandan local languages have performed poorly according to the latest national A Level results released today by First Lady and Minister of …
Read More »UNEB: S.3 student projects to focus on community development using local resources
KAMPALA, UGANDA | THE INDEPENDENT | The Uganda National Examinations Board (UNEB) has announced that the official theme for the 2025 Senior Three (S.3) student projects will focus on “Utilization of Available Resources for Community Development.” In a circular issued to headteachers, Sebastian Ngobi, the Acting Executive Director of UNEB, emphasized …
Read More »Minister clarifies new curriculum grading
KAMPALA, UGANDA | THE INDEPENDENT | Products of the new lower secondary school curriculum are confident, can communicate better and can apply the acquired knowledge, skills and attitudes in reaI life situations. Presenting a Statement on the Uganda National Examinations Board (UNEB) grading system under the new curriculum, the Minister …
Read More »UCE: No more division rankings as UNEB adopts achievement levels
KAMPALA, UGANDA | THE INDEPENDENT | For years, the release of Uganda Certificate of Education (UCE) results has sparked a rush to tally distinctions, rank top performers, and celebrate high scores. That era is now over. With the rollout of Uganda’s new competency-based curriculum, schools will no longer rank candidates …
Read More »Fate of 6,974 learners who didn’t qualify for UCE still uncertain
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Confusion surrounding the new secondary curriculum persists as the Ministry of Education remains uncertain about the future of 6,974 learners who did not qualify for the Uganda Certificate of Education (UCE) after the 2024 S.4 examination results. According to data from the Uganda National …
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