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The member of parliament for Labwor county in Abim district, Micheal Ayepa, has tasked the Uganda national examinations board executive secretary Dan Odongo to release the primary leaving results of her daughter.

Ayepa made the demand as the executive secretary was appearing before the parliamentary  education committee of parliament chaired by Mbale woman MP, Connie Nakayenze Galiwango,  to defend of the board.

Ayepa said that her child is innocent and should not be punished for the incompetence of the board that failed to hire trusted people that could manage exams and saying that he wants his daughter’s results released as ‘she has suffered enough.’

Ayepa further revealed that the girl was meant to sit for the exams three years ago but due to an accident he chose to keep her at home as she recovered and when she finally sat for the exams UNEB decided to withhold them.

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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 .
11457 girls got 2p  in comparison with 15350 boys .

Female candidates performed better than males in History, Economics, Religius Education, Geography, Literature in English and males had better performance in sciences. Results of 16 schools are canceled due to external assistance and these include Creamland SS Mbarara(05), Luyanzi college –Bweyogere(22), Mbale Comprehensive High school(89), Namungoona Salaf school(10), St.Kizito High school –Bethany(28), Wagwa High school(07), Majorina college Mulawa(16), St.Peter’s SS katukura(12), Onwards and Upwards SS –Buloba (17), Uplanda High school –Mutundwe(06), Budinse Memorial school(07), Irma Pfeirffer Bweya High school (10), St.Balikudembe SS Lwabenge (09), Magale Royal Intergrated SS (05) and Bukandula college – Gomba (20).

The minister of education Jesca Alupo calls the education stakeholders to find a way of eliminating examination malpractice. She also calls on the universities to equip learners with  science skills so that they do not b job seekers but job creators. She warned head teachers to ensure that the syllabus is covered by teachers so as students sit their examination with all required knowledge.

The Ministry of Education says it is coming up with a new grading system in 2016 to enable students build a higher degree of competence compared to how it has been. Speaking at the release of the 2015 Uganda Advanced Certificate of Education Examinations results at the UMA show ground in Lugogo, Education Minister Jessica Alupo says the previous grading system has been based on the performance of students leaving out certain elements. She explains that the new grading system will focus more on how competent the student is in the various disciplines so as to produce students that are ready for the job market.

While releasing the exam results, the Outgoing UNEB Executive Secretary Mathew Bukenya says the number of students that have qualified for the UACE certificate have this time increased from 97.4% in 2014 to 97.8% in 2015. Bukenya has told journalists that results for 279 candidates have been withheld after they were suspected to have cheated.

The districts which had the best performing schools include, Butambala with 45.3%, Mukono 44%, Wakiso 39%, Hoima 39%, Kalungu 36.2%, Bushenyi 36.2%, Rubirizi 34.6%, Kampala 34%, Buikwe 33.8%, Mityana 33.3%, Kirandongo 33.2%, Ibanda 32.9%, MASAKA 32.8%, Mpigi 32.5%, Luwero 32.4 %, Ntungamo 31.4%, Rukungiri 30.5%, Nakaseke 30%, Gomba 30%

IN BUSOGA region
Kaliro 28.4%, Byende 13%, Mayuge 15.7%, Bugiri 11.2%, Iganga 24%, Jinja 25.4%, Kamuli 16%, Namutumba 24%, Luuka 15.1%, Namayingo 19.2% among others.
Some of other districts
Amuria 4.3%, Soroti 18.4%, Serere 11.5%, Nebbi 6.2%, Kumi 11.3%, Kitgum 17.7%, Bukedea 13.3%, Tororo 18.9%, Sironko 9.6%, Pallisa 8%, Moyo 9.6%, Kaberamaido 10.3%, Lira 17.9%, Mbale 15.6%, Kapchorwa 18.2%, Busia 16.3%, Arua 9.3%, Kasese 18.4%, Apac 14.8%, Katakwi 7.3%, Moroto 10%, Koboko 6.8%, Dokolo 3%, Oyam 12.1%.

Some schools in western include,
Buhweju 17.1%, Isingiri 14.4%, Kamwenge 16.7%, anungu 19.9%, Kabala 22.4%, Sheema 24%, and Mitooma 28%

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He says that Bukenya never bothered to call and find out his views about the missing academic credentials instead went straight to the media. Sekitooleko says Bukenya is to compensate all the damages he inflicted on him once he is defeated in court.

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Getting good grades is in no way a sign that no knowledge or skill has been acquired; however, sadly that is the case most of the time.

According to Mathew Bukenya, the UNEB Executive Secretary, 59.8 per cent of those who sat their A-Level exams scored the minimum two principal passes required for university admission; these total up to 19,298 students. There are some tertiary institutions that will accept less than the minimum requirement but it is safe to say that some of these students will be left with no options open to them. The question asked then is: have they been equipped for this time? Can they be employed- let alone create jobs? Even for those who make it to the tertiary institutions, will they be a burden to the nation on graduating or will they become the job creators urgently needed in the nation after the three to five years spent there?

The answer is NO and therefore deliberate steps have to be taken to address this. The million dollar question is: Where is the problem? Once we get that answer we can find out if there is any desire for this hole to be plugged- and how. The Ugandan government and the Ministry of Education should set up a commission of inquiry to thoroughly investigate this in light of the nation’s future, and provide solutions.

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The reduced number of candidates in an increasing population is cause to worry; it also brings up the question of why this trend. Another worrisome point noted is the increased malpractice cases that have almost doubled from 2013’s 74 cases to 133. The Minister of Education Ms. Jessica Alupo who was present for the occassion asked for an investigation into the matter.

It was however noted that the 2014 candidates had a better performance than their 2013 counterparts.

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According to the UNEB Executive Secretary Matthew Bukenya the male candidates outperformed their female counterparts.

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He also said that results of upto 1,603 candidates had been withheld due to suspected involvement in various forms of malpractice that included external assistance and impersonation among others.

He says these students are from a total of 43 districts across the country.

Over 8,700 scouts were deployed across the country to ensure that the exams are leakage free.

Meanwhile the minister for education and sports JessicaAlupo has noted a reduction in the number of candidates who register but do not sit for the exams.

She has also asked district leaders to work towards changing the attitudes of their people towards education.

UNEB Chairman Fagil Mande says the 2012 performance was good but there is still a lot that needs to be done to improve even further.

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Media reports indicated this week that the lack of the funds could lead to the delayed release of the exam results for this year’s exams.

However, addressing the media this morning, the board secretary Matthew Bukenya rubbished the reports as mere baseless rumours saying the government has released enough money to cover the entire examinations exercise.

He said the government through the ministry of education released 18.5bn shillings between the 8^{th and 21st November this year.}

Bukenya says 80% of the money has been sent to the marking centers and that the teachers are fully facilitated and are already stationed at the centers for marking.

Bukenya adds that the money is meant to cover accommodation and facilitation for the teachers, marking fees, processing of results and purchase of marking material.

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This follows reports that some schools stopped students from sitting for their exams on grounds that they had not completed paying their fees.

The Minister of Education and Sports Jessica Alupo, says Head teachers should not use UNEB exams as an avenue  to collect dues from students as they should have done that during the course of the term.

She described this as a violation of  human rights because everyone has the a right to attain education. 

Alupo noted that the Ministry will put in place a committee to investigate such cases and later take action against schools and head teachers who are culprits.

A’ Level examinations kicked off yesterday with students sitting for their economics paper and biology.

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According to the board chairman Fagil Mande online registration will start in 2015 for the primary seven, senior four and six students.

Mande says the move is intended to eliminate the evil practice of head teachers swindling student’s registration fees.

He adds that the board has already carried out research and came up with a mechanism of handling the challenges that will come with the new system of registering online for examinations.

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