The Uganda National Examinations Board (UNEB) will brief First Lady and Minister of Education and Sports, Janet Museveni, on the release of the Primary Leaving Examination (PLE) results tomorrow, Tuesday, January 21st.
The briefing will take place at State House Nakasero at 2:30 PM.
The official release date for the PLE results will be confirmed after the briefing, UNEB announced on Monday afternoon, January 20th.
A total of 1,320,400 candidates registered for the four national examinations (commonly known as the “4Es”), marking a 7.8% increase in registration compared to last year. Female candidates constitute 51.1% of the total.
Dan N. Odongo, UNEB’s Executive Director, noted a 28.4% rise in candidature for the Uganda Advanced Certificate of Education (UACE) and a 6.6% increase for the Primary Leaving Examinations (PLE).
A total of 798,771 candidates sat for the PLE, while 379,748 candidates took the Uganda Certificate of Education (UCE) exams across various centers nationwide.
UNEB spokesperson Jennifer Kalule revealed that 7,500 examiners were contracted to mark the PLE, with the process conducted at 13 designated centers.
UNEB will brief the First Lady and Minister of Education and Sports on the release of the PLE 2024 Examination results tomorrow, Tuesday, 21st January 2025, at State House Nakasero at 2:30 pm. The release date will be confirmed thereafter.
— Ministry of Education and Sports – Uganda (@Educ_SportsUg) January 20, 2025
