Exam fever
The Uganda National Examinations Board (Uneb) has released the official timetables for the 2025 national exams.
Over1.4 million learners are registered to sit their final papers this academic year.
The exams will cover the three major sets including Primary Leaving Examinations (PLE), Uganda Certificate of Education (UCE), and Uganda Advanced Certificate of Education (UACE) all beginning next month.
Uneb Executive Director Daniel Odongo confirmed that the UCE will be the first to roll out, starting with a compulsory candidate briefing by head teachers on October 10. He explained that the briefing session is critical for preparing learners with the rules and expectations of the examination process.
The UCE written papers will then begin on October 13, with Geography in the morning and Biology theory in the afternoon. The month–long session will run until November 7, when candidates will close with Technology and Design (Design and Drawing) in the morning and Arabic: Reading Comprehension and Writing in the afternoon.
Exam fever
PLE will follow, beginning with a briefing on October 31. Pupils will sit their first exam, Mathematics, on November 3, followed by Social Studies and Religious Education in the afternoon. On November 4, candidates will complete their papers with Integrated Science in the morning and English in the afternoon.
The UACE will be the last to be conducted.
Candidates will be briefed on November 7 before beginning their first exams on November 10. Papers on the opening day will include Theory of Government and Constitutional Development, History of Africa, and Physics (Paper 1) in the morning, followed by Literature in English (Prose and Poetry), Kiswahili, and Physics (Paper 2) in the afternoon.
