Senior six exams register good start

Nov 10, 2015

This year's Uganda Advanced certificate of Education (UACE) exams have started on a good note, as no cases of malpractice and delays were registered by Monday afternoon

By Vision Reporters

This year's Uganda Advanced certificate of Education (UACE) exams have started on a good note, as no cases of malpractice and delays were registered by Monday afternoon.

   
Uganda National Examinations Board (UNEB) deputy executive secretary Dan Odong told New Vision in a phone interview that the few hitches usually experienced during this time were insignificant.

He said all examination material arrived in time at all storage centers, despite bad roads in certain areas like Karamoja, Hoima, and Masindi.

"Some of the trucks transporting exam material to some hard to reach areas got stuck along the way, but still got to the storage centers in time. That did not affect the examinations at all," he said.

Likewise, a countrywide sample survey carried out by New Vision yesterday morning discovered calm at various schools, with candidates in examination rooms by 8:00am. 

School heads had also picked exam material from the storage centers by that time.

A total of 102,027 registered for this year's UACE exams from 2003 exam centers. They started yesterday with Economics and Chemistry practical papers and will end on December 1st, with several African languages.

Four in Gulu miss first exam


However, four students registered under the Gulu adult UNEB center are reported to have missed the first exam without clear reasons.

Komakech Obwona the center supervisor  said  office was yet to establish by the candidates (all adult learners) missed the exams.

Kibaale

Bartholomew Bukenya the Kibale assistant District Education officer said all the eight A Level government examination centers in the district received exam materials in time and morning papers began at exactly 9am.

He appealed to the supervisors, invigilators, head teachers and parents to desist from indulging in any form of exam malpractice.

Kasese


George Mayinja, the Kasese district education officer said that all schools in the district started on time, since the papers were delivered to the police stations on Sunday.

"Schools had received their papers by 8:30am and candidates had already been checked by the invigilators by that time," he said.

Sironko


Candidates in Sironko started writing their exams at exactly nine o'clock in the morning, according to Issa Busoke, the deputy head teacher Sironko secondary school confirmed that the school did not experience any challenges.

"All head teachers had picked material from the police stations by 8:30am, including those that are a little far," he said.

Kampala

Most schools in Kampala started and ended the first exams on time. Moses Ssekito, the Deputy Head Teacher Progressive S.S Kitintale said all papers at his school were completed within the stipulated time.

Compiled by Andrew Musinguzi, Jackson Kitara and Clare Muhindo

 

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