UNEB 2023 Examination Time Tables for PLE UCE & UACE
𝐎𝐟𝐟𝐢𝐜𝐢𝐚𝐥 𝐑𝐞𝐥𝐞𝐚𝐬𝐞 𝐨𝐟 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝟐𝟎𝟐𝟑 𝐄𝐱𝐚𝐦𝐢𝐧𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐓𝐢𝐦𝐞 𝐓𝐚𝐛𝐥𝐞
The Uganda National Examinations Board (UNEB) has just dropped the 2023 Examination Time Tables for PLE, UCE, & UACE.Students should check out the schedules and start preparations.
A total of one million, two hundred twenty-four thousand, three hundred seventy-one (1,224,371) candidates have registered for all the three levels of the final examinations, from 20,921 centers. Of the total candidature, 51% are females, while 49% are males.
We have recorded a percentage increase of 12,690 (13.5%) at the UACE level, which is a total of 110,579 candidates this year, as compared to 97,889 last year
At the UCE level, there is a percentage increase of 14,988 (4.3%) in candidature, from 349,433 to 364,421 candidates this year. There is, however, a drop of 83,438 (10%) in the candidature at the PLE level, from 832,809 last year to 749,371 this year.
Of the entire candidature, 3,698 are Special Needs Education (SNE) learners, as compared to 3,400 of last year. Of the SNE candidates, 2,436 are PLE candidates, 721 are UCE, and 242 are UACE Candidates.
In terms of funding, 645,191 (53%) of the total candidature are funded by the government, while 579,180 (47%) of the candidates are privately sponsored.
We have just completed a countrywide pre-test of the test items, and are currently analyzing the outcome. The pretest exercise was conducted in 220 schools and involved 6,000 students
This year’s national examinations will commence on Friday October 13th, with the briefing of UCE candidates. The first papers will be Geography on October 16, 2023.
The second series of the examinations is the PLE which will be conducted from November 7 – 9, 2023, starting with the briefing of the candidates.
The 3rd and final set of the examinations, UACE, will be conducted from November 10 – December 1, 2023.
According to Mr. Dan Nokrach Odongo the Executive Director for UNEB Uganda, After confirming registration status, candidates should sign on a parallel register to confirm correctness of the registration data, Where anomalies in the candidate’s bio-data are found, candidates should inform the school authorities, who shall alert UNEB for correction of the variance.
Candidates should look out for the correctness of names as well as the order of names, date of birth, gender, resolution of the candidates’ photograph, as well as the subjects and papers registered for in the case of UCE and UACE candidates.
Heads of Centers are hereby advised to ensure that every candidate receives a copy of the timetable, and that the same is also displayed on the school noticeboards. Centre heads can access the timetables from their portals.
Hard copies will also be provided along with the other stationery, which will be distributed from Monday September 11th, 2023
Candidates and all those concerned MUST take special note of the sections on Directions to candidates, and Caution against Malpractice in or around the Examination Room.
These have clearly spelled out the instructions that candidates must follow and cases of examination malpractice that can lead to disqualification, cancellation of results or arrest of a candidate.
The candidates must further note that involvement in malpractice in one paper shall lead to the cancellation of the entire results of the examination
