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Dan Odongo, the executive secretary of the UNEB
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The Uganda National Examinations Board (UNEB) has directed all heads of examination centres to display the 2025 candidates’ register for a mandatory two-month period, to allow parents, learners, and other stakeholders to verify candidate details.
Although the directive was issued on August 18, UNEB specified that the display period should run from August 10 to October 10, 2025. The registers must be placed in a location easily accessible to learners within each centre and will also be available at district, municipal, and city education offices.
“The Uganda National Examinations Board (UNEB) hereby informs Heads of Centres, District, City, and Municipal Inspectors of Schools that they are required to display the 2025 Candidates’ Registers for viewing by the concerned parties. The mandatory period of display of registers is from 10th August to 10th October 2025. As provided for in the UNEB Act, Cap 259 S.4(2), the candidates’ registers should be displayed in a conspicuous place at the school/Examination Centre where the candidates are registered, and at the district headquarters respectively,” the UNEB statement reads.
UNEB further advised parents of candidates in schools without examination centres to confirm where their children have been registered and ensure their names appear on the register.
The move aims to prevent cases where students are found unregistered at the start of examinations. In previous years, some parents and learners discovered—on the day of examinations—that candidates had not been registered, often after being misled by headteachers. By then, little could be done to help.
UNEB spokesperson Jennifer Kalule emphasized that parents with proof of payment for registration fees whose children do not appear on the register should immediately report the matter to UNEB.
The new UNEB Act also provides stiff penalties for malpractice. Any person authorised—or claiming to be authorised—by an examination centre to collect registration fees who fails to remit them to UNEB commits an offence. Upon conviction, the culprit faces a fine of up to UGX 40 million, imprisonment for up to 10 years, or both.
“In addition, the convicted person shall refund the money collected from the concerned students or sponsors, and compensate them accordingly. Where the offender is a registered teacher, disciplinary action will also be taken under the laws governing the teaching profession,” the Act states in part.
To complement the physical display, UNEB has also introduced an SMS service for checking registration status. Parents and candidates can type Reg [space] Index Number and send it to 6600.
When reviewing the registers, teachers, parents, and learners must verify the accuracy of candidate bio-data, including the index/personal number, spelling and order of names, date of birth, gender, attached photograph, and subjects registered for UCE and UACE.
Where discrepancies are found, schools are required to formally communicate with UNEB for corrections within the set timelines. For minor changes, amendment forms provided on the UNEB portal should be filled. At UCE and UACE levels, centres must submit amendment request letters to UNEB and attach copies of either national identification cards or birth certificates of the affected candidates.
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