UNEB Executive Director Dan. N Odongo addressing the media at Uganda Media Centre
Kampala – Uganda National Examination Board (UNEB) has today announced the commencement of the primary leaving Examination (PLE) and the Advanced Certificate of Education (Examination commence this week with the briefing of PLE candidates to day, afternoon November 7th,2023, and the briefing of UACE candidates on Friday November 10th,2023, respectively.
The PLE candidates will write their papers on the 8th and 9th of November, while the UACE candidates will write their papers from November 13th December 1st,2023.
According Executive Director Dan Odongo says a total of 749,347 candidates registered for the examination this year from 14,442 examination centers,as compared to 14,153 centers least year.52/(391,558) of the total candidates are females while 48/(357,789) are males .
While the Upper prison school Luzira registered 79 candidates;13 females and 66 males.79/of examination centers are universal primary Education (PLE) schools, with a total of 501,619 candidates.
The Non-UPE centers are 21/ hosting 247,728 candidates.In total,70/of the candidates are funded under the Universal primary Education ( UPE) program, while 30/ are privately sponsored.
And 2580 candidates were registered to have special Needs Education (SNE) requirements,as compared to 2,316 candidates least year.
Odongo says these SNE learners will be given the necessary support. UNEB will avail braille question papers and answer sheets for the blind, large print question papers for those with low vision, sign language interpreters for the deaf, and transcribers for learners with dyslexia and those with severe physical impairment reading and writing challenges.
The SNE candidates will be allowed 45 extra minutes for each paper .A total of 769 SNE personal have been deployed to provide the required support.
Dan Odongo says the field conduct of the PLE will be handled by 139 District Monitors,11 ,758 scouts,10,664 chief invigilators, and a number of security personnel have also been deployed across the country to support the exercise and ensure the security of the examination, as well as the security of the filed officers and the candidates.
By mugula Dan