By KGR Reporter,
The Uganda National Examinations Board (UNEB) has released the results for the 2023 Uganda Advanced Certificate of Education examination with 80,643(Eight thousand six hundred forty three) students meeting the criteria for admission into university degree programs.
During the release of the examination results, Dan Odongo, the Executive Director of UNEB, highlighted that despite 108,4929 (One Million Eighty-four Thousand Nine hundred twenty-Nine) candidates, equivalent to 99.1 percent of exam takers, meeting the qualifications for UACE certificate were, 80,543 individuals, constituting 73.7 percent of the qualified candidates, are eligible for university admission. Mr. Odongo speaking…
According to records, this marks the highest number of students qualifying for university education in Uganda within a single year, nearly matching the total population of enrollment in public universities recorded in 2019 which stood at 90,300 students.
Those who have qualified will be seeking to be admitted in the over 64 universities and degree awarding institution which are in the country.
Among those who have qualified, only approximately 4,000 students will receive government-funded scholarships, distributed into three categories including national merit, district quota, sports and special needs scheme.
During the examination release, Janet Kataha Museveni, the Minister of Education and Sports, expressed satisfaction with the growing number of students who participated in the exams.
This year witnessed a 12 percent increase in candidature, rising from (Ninety Seven thousand Eight Hundred Ninety) 97,890 in 2022 to.(Elven thousand Five hundred Fifty three) 110,553 in 2023.
The minister expressed equal satisfaction with the performance of female candidates, highlighting that this positive development demonstrates the inherent potential of girls. Mrs. Museveni speaking….
She advised students to consider exploring technical training colleges and health training institutions as viable alternatives. END.