By Kyamanduma Patrick,
The Uganda National Examination Board (Uneb) has observed an increased pass rates in science and mathematics in the 2023 Primary Leaving Examination, despite the overall candidates’ performance not showing significant improvement compared to the previous year.
The results released by the examination board this afternoon show that more than 91.0 percent of the candidates which is total of 736,931 of those who sat the examinations successfully passed science, achieving at least a Pass eight.
This marks an improvement from last year’s 89.6 percent. Remarkably, science garnered the highest number of distinctions, with 72,219 candidates, representing 9.8 percent of the total, achieving at least distinction two in the subject.
In mathematics, 85.3 percent of the candidates passed the subject and attained at least a Pass 8, a notable increase from the 80.7 percent recorded last year.
Dan Odongo, the UNEB Executive director, pointed out that the analysis indicates female students outperformed males in English. Conversely, the reverse holds true for the other three subjects. This trend has persisted over the past years. Mr. Odongo speaking…
Realeasing the results, the Minister of Education and sports Janet Kataha Museveni, said the rate of absentee candidates had reduced compared from the previous years. Ms. Janet Museveni speaking…
A total of 88,269 candidates were listed as ungraded. Odongo states that these candidates cannot progress to lower secondary level, as they did not attain the minimum level of performance necessary to be awarded at least division 4. END.
