Now, according to a new memo released by the office of the Minister of Education and Sports, a briefing by UNEB [Uganda National Examinations Board] on the PLE results for the year 2023 will be on Wednesday, January 24, 2024. The release of the results will follow suit the following day, Thursday, January 25, 2024.
The education ministry has announced the new dates for the briefing about and eventual release of the 2023 Primary Leaving Examinations (PLE) results.
The ministry had earlier slated January 17 and 18, 2024 as the days for the briefing and release of PLE results, respectively, but rescheduled due to the Non-Aligned Movement Summit that is ongoing.
The release of the results will follow suit the following day, Thursday, January 25, 2024. Both events are expected to be held at the State House Nakasero in Kampala.
The memo signed by Irene Kauma, the undersecretary/Senior Private Secretary to the First Lady of Uganda, says both events will be at 11:00 am.
The figures
UNEB indicates that an overview of the PLE examination revealed a substantial 749,347 candidates registered. Females accounted for 52% of the total, while males made up 48%.
The examinations were held across 14,442 PLE examination centres, with 79% being UPE centres and the remaining 21% representing non-UPE schools.
The Uganda National Examinations Board (UNEB) will release the Primary Leaving Examinations (PLE) next week, a senior examinations body has confirmed after the body secured an appointment to brief the First Lady, Janet Museveni, also the Minister of Education and Sports.
This website has learnt that UNEB the Education Minister on the PLE results for the year 2023 on Wednesday, January 24, 2024, at 11:00 am, at State House Nakasero before releasing the results the next day.
A senior official indicated that PLE results for the year 2023 will be released on Thursday, January 25, 2024, at 11:00 am, at State House Nakasero.
Education officials invited to attend both the briefing on PLE results for the year 2023 have been directed to take a COVID-19 test for the meeting on Tuesday, 23rd January 2024 at Mulago Platinum Centre from 9:00 am-3:00 pm.
Uneb is supposed to brief the Minister of Education about the performance of learners before the results are released to the public.
Uneb Spokesperson Jennifer Kalule early this week told reporters that the examinations body had written to the Minister of Education and Sports Janet Museveni, requesting an appointment for a briefing before releasing the results.
After the results are released, the selection exercise will then commence.
The Senior One selection exercise is usually conducted at UMA where schools select candidates for their respective schools depending on the set cut-off points.
A total of 749,347 pupils sat for PLE in 2023, including 391,558 females and 357,789 males.