KAMPALA.A total of 166, 402 candidates will tomorrow, Monday kick off their final Uganda Advanced Certificate of Education (UACE) exams across the country.
Uneb spokesperson, Jenifer Kalule said the exams are the last set in the series of this year’s national exams.
“ The candidates will start writing their papers on Monday in the morning, with the arts candidates writing History paper 3 and 4, while the science candidates will begin with principal mathematics, paper 1,” Kalule said.
According to Uneb , the 166,402 candidates who registered for the examination, are more than the 141,996 candidates who registered last year.
The exams are being written from 2,844 centres.
Uneb says it has deployed 991 contracted professionals to oversee the examination, along with 470 security personnel.
The Uneb spokesperson said the national exams are under the theme: “Emphasising security and holistic assessment of learners in a dynamic environment.”
She said the UACE exams come on the backdrop of a successful completion of Primary Leaving Examinations whereas S.4 candidates too, are soon completing the UCE exams later this month.
“We are also happy to report that the pioneer assessment for the new lower secondary curriculum ended successfully throughout the country. By and large, we have had a smooth conduct so far, with no major challenges. The few glitches that have been there with regard to malpractice have reported to police and are being effectively managed,” she said.