Tag Archives: PLE

Luwero, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | More than 100 candidates from Luwero district have missed the Primary Leaving Examinations (PLE), which started yesterday. On Wednesday morning, Primary Leaving Examination candidates across the country began the examinations by writing mathematics papers. In the afternoon, the candidates wrote the Social Studies paper. In …

Sironko, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Primary seven candidates in Sironko district were stranded for nearly two hours due to a delayed delivery of the primary leaving examination papers this morning. The delay was caused by landslides that blocked roads, affecting the distribution of the exam papers. The landslides occurred after …

KAMPALA, Uganda | Xinhua | The China National Offshore Oil Corporation (CNOOC) on Thursday awarded 218 students from the oil-rich districts of Hoima and Kikuube in western Uganda. According to a statement issued by CNOOC Uganda Limited, the awards, held in collaboration with local education offices, aim to promote academic …

Nakaseke, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Forty primary seven teachers in Nakaseke district have sat examinations to test their competence after their candidates failed Primary Leaving Examinations-PLE. According to the PLE results for Nakaseke district, 604 candidates (12.9%) passed in the first division, 2,706 candidates (57.9%) in the second division, 728 …

Jinja, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | A mob comprising parents of pupils at Kamiigo Primary School, in Buyengo town council of Jinja district have today stormed the head teacher’s office with the intention to lynch him over poor results from last year’s Primary Leaving Examinations -PLE. The parents who had been …

  Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT |  The Uganda National Examinations Board-UNEB has apprehended Lilian Ayebazibwe, the headteacher of Bubaale Primary School in Bushenyi, and handed her over to the police for issuing 114 of her former candidates with false results. Ayebazibwe had appeared for a hearing at UNEB in Kampala due …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | On Feb.1, Airtel Uganda awarded 14 top-performing pupils in four of their adopted schools in the recently released Primary Leaving Examinations (PLE) results. The announcement was made at Airtel Uganda offices by the company’s Managing Director, Manoj Murali. The event underscored the importance of collaboration …

Luwero, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Parents and leaders in Luwero have piled pressure on headteachers after the Uganda National Examination Board withheld results for 57 candidates in the district over suspected involvement in malpractices. According to Primary Leaving Examinations results for Luwero, at least 1,622 (11.4%) passed in the First …

PLE Results; Number Of Absentee Candidates Drops To Lowest Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The number of learners who register for Primary Leaving Examination – PLE and fail to turn up on the examination day has steadily decreased to the lowest point. During the release of the examination results …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Janet Museveni, the Minister of Education and Sports, has said that the government is going to scrap the automatic promotion policy with the aim of reducing the number of ungraded candidates in final national examinations. The First Lady made these remarks on Thursday while …