Rain, bad roads hamper timely commencement of UCE in Oyam
Tonny Ogwang, the Oyam district supervisor at Kamdini Police Station Examination Centre 399, said Arova Secondary School and Mariolet Model Secondary School are among the most affected schools because of long distances and poor roads.
At Amwa Comprehensive Secondary School, the Director of Studies, Ronald Molo, said examinations began at 9:03am. (File photo)
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Heavy rains and poor roads have disrupted the transportation of examination materials to some schools in Oyam District as candidates began sitting their Uganda Certificate of Education (UCE) examinations today morning (October 12) .
Tonny Ogwang, the Oyam district supervisor at Kamdini Police Station Examination Centre 399, said Arova Secondary School and Mariolet Model Secondary School are among the most affected schools because of long distances and poor roads.
The centre oversees more than five schools, including Amwa Comprehensive Secondary School, Atapara Secondary School and Abdallah Anyuru Memorial College.
Thomas Ocen, the Mariolet Model Secondary School headteacher, said heavy rains and poor roads hampered the delivery of examination materials to the school in Kamdini Sub-county.
At Amwa Comprehensive Secondary School, the Director of Studies, Ronald Molo, said examinations began at 9:03am.
At Atapara Secondary School, the headteacher, Godfrey Senda, said all 168 registered candidates turned up for their examinations on time.
Candidates across the country began their examinations with Mathematics in the morning session before sitting Chemistry Paper One in the afternoon.
Smooth start in Amuru
Meanwhile, in Amuru district, UCE exams started smoothly, with supervisors reporting no major challenges on the first day.
Betty Amito, who is supervising six schools, said 169 of the 170 candidates registered in her area turned up for the examinations. "One male candidate died during the previous school term."
Those who turned up, Amito explained, comprised 115 boys and 55 girls.
Winifred Adokorach, the headteacher of Lwani Memorial College in Biyabya, also confirmed that the examinations had started off well in her area.
Amuru District has 13 secondary schools, including six government-aided schools and seven privately-owned schools.
However, Bethel Senior School in Parabongo and Amuru Town Seed Secondary School do not have examination centre numbers.
As a result, candidates from the two schools are sitting their examinations at Pabbo Comprehensive College and Keyo Senior Secondary School, respectively.