KAMPALA, UGANDA: The Uganda National Examinations Board – UNEB has set October – December 2022 as the period in which Primary Seven, Senior four, and Six candidates will sit their final examinations.
According to the released roadmap, this year’s national exams will begin with Uganda Certificate of Education Examinations (UCE) kicking off on 14th October to 18th November 2022 while Uganda Advanced Certificate of Education Examinations (UACE) for 18th November to 9th December 2022.
Additionally, Primary seven candidates will sit for PLE exams from 7th to 9th November 2022.
In a Thursday statement released by UNEB Executive Secretary Mr. Dan Odongo, registration of all candidates (PLE, UCE & UACE) is set to begin this month of February running until 31st May 2022.
Odongo while addressing journalists at the Uganda Media Centre in Kampala said that for Candidates who miss registering during the normal period, a period has been set for late registration effective 1st to 30th June 2022.
“The board has decided to maintain the registration fees for candidates at all levels with PLE fees standing at Shs34,000, UCE(Shs68,000) while UACE will pay Shs164,000,” Odongo said on Thursday morning. Adding that late registration will attract a surcharge of 50% of the total registration fees at UCE and UACE levels, and a 100% surcharge at PLE level.
As it has always been the case, Odongo confirmed that the government will pay the registration fees for all the candidates sponsored under any of the three programs; Universal Primary Education (UPE), Universal Secondary Education (USE), and the Universal Post-O level Education and Training program (UPOLET).
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