A total of 166,402 candidates registered for the 2025 UACE examinations, marking a 14.6 percent increase compared to the previous year. Of these, 93,630 candidates (56 percent) are male, while 77,772 (44 percent) are female.
The Uganda National Examinations Board (UNEB) will this Friday, March 13, release the results of the 2025 Uganda Advanced Certificate of Education (UACE) examinations.
According to UNEB spokesperson Jeniffer Kalule, the national examinations body is fully prepared for the release, which will take place at 11:00 a.m. at State House Nakasero.
Kalule confirmed that UNEB officials on Wednesday briefed the First Lady and Minister of Education and Sports, Janet Museveni, ahead of the official announcement.
“We briefed the Minister today, Wednesday, and the release will take place this Friday,” Kalule said following the meeting held at the State House on Wednesday afternoon.
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UNEB has also urged all heads of UACE examination centres to ensure that they clear any outstanding invoices with the board before the results are released. The examinations body warned that schools with unsettled balances risk having their results withheld.
“Please ensure that you clear all outstanding invoices with UNEB before the release of the 2025 UACE results,” the board said in a notice posted on its official X account on Tuesday.
A total of 166,402 candidates registered for the 2025 UACE examinations, marking a 14.6 percent increase compared to the previous year. Of these, 93,630 candidates (56 percent) are male, while 77,772 (44 percent) are female.
The release of the results is expected to determine university admissions and other tertiary education opportunities for thousands of students across the country.
