Senior Reporter
Authorities in Rubanda and Kabale Districts are facing challenges in finding suitable venues for administering transitional exams for 2023 Uganda Certificate of Education (UCE) failures, as the old curriculum is phased out.
The Ministry of Education and Sports recently instructed district education officers nationwide to locate convenient locations within their districts for conducting transitional exams for UCE failures as schools transition to the new curriculum.
Francis Serununi, the Rubanda District Education Officer, and Moses Tumwijukye Bwengye, the Kabale District Education Officer, are still on the hunt for suitable venues to host the exams. Serununi noted that registration is ongoing and will close by the end of this month.
He also revealed that the exams are scheduled for June and July this year, underscoring that this might represent the final opportunity for those seeking a UCE certificate.
Encouraging parents, Kabale District Education Officer Bwengye urged them to motivate their children to seize this chance to further their education.
According to the Uganda National Examinations Board (UNEB), out of the 364,469 candidates who took the UCE exams, 14,879 (4.1%) did not pass.
