Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | History and Political Education emerged as the weakest-performed subject in the 2025 Uganda Certificate of Education (UCE) examinations, despite generally strong results across most humanities and arts subjects. Results released by the Uganda National Examinations Board (UNEB) indicate that 12,898 candidates out of the …
Read More »UCE 2025: Arts excel, science failures drop
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | More candidates attained a C grade and above in the 2025 Uganda Certificate of Education (UCE) examinations than in 2024, signalling improved application of knowledge and skills to real-life situations. Arts and humanities subjects registered the strongest performance, while science subjects recorded a notable …
Read More »UNEB wants PLE aggregate system scrapped to end cheating
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 …
Read More »Museveni’s 7th victory and the story of Uganda’s 2026 election
With the octogenarian at the helm for another five years, the country now faces the challenges and expectations that come with enduring continuity Kampala, Uganda | RONALD MUSOKE | By the morning of Jan. 16, eighteen hours after Ugandans cast their votes for the presidency, the atmosphere at the National Tally …
Read More »EQUITY GROUP: 32% growth in Profit After Tax for Q3 2025
Equity Bank Uganda also registered NPL ratio of 8.8%, down from 20.9%.; Uganda has been recognised globally as having momentous growth in the East African region coupled by low inflation Nairobi, Kenya | THE INDEPENDENT | Equity Bank Uganda, has bounced back by recording a significant 61% Profit After Tax (PAT) in …
Read More »Mutharika leads Malawi presidential race as partial results show Chakwera in 2nd place
LILONGWE | Xinhua | The second round of partial official presidential results from Malawi’s Sept. 16 general election showed former President Peter Mutharika maintaining the lead, followed by incumbent President Lazarus Chakwera, while former Reserve Bank Governor Dalitso Kabambe ranked third, according to the electoral commission. According to cumulative official …
Read More »Religious-based schools dominate UNEB’s list of exam cheaters
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 …
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 »Old Curriculum: 1,629 learners fail UCE repeat exams
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The last batch of students to sit for the Uganda Certificate of Education (UCE) under the phased-out old curriculum has recorded poor performance, with 1,629 learners (16.7%) failing outright and nearly 60% passing in Division Four—the lowest grade. The special one-time transitional examination, administered …
Read More »🟥NEW CURRICULUM: 98% to get UCE certificates
Total Candidates: 359,417 (First cohort under new system) ✅ Gender Breakdown: 🔹 177,133 (49.3%) Male 🔹 182,284 (50.7%) Female ✅ USE vs Non-USE Candidates: 🔹 136,785 (38.1%) USE Beneficiaries 🔹 222,632 (61.9%) Non-USE ✅ Exam Attendance: 🔹 357,120 (99.4%) Sat for Exams 🔹 2,297 (0.6%) Absent (Absenteeism continues to decline …
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