Published on 23/01/2025
PLE results indicated that 45,203 boys (12.09%) passed in division one, 192,546(51.50%) in division two, 71,951(19.25%) in division three and 36,049(9.64%) in division four.
On the other hand, 39,098 girls (9.46%) passed in division one, 205,043(49.63%) in division two, 93,333(22.59%) in division three and 39,507(9.56%) in division four.
The results show that there was a higher percentage of boys in Division 1 and 2 than for girls.
Prof. Celestino Obua, Uganda National Examinations Board (UNEB) chairperson says, “the results show that the 2024 SNE candidates have also done well, especially the category of the deaf candidates who had appeared most disadvantaged in the previous years”.
In 2023, 44% of candidates in this category were ungraded. This time the proportion is 23 percent, a big improvement.
According to Uganda National Examinations Board (UNEB), executive Director Dan Odongo, “A total of 797,444 candidates from 14.883 centres (schools) registered for PLE in 2024 compared to 749,347 in 2023. Of this number, 524,025 (65.7%) from 11,451 centres were Universal Primary Education (UPE) beneficiaries while 273,419 (34.3%) of the candidates from 3,432 centres were Non UPE”.
“In 2024, analysis by gender shows that 378,7o9 (47.5%) boys were registered compared to 418,750 (52.5%) girls, indicating that more girls than boys completed the Primary Education cycle. This has been the trend in recent years, Says Odongo.
Odongo says “The Board also registered 71 candidates from Uganda Government Upper Prison, Luzira (70 males and 1 female), and 37 from Mbarara Main Prison (all males)”.
At the Uganda Government Upper Uganda Prisons Service School, Luzira, 71 candidates were registered as compared to the 69 registered in 2023. Of the 71 candidates who registered, 59 candidates sat, 4 passed in Division 1, 36 obtained Division 2, 13 obtained Division 3.
A higher proportion of the 2024 candidates passed in Division 2 and above level. Overall, the performance of candidates is better than that of 2023. A higher proportion of the candidates passed (91.8%) compared to 2023 (88.0%).
There is a drop in the number of candidates obtaining Division 1.
Overall Performance by Grades (Distinction, Credit and Pass) The performance of candidates in the four subjects is compared over the two-year period of 2024 and 2023 in Table 4 below. The performance is indicated at Distinction 2, Credit 6 and Pass 8 levels.
The errant schools have been found to select their good pupils to benefit from the extra time.
A worrying development, however, has been noticed in a few schools that are registering perfectly normal pupils to be recognized as special needs candidates. They are hiding under the category of Others; pupils that suffer from health conditions such as Asthma, Epilepsy and Sickle Cell anaemia. The Board recognizes that such candidates may get attacks during the examination period. However, those candidates do not require any specialized assistance, except extra time of 45 minutes allowed to them.
Results will be uploaded on the examination centre Portals. Each school can, therefore, download their results as soon as they are officially released.
