UNEB's Mathew Bukenya

The Secretary of UNEB Mathew Bukenya this afternoon handed over the results this afternoon to the Minister of Education and Sports, Jessica Alupo.

According to the results, 86.4% of the pupils passed compared to 88% in 2010. However, Bukenya says that more pupils passed in division one last year at 9.6%, compared to 8.6% the previous year.

According to the results, Basic Science and Health Education were the best performed subjects while Social Studies and Religious Education were the worst performed.

Bukenya says pupils from schools in urban centers still performed better than their counterparts in rural schools as has been the trend.

Meanwhile, Wakiso district was the best performing district with 32, 643 having passed while Kampala followed suit with 25, 910 candidates.

Mukono, Kamuli, Iganga, Mbarara and Bushenyi also registered improved performance.

Bukenya reported that districts like Nakapiripirit, Moroto and Amdat continued to perform poorly.

 Ultimate Media

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