📢 Uganda Prime News | 2025 PLE Begins Countrywide Amid Heavy Rain | Key Highlights
The 2025 Primary Leaving Examinations (PLE) have kicked off across Uganda, with thousands of candidates beginning their national exams despite heavy rains and challenging road conditions.
In this report:
📌 Over 818,000 candidates are registered for PLE 2025, marking a 2.5% increase from last year, with girls slightly outnumbering boys.
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📌 Exams began with Mathematics in the morning and English in the afternoon, with Integrated Science and Social Studies to follow.
Monitor
📌 Heavy downpours and flooding caused delays in parts of Kamuli, Buyende and other districts, with some papers arriving late and pupils braving deep waters on the way to centres.
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📌 Security and integrity remain high priorities, with police arresting school administrators and teachers accused of attempting to bribe UNEB officials to cheat the system.
Monitor
📌 In some regions, early marriages and pregnancies prevented some pupils from sitting exams, while others were accommodated to ensure fairness.
Monitor
📌 Several districts reported smooth operations despite the weather, including Jinja and central Uganda, where papers arrived on time.
Monitor
Stay tuned for more updates as the exams continue and candidates work toward this major academic milestone!
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