UACE 2024: Results of 38 examination centers withheld

The Uganda National Examinations Board (UNEB) has withheld the results of candidates from 38 examination centers across the country who sat for the 2024 Uganda Advanced Certificate of Education (UACE) exams.

Releasing the results at the Nakasero State Lodge on March 14, 2025, UNEB Executive Director Daniel Odongo did not disclose the exact number of affected students, but reported that cases of malpractice at this level remained low.

In accordance with Section 5(2) (b) of the UNEB Act, Cap 259, the results will be withheld pending completion of investigations.

The cases were reported from 38 centers out of a total of 2,255 centers.

UNEB Chairperson Celestino Obua highlighted that the 2024 UACE examinations saw the lowest number of malpractice cases compared to the Primary Leaving Examination (PLE) and Uganda Certificate of Education (UCE) exams. As a result, very few results have been withheld.

He added that the affected candidates will be given hearings, as provided by law.

In the meantime, Obua revealed that the Board has completed hearings for the withheld PLE results. For cases where there was insufficient evidence, the results were released, while proven malpractice cases were canceled in accordance with Section 38(1) of the UNEB Act, Cap 259.

Obua further stated that the Board would publish a list of these cases to inform the public and prevent the practice of headteachers providing fake results, even when their schools have no results.

“The Board has urged the Chief Administrative Officers in the districts where the schools with canceled results are located to ensure that appropriate disciplinary actions are taken against the headteachers and invigilators found culpable,” said Mr Obua, adding that, “We appeal to parents and schools to assist the affected children in repeating the examination in 2025, rather than dropping out.”