The Uganda National Examinations Board (UNEB) has confirmed that 2025 national exams for the registered candidates are set for October
According to our reporters, we have been told that over 1.4 million students are fully registered to sit their final papers this academic year.
The exams will cover the three major sets, including Primary Leaving Examinations (PLE), Uganda Certificate of Education (UCE), and Uganda Advanced Certificate of Education (UACE), all beginning next month.
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Furthermore, Daniel Odongo, the UNEB executive director, confirmed that the UCE will be the first to roll out, starting with a compulsory candidate briefing by head teachers on October 10. He explained that the briefing session is critical for preparing learners with the rules and expectations of the examination process.
The UCE written papers will then begin on October 13, with Geography in the morning and Biology theory in the afternoon. The month-long session will run until November 7, when candidates will close with Technology and Design (Design and Drawing) in the morning and Arabic: Reading Comprehension and Writing in the afternoon.
PLE will follow, beginning with a briefing on October 31. Pupils will sit their first exam, Mathematics, on November 3, followed by Social Studies and Religious Education in the afternoon. On November 4, candidates will complete their papers with integrated science in the morning and English in the afternoon.
For UACE, candidates will be briefed on November 7 before beginning their first exams on November 10. Papers on the opening day will include Theory of Government and Constitutional Development, History of Africa, and Physics (Paper 1) in the morning, followed by Literature in English (Prose and Poetry), Kiswahili, and Physics (Paper 2) in the afternoon.
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