The Uganda National Examinations Board (UNEB) has set October – December 2022 as the period in which candidates (Primary Seven, Senior four, and Senior Six) will sit for 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 October 14 to November 18 2022 while Uganda Advanced Certificate of Education Examinations (UACE) will begin on November 18 to December 9, 2022.
Additionally, Primary seven candidates will sit for PLE exams from 7th to 9th November 2022.
While addressing journalists at the Media Centre in Kampala, UNEB Executive Secretary, Dan Odongo said registration of all candidates (PLE, UCE & UACE) is set to begin this month of February running until May 31, 2022.
Odongo also 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.
He added 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.
He further 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).