A 14-year-old Primary Seven pupil of Butenga Church of Uganda Primary School in Bukomansimbi district has given birth to a bouncing baby girl just a day to writing her final Primary Leaving Examinations (PLE) papers. The girl is said to have experienced labour pains on Monday evening and she gave birth at around 7:00pm from Butenga […]
A school director of studies has been convicted to 36 months in jail for being in possession of and sharing unauthorized examination materials, contrary to Section 25 (1) of the UNEB Act 2021. Moses Ejagu a.k.a Prof. Moses VIP, a director of Studies at St. Mary’s Junior School Namirembe in Kapeeka, Nakaseke district has been […]
The Uganda National Examinations Board (UNEB) has issued a final call for students wishing to register for this year’s examinations across different levels. In a statement to the press issued on Wednesday, Jennifer Kalule, the UNEB’s spokesperson, emphasized that parents, schools, and candidates have until June 21st, 2024 to complete this registration. Those registering after […]
Nakaseke district chairperson, Ignatius Koomu has maintained pressure on teachers and headteachers over the poor performance of learners despite calls to stop the practice. Four headteachers from the district were recently demoted to classroom teachers over the poor performance of their candidates in the Primary Leaving Examinations (PLE) in 2023. The affected primary headteachers are […]
Uganda Martyrs’ Namiryango Junior Boys School in Mukono Municipality on Sunday celebrated the victory achieved from last year’s Primary Leaving Examinations results. The school headteacher, Sr. Immaculate Leticia Nabukalu said that out of 179 candidates that sat for PLE, 178 passed in first grade. Out of those, Sr. Nabukalu revealed that 10 candidates scored […]
A mob comprising parents of pupils at Kamiigo Primary School, in Buyengo town council of Jinja district have today stormed the head teacher’s office with the intention to lynch him over poor results from last year’s Primary Leaving Examinations (PLE). The parents who had been invited for the beginning of year meeting with the teachers […]
The Uganda National Examinations Board (UNEB) has apprehended Lilian Ayebazibwe, the headteacher of Bubaale Primary School in Bushenyi district. UNEB Spokesperson Jennifer Kalule says that Ayebazibwe allegedly issued 114 of her former Primary Seven candidates with false Primary Leaving Examinations (PLE) results. Ayebazibwe had appeared for a hearing at UNEB in Kampala due to suspected malpractice, resulting […]
Parents and leaders in Luweero have piled pressure on headteachers after the Uganda National Examinations Board (UNEB) withheld results for 57 candidates in the district over suspected involvement in malpractices. According to UNEB, results for Luweero, at least 1,622 (11.4%) passed in the First Division, 7174 (50.4%) passed in the second division, 2,739 (19.2%) in […]
William Kizito (15) scored aggregate 9 from the Primary Leaving Examinations (PLE). Kizito who is suffering from cerebral palsy sat his PLE from Bishop West Boarding Primary School, an inclusive school belonging to Mukono diocese and located in Mukono Central Division, Mukono Municipality. He had in impressive scores that included; Science (3), Mathematics (2), Social […]
Global Junior School Mukono has once again excelled in the 2023 Primary Leaving Examinations (PLE) results which were on Thursday released by the Minister for Education and Sports, Janet Kataha Museveni. The headteacher Anthony Kato Ssentongo says the school registered 209 first grades out of 234 candidates. The results which include 15 candidates with 4 […]