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Mr. Dan Odongo, the Executive Director of the Uganda National Examinations Board (UNEB), briefing the media on the release of the 2024 timetable.
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By Edson Kinene
The Uganda National Examinations Board (UNEB) has released the timetable for this year's national examinations.
The Executive Director of UNEB, Dan Odongo, announced that they have registered over 1.3 million candidates for this year's exams, which will begin on October 11, starting with the Uganda Certificate of Education (O'Level). Addressing the media at the Uganda Media Center in Kampala this morning, Odongo said that this year, candidates will sit for four examinations: two under the Uganda Certificate of Education (one following the new lower secondary curriculum and the other under the old curriculum, which is being offered for the last time), as well as the Primary Leaving Examination and the Uganda Advanced Certificate of Education Examination.
According to the timetable, the two O-Level final assessments will commence with a briefing on October 11, followed by examinations starting on October 14. Assessments for the new curriculum will continue until November 8, while those under the old curriculum will conclude on November 15.
The Primary Leaving Examination will begin with a briefing on Monday, November 4. Candidates will have a break on Tuesday, and then take their exams on Wednesday and Thursday of that week. The Uganda Advanced Certificate of Education (UACE) will start on November 8 and run through December 6.
A total of 1,320,400 candidates have registered for the four examinations. This represents an increase of 7.8% from last year's total of 1,224,371 candidates. Of the total candidature, 51.1% are female, while 48.9% are male. Out of the registered candidates, 379,620 are UCE candidates, including 369,477 for the new lower secondary curriculum (NLSC) and 10,143 for the transitional examination.
Additionally, 4,498 candidates are Special Needs Education learners, compared to 3,698 candidates who registered last year.
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