By CHIMPREPORTS
Education Minister, Hon Janet Museveni, has released the Uganda National Examinations Board (UNEB) results for the 2023 Uganda Certificate of Education (UCE) examination. The results indicate an improvement in overall performance compared to 2022, with a 0.5 percent decrease in the failure rate. This means that 329,939 learners, accounting for 95.9% of candidates, are eligible to progress to the post-UCE level.
Female candidates outperformed males in English Language, while males excelled in subjects such as History, Geography, Sciences, and Commerce. In Chemistry, male candidates showed better performance in higher grades, but a slightly higher percentage of females obtained at least a Pass. This gender-based performance trend has been observed consistently over the years.
However, the results reveal a continuing challenge in the sciences, with less than 20% of candidates obtaining Credit pass levels in Physics and Chemistry, and over 40% unable to pass. The upturn in Biology performance is notable, though, following a previous decline. Factors contributing to the low achievement levels in science subjects include inadequate teaching, lack of practical teaching, and schools reported to have no science teachers.
UNEB maintains an examination center at Luzira Prisons for inmates, registering 59 candidates in the 2023 UCE examination. Of those who sat, six passed in Division 1, 14 in Division 2, 24 obtained Division 3, and 13 passed in Division 4, while one candidate failed.
Professor Celestino Obua, UNEB chairperson, addressed concerns about selective grading and alleged disadvantages to learners from schools in and around Kampala. Obua emphasized that statistics do not support these conspiracy theories, noting that nearly 60% of candidates scoring the magical Aggregate 4 are from schools in and around Kampala. He called the misinformation being spread difficult to discern and clarified that the grading system is not selective based on specific regions.
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