The Uganda National Examinations Board has released the programme for registration of candidates for the forthcoming national examinations.
Addressing journalists at the Uganda Media Center, the board’s Secretary, Daniel Odongo, said registration of candidate’s starts today electronically, and will run for only five weeks.
According to UNEB, primary leaving candidates will be required to pay Shs34,000; those in senior four, Shs164,000; and those in senior six, Shs186,000.
He has warned that there will be no extension of the registration of candidates after the five weeks.
Meanwhile, UNEB has directed all schools across the country to register students who got pregnant during the covid-19 lockdown.
The UNEB Executive Secretary Daniel Odongo said the number of students who got pregnant this year is high compared to those registered in previous exams.
He says blocking them from sitting exams is a double jeopardy. Ends.
