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4525 UCE results Withheld over Mal practice

Posted on February 8, 2018 by Deborah

Exam Mal practice in Secondary schools has always played a lead role in determining the students accessing higher institutions. Many schools in the country have been suspects or victims in this particular vice. Following the release of UCE examination results by UNEB yesterday, UNEB has withheld a total of about 4525 student’s results.

Uganda National Examination’s Board Chairperson, Ms Okwakol, explained. Of the 81 suspects arrested by the police and 78 of them are teachers. Ms Okwakol said that the number of people arrested is high because all the people involved were reported to police.

“UNEB is withholding results of 4,525 candidates (1.4% of candidates who sat) from 112 centers suspected to have involved themselves in various forms of examination malpractice”She mentioned.

LEAKAGE OF EXAMS

Mal practice includes; leakage of examinations and students coping from one another. smuggling of reading material into the examination room and teachers guiding students in answering. According to our sources however, we confirm that regardless of the rumors that papers where leaked in the second week, there was nothing extra ordinary in the exams that confirmed this.

“There was nothing out of the ordinary in the performance that shows that the papers were leaked” UNEB executive director, Dan Odongo said.

UNEB Removes Ordinary Level Practical Examinations

Posted on December 12, 2017 by Deborah

If you did any of the science disciplines in High School, then you know that the papers that give the highest marks are Chemistry, Biology and Physics Practical Examinations. They were an alternative additional paper, that helped students score better in science subjects. According to recent report however, UNEB, it has been has scraped it off at Ordinary level.

Discussions were held amond different parties. A circular that was released by UNEB last week confirms that the move wil begin in 2018 next year.

Word from UNEB

UNEB executive secretary, said that these practical papers had been previously introduced to cater for schools and students that were finding it hard to adjust to science subjects when they were made compulsory. He also added that few students were now registering for the paper.

According to our sources, Ojongo, the Executive secretary mentioned;

“We realised that now there’s no need for that paper because now fewer, and fewer and fewer candidates now register for that Paper 5”

Dr Kedrace Turyagenda, the head of the Directorate of Education Standards also mentioned;

“UNEB’s move will help force private schools adhere to education standards and set up functional laboratories instead of borrowing from neighbouring schools all the time.”

Apparently this move will be more challenging to schools that still do not have well established laboratories. Those that have may however not be affected much. It will however make schools give the science subjects priority.

We trust UNEB to make the right choice that will geer Uganda’s education to success and glory.

UNEB Scout confesses to being Paid for Exam Leakage

Posted on November 2, 2017 by Desiree Miller

UNEB, Amidst the controversy of leaked Examinations, the source has been traced.

The UNEB Executive secretary Dan Odongo said investigations carried out revealed that the leak occured in Jinja where a scout confesses to have been paid 1 million to surrender his key.

The scout has since been arrested alongside teachers, students and other staff from schools in Rwenzori region, Rwizi and busesa.

This shows how much Teachers have turned education into a business. It said that these people would sell the exam to willing headteachers and students.

In other schools however, the examination process continues smoothly. The examination body is still looking for next course of action for the perpetrators.

What do you think about this?