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2024 PLE exam results out this week

First Lady and Minister for Education and Sports, Ms Janet Kataha Museveni during the release of last year's PLE results. Photo | File

What you need to know:

  • A total of 798,763 candidates, out of which 419,357 were females and 379,414 males, sat the 2024 PLE examinations.

Education minister Janet Kataha Museveni is this week expected to release the results of learners who sat 2024 Primary Leaving Examination (PLE).

The Uganda National Examinations Board (Uneb) will brief the minister about the performance of pupils in PLE on Tuesday in Kampala.

“Uneb will brief the minister of education and sports on the release of the PLE 2024 Examination results at State House Nakasero at 2:30 pm. The release date will be confirmed thereafter,” the ministry said on X.

A source at Uneb who preferred anonymity told Monitor that if all goes as planned, the minister will preside the release of the examinations on Thursday.

A total of 798,763 candidates, out of which 419,357 were females and 379,414 males, sat the 2024 PLE examinations.

Also, 3,295 candidates are of Special Needs Education Candidates, with 1,677 (50.0%) females, while 1,618 (49.1%) males. 

This is the first batch of the 2024 national final exam results to be released, with Uneb slated to release the results for students who sat the Uganda Certificate of Education (UCE) and Uganda Advanced Certificate of Education (UACE) in weeks to follow.

The school calendar released last year indicated that the placement for PLE candidates will take place on January 27 and 28, while UCE candidates will have their placement conducted on February 6 and 7.

According to the schedule, 2024 P7 candidates will report for Senior One studies on February 10, 2025. 

Similarly, Senior Four candidates who completed the Uganda Certificate of Education (UCE) will join Senior Five on February 24, 2025.