A total of 817,930 candidates are expected to sit for this year’s Primary Leaving Examinations starting with a national briefing on Friday,Uganda Nattional EXAMINATION Board Public Relations Officer Jennipher Kalule has revealed.
Meanwhile UNEB has deployed 150 district monitors to oversee the process of Primary Leaving Examinations (PLE).
Kalule however confirmed that 17 pregnant Senior Four candidates are among those sitting for this year’s Uganda Certificate of Education (UCE) examinations which began in mid-October.
She said although UCE exams was conducted smoothly across the country two students, one from Millennium High School in Koboko District and another from Mayuge District gave birth during the ongoing examinations.
“While UNEB strongly condemns teenage pregnancies, we ensure such candidates are not denied their right to education,” Kalule stated
She further revealed that some students have faced disciplinary measures after being caught misbehaving during exams.
“Some of these students found the exams difficult, became unruly, made noise, and even attempted to tear their exam papers,” she said, adding that the affected candidates were placed under police supervision to complete their papers.