What you need to know:
- The national examiner showed that 48 schools across the country had failed to submit candidates for registration with Uneb to sit for UCE for 2026
The failure by several secondary schools across the country to register candidates for the 2026 Uganda Certificate of Education (UCE) examinations has left learners stranded, exposed administrative failures in some schools, and raised questions about the future of institutions that have continued operating despite challenges.
In an advert by the Uganda National Examinations Board (Uneb), the national examiner showed that 48 schools across the country had failed to submit candidates for registration with Uneb to sit for UCE for 2026.
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Govt orders schools to allow fees-defaulting candidates sit UCE exams
Despite repeated government guidelines advising schools to let defaulters write their exams and withhold results later, similar incidents have historically disenfranchised learners
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UCE 2026: Pregnancy, marriage, sickness force Koboko girls to skip exams
Several centres reported absenteeism of candidates who were registered for this year’s examination.
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LIST: 47 schools fail to register candidates for 2026 UCE examsUNEB’s notice did not establish whether the 47 centres had closed.
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