Lira, Uganda | URN | A Primary 7 candidate has died after a motorcycle carrying three pupils to their Primary Leaving Examinations (PLE) was involved in a road accident in Barr Sub-county, Lira District, on Tuesday morning. The three pupils, from Begomery Primary School, were travelling on a motorcycle …
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Wakiso, Uganda | URN | Police and Uganda National Examinations Board (UNEB) monitors have arrested three people accused of compromising Primary Leaving Examinations (PLE) papers at Prince Junior School in Gayaza, Wakiso District. The suspects are the school’s director and acting head teacher, Hajjat Lazia Nasanga; a mathematics teacher identified …
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*⃣ PLE: 30th Oct – 4th Nov *⃣ UCE: 8th Oct – 3rd Nov *⃣ UACE: 7th Nov – 5th Dec Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Uganda National Examinations Board (UNEB) has officially released the 2026 national examination timetable for the Primary Leaving Examination (PLE), the Uganda Certificate of …
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Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Some teachers in parts of the country are raising alarm after the 2025 Primary Leaving Examinations (PLE) results. The results revealed that Social Studies with Religious Education (SST) registered the poorest results nationwide. The teachers interviewed by Uganda Radio Network’s journalist have responded differently, offering …
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Through its Muhika Skilling Center, the school offers learners training in baking, arts and crafts, tailoring, swimming, and music. Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | As Uganda’s education sector increasingly embraces skills-based learning alongside academic excellence, Muhika Junior School is positioning itself at the forefront of this transformation. The 2025 Primary …
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Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Uganda National Examinations Board (UNEB) has brought back to the table its long-standing proposal to abolish the aggregate-based grading system for the Primary Leaving Examinations (PLE), in a decisive move aimed at dismantling one of the leading drivers of examination malpractice in primary …
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Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Uganda National Examinations Board (UNEB) has released the 2025 Primary Leaving Examination (PLE) results, indicating a modest improvement in overall candidate performance compared to recent years, with English emerging as the best subject for learners. The results, announced during a ceremony presided over …
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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, …
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KAMPALA, UGANDA | THE INDEPENDENT | The Ministry of Education and Sports has banned the public display of individual candidates’ national examination results, warning that the practice violates the Data Protection and Privacy Act, 2019. In a May 5th, 2025, circular addressed to all heads of institutions and proprietors of private …
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Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Uganda National Examinations Board (UNEB) has released the official list of schools whose Primary Leaving Examination (PLE) results have been cancelled due to malpractice. An analysis of the list reveals a striking pattern, most of the implicated institutions are religious-based schools spanning various …
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