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UCE exams kick off amid absentee candidates
Fountain of Hope Senior Secondary School headteacher Jacob Kiragano said out of the 43 registered candidates, one female did not show up, adding that preliminary investigations indicate that she was pregnant.
Nationally, 503,214 candidates registered for the UCE examinations, which commenced today (October 12) with Mathematics and Chemistry papers. (File photo)
By: Andrew Musinguzi, Journalist @New Vision
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The Uganda Certificate of Education (UCE) exams have today (October 12) kicked off in Kagadi District with some candidates missing at several centers.
At Kagadi Government Secondary School, Edward Sebaka, the deputy headteacher, said that out of the 720 registered candidates, one female candidate at the Annex examination Center did not turn up for unknown reasons.
Fountain of Hope Senior Secondary School headteacher Jacob Kiragano said out of the 43 registered candidates, one female did not show up, adding that preliminary investigations indicate that she was pregnant.
Ramadan Nyondo Barongo, the Uganda National Examinations Board (UNEB) supervisor for Buyaga in Kagadi district, said over 2,000 candidates registered to sit for this year’s UCE exams across over 20 sitting centers.
Fountain of Hope Senior Secondary School headteacher Jacob Kiragano said out of the 43 registered candidates, one female did not show up, adding that preliminary investigations indicate that she was pregnant.
Ramadan Nyondo Barongo, the Uganda National Examinations Board (UNEB) supervisor for Buyaga in Kagadi district, said over 2,000 candidates registered to sit for this year’s UCE exams across over 20 sitting centers.
He noted that scouts have already been deployed at various centers to oversee the conduct and supervision of exams.
"I have not yet registered any anomalies apart from absentee candidates in some centers. I am optimistic that the exams will go on smoothly as per UNEB rules and regulations,’’ said Barongo.
Nationally, 503,214 candidates registered for the UCE examinations, which commenced today (October 12) with Mathematics and Chemistry papers.
"I have not yet registered any anomalies apart from absentee candidates in some centers. I am optimistic that the exams will go on smoothly as per UNEB rules and regulations,’’ said Barongo.
Nationally, 503,214 candidates registered for the UCE examinations, which commenced today (October 12) with Mathematics and Chemistry papers.