UCE candidate gives birth during exams

This was revealed by the examinations board’s spokesperson, Jennifer Kalule, who said that the incident happened on Thursday, October 19, 2023, in Kampala.

“The candidate who had effectively written her papers on the first three days did not have a paper on Day 4, and so she stayed home. According to the parents, she started getting labour pains at around 1:30 p.m. She was taken to the hospital, where she delivered her baby by 4:00 pm,” she said in a statement.

Kalule went on to say that the baby and mother are doing well and that she will be able to take her Physics Paper 3 today.

Meanwhile, UNEB has recorded the death of a UCE Special Needs Education candidate in a tragic circumstance.

According to Kalule, the candidate who died yesterday had sickle cell anaemia.

UCE examinations have been ongoing since Friday, October 13, 2023, when they started.

Daniel Odongo, the board's executive director, informed journalists at the Uganda Media Centre in Kampala that this year's national examinations will begin on Friday, October 13, with a briefing for UCE applicants.

According to him, candidates will begin with geography on October 16, 2023, and the tests will last until November 17, 2023. He also stated that the PLE, the second set of exams, will be held from November 7 to 9, 2023, commencing with a candidate briefing.

Meanwhile, the final set of exams, UACE, will begin on November 10th and run through December 1st, 2023. A total of 1.2 million learners are set to sit for the three sets of exams.

Odongo has advised heads of centres to ensure that every candidate receives a copy of the timetable and that the same is also prominently displayed on school noticeboards.