Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | A total of 1,191 candidates who sat the 2025 Uganda Certificate of Education (UCE) examinations will not receive their certificates, effectively blocking their progression to higher levels of education, the Uganda National Examinations Board (UNEB) has revealed. The affected candidates, representing 0.28 per cent …
Read More »2025 UCE: UNEB records lowest failure rate
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Only 130 out of 429,949 candidates who sat the 2025 Uganda Certificate of Education (UCE) examinations failed all subjects, marking the lowest full failure rate ever recorded at the lower secondary level. The 130 learners obtained Grade E, the below basic level, in every …
Read More »First term for Senior Five to begin March 5, 2026
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Senior Five first term will begin on Thursday, March 5, 2026, the Ministry of Education and Sports has confirmed. The announcement was made by Education Minister Janet Museveni while releasing the 2025 Uganda Certificate of Education (UCE) examination results. The reporting date departs from the …
Read More »UCE 2025: History and political education record weakest performance
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 releases 2025 PLE, UCE and UACE exams timetable
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 »Education Ministry bans public display of candidates’ exam results
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 …
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 …
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