By Gerald Businge on August 16, 2017
head teacher Byaruhanga Joseph, mubende district, Mubende district education Officer Benison Kayiwa, Students at Kiyuni Secondary School, Uganda Certificate of Education Exams
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Students at Kiyuni Secondary School a government aided School in Mubende district are stranded, after their head teacher Byaruhanga Joseph disappearing with their money which was paid in for their registration for Uganda Certificate of Education Exams this year. It is alleged that Mr. Byaruhanga Joseph disappeared with monies worth Ug Shs 7,260,000 for 44 […]
By Isaac Senabulya on February 12, 2016
education, Ministry of Education, UACE, UNEB
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UACE results for 2015 have been released by UNEB. These show female candidates performing better than male candidates. The results indicate that 99847 sat the examinations and females performed better than male in Arts subjects and the later performed better in sciences subjects. 13,484 female candidates got 3 pass level (3p) compared to 16230 boys . […]
By Isaac Senabulya on January 29, 2016
education, Results, uce, UNEB
Career, Education news, Latest Uganda News, Politics
The released UCE results indicate that almost 60% of the candidates were unable to demonstrate the minimum competency required to be graded with the performance in math and sciences registering poor performance. Releasing the results today, UNEB executive secretary, Mathew Bukenya states that boys performed better that girls over all with girls excelling in humanities and […]
By Isaac Senabulya on April 28, 2015
Chairperson Parliamentary Committee on Education, Primary Leaving Examinations, Sarah Lanyero, Uganda Certificate of Education, Uganda National Examination Board, Uganda's Examination Body, Woman Member of Parliament Lamwo District
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While appearing before the Budget Committee of Parliament the Chairperson of the Parliamentary Committee on Education who is also the Woman Member of Parliament for Lamwo District Sarah Lanyero revealed that the Uganda National Examination Body was facing a big funding gap this year. Lanyero said that the national examination body needs 33.7 billion shillings as examination fees for […]
By Emma Laura N. Kisa on March 4, 2015
education, job creation, poverty eradication, uganda, UNEB
Education news, Featured, Opinions
If you asked the average student what their goal was in school, majority would say to get an A or to highly excel at the exams- in short, to pass on to the next class or level. That is a good goal by any standards but is it enough? Should they not be aiming at […]
By Emma Laura N. Kisa on February 27, 2015
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Mr Matthew Bukenya the Uganda National Examination Board (UNEB) Executive Secretary has this morning released the 2014 Advanced Level results. During the press conference held in the Ministry of Education boardroom a number of figures were supplied highlighting a lower registration and exam completion rate from the previous year. The reduced number of candidates […]
By Isaac Senabulya on January 15, 2015
Latest Uganda News
In the just released PLE results indicate @ boys have performed better than gals with SST performed best (92.6) and English poorly performed (83.9) The secretary UNEB Mathew Bukenya says performance for 2014 was better compared to that of 2013 noting that 2013 was @ 88.1 percent and 2014 @ 10.4 percent. The report reveal […]
By Isaac Senabulya on January 15, 2015
Education, Latest Uganda News
The Uganda National Examinations Board [UNEB] has released the 2014 PLE results indicating that there was a big failure rate in districts from eastern Uganda mainly Busoga sub-region. Out of the top ten worst performing districts ranked by UNEB, Busoga has five districts while three are in Bugisu and two in Sebei. The results were […]
By Walakira on April 28, 2014
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Uganda’s main opposition party, the Forum for Democratic Change (FDC) has said that Uganda will not lose a thing due to the resignation of Uganda National Examination Board (UNEB) chairman, Fagil Mandy. Mandy resigned his post at UNEB last week. John Kikoyongo, a member of the FDC on publicity team alledges that Mandy had […]
By Walakira on April 23, 2014
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Uganda has rejected plans by its examination body, the Uganda National Examinations Board (UNEB) to increase students’ examination registration fees. UNEB had proposed an increment in examination fees by 5%. Education minister, Jessica Alupo, says UNEB’s proposed increment on registration fees was not approved because there is no additional money for government sponsored […]