Uganda National Examinations Board (UNEB) has today released the timetable for the 2023 Primary Leaving Examination (PLE), Uganda Certificate of Education (UCE), and Uganda Advanced Certificate of Education (UACE).
This year’s examinations will commence with the UCE candidates briefing on October 13, 2023, and the writing exams will begin on Monday, October 16, 2023.
The briefing for the PLE candidates is scheduled for November 7, 2023, and the exams will be written on November 8th and 9th.
Dan Odong, the executive director of UNEB, while releasing the timetable at the Uganda Media Center, urged all heads of examination centers to ensure that each candidate gets access to these time tables, which are also displayed on the school noticeboards.
However, he says center heads can access the released timetable from their portal, and hard copies will also be available alongside other stationery, which will be distributed on Monday, September 11.
‘’We have recorded a percentage increase of 12,690 (13.5%) at UACE level; that is a total of 110,579 candidates this year, as compared to 97,889 last year. At the UCE level, there is a percentage increase of 14,988 (4.3%) in candidature, from 349,433 to 364,421 candidates this year. There is, however, a drop of 83,438 (10%) in the candidature at PLE level, from 832,809 last year to 749,371 this year’’. Odongo noted.
According to UNEB, a total of one million, two hundred twenty-four thousand, three hundred seventy-one (1,224,371) candidates have registered for all three levels of the final examinations at 20,921 centers. Of the total candidates, 51% are female, while 49% are male.
In conclusion, the Uganda Advanced Certificate of Education examinations will commence on November 10th with briefings of candidates and end on December 1st, 2023.
written by @enock katamba
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