Tag: Primary Leaving Examinations (PLE)

U.S. Announces More Than $150 Million in Support at Pacific Islands Forum

On commercial diplomacy, the United States is shifting assistance toward private-sector-led growth, including efforts with Australia, Japan, New Zealand and Taiwan to connect every Pacific Islands Forum country to a trusted undersea cable network. A second Pacific Investment Summit is scheduled to be hosted in early 2027.

UN Human Rights Chief Urges Urgent Action on Unprecedented AI Risks

International

Failures involving agentic AI systems, he said, could disrupt essential services, fracture communications, destabilise critical infrastructure and undermine democratic institutions. Entire populations could lose access to clean water, heating and financial services.

Crime

MASAKA: Several Teachers, UNEB Officials Arrested Over PLE Malpractice

As day two of the Primary Leaving Examinations (PLE) continues, Police in the Greater Masaka Region has arrested an...

National News

UNEB Finalizes Remarking of 2024 PLE Results

Uganda National Examinations Board (UNEB) has said that it will no longer handle requests for re-marking of any Primary...

Education

UNEB to Commence Marking of PLE and UCE Exams

A total of 798,771 candidates sst for PLE, and 379,748 candidates sat for UCE at various centres nationwide.

Crime

Bukomansimbi Senior Four Finalist Murdered by Coffee Thugs

On September 6, 2024, police in Bukomansimbi arrested Cotilda Namuddu, a 75-year-old woman, as a suspect in the stabbing to death of her 16-year-old granddaughter, Immaculate Nanziri.

National News

UNEB to Examine New Lower Secondary Curriculum for First...

Odongo said that the timetable for the NLSC has 36 subjects compared to the 46 subjects of the old curriculum, adding that it focuses on the End of Cycle (EoC) assessment conducted by UNEB, which will contribute 80% of the overall achievement by each learner. The other 20% is comprised of the Continuous Assessment (CA) carried out at school for every learner.

Security