LIVE: UCE results out
UNEB secretary Mr Mathew Bukenya speaks during the release of the UCE exams at Statistics house. Photo by John Ssenkeezi
10:40am: Bukenya: Exams were conducted between 13th and 18th November 2014. Theme for 2014 exams: Team coordination, fairness and commitment to quality assessment.
10:43am: Bukenya: 306,165 candidates appeared for UCE 2014 compared to 299,012 in 2013. 47.81% females sat for UCE2014, which represents 146,366 of the total candidates. The gap between female and male enrolment is closing.
10:46am: The number of candidates who were absent dropped to 1.4%
10:48am: Bukenya: 336 special needs candidates registered, with some having low vision, the blind and deaf among others. Overall performance has increased with failure rates dropping.
10:50am: Bukenya: Districts with the highest failure include, Namayingo, Bujiri, Bududa...
10:51am: 303,891 (3.2-2, 46.6-6, 74.7-8) candidates sat for English language compared to 286,202 candidate in 2013
10:52am: Bukenya: In English and humanities, overall pass levels improved with a drop in Geography. Performance in Mathematics and Sciences dropped at distinction and credit levels, but slightly at the minimum grade. The Uneb secretary ends his speech by thanking all the stakeholders.
Performance
Performance of Boys vs Girls in %
DIV 1 Boys: 9.2 Girls: 6.1
DIV 2 Boys: 17.1 G: 13
DIV 3. 22.5 G: 21.1
Div 4 44.2: G 52.2
Div9 6.0 :7.2
Male-Female Performance:
English:
Grade 2: 3.6F 2.8M
Grade 6: 48.7F 44.7M
Grade 8: 76.7F and 73.0M
Male-Female Performance (Pass level):
CRE:
Grade 2: 3.5F Vs 4.1M
Grade 6: 49.4F Vs 52.0M
Grade 8: 84.0F Vs 84.9M
Male-Female Performance (Pass level):
IRE:
Grade 2: 12.2F Vs 17.5M
Grade 6: 71.8F Vs 77.9M
Grade 8: 89.7F Vs 91.9M
11:00am: Uneb hands over #UCE2014 results to the minister of Education Jessica Alupo
Minister of Education Jessica Alupo receives the UCE results.
11:05am: Alupo: UCE 2014 were conducted following all laid out recommendations, I am glad no leakage was reported. Transition rate from PLE level to secondary level has improved thanks to the UPE program.
10:07am: Alupo: More of the girls remained in schools and took the exams. Allow me to applaud the improvement announced by Uneb in English and most of the humanities subjects, we must work on Maths
10:10am: I encourage teachers to utilise laboratories availed, teachers need to demonstrate the practical aspect of Science subjects
10:11am: Exam malpractice has continued to punctuate our system, this vice erodes the quality of our results, the number is high. Involvement of teachers in exam malpractice is unprofessional, shameful and works against their code. I direct the PS to ensure that strict punishments are invoked for teachers who take part in malpractice
