Uganda National Examinations Board has this morning released the 2019 Uganda Certificate of Education (UCE) results.
The ceremony held at the Office of Prime Minister, is presided over by the Minister for Education and Sports, Ms Janet Kataha Museveni, who is also the First Lady.
According to UNEB, a total of 337,697 candidates registered for the 2019 UCE exams, with 168,639 male and 169,058 female at 3,531 centres.
This represents an increment of 963 candidates (0.28 percent) from 2018
Out of the 337,697 candidates, 144,260 are from government schools and 193,437 private. The total registered candidates include 401 candidates with various forms of disabilities such as blindness (36), dyslexia (sighted 21; blind four), hearing impairment (60) and severe physical handicap (75). Those with low vision are 88 while those in need of extra time are 117
