KAMPALA- Uganda’s Examinations body, Uganda National Examinations Board (UNEB) has set Thursday next week as the official day for the release of 2023 Primary Leaving Examinations (PLE) results. This has been confirmed by a senior official at the examinations body who stressed to this reporter that the resolution was reached after securing an appointment to brief the First Lady, Janet Museveni, also the Minister of Education and Sports.
According to this official, UNEB will brief the Education Minister Jnaet Museveni on the PLE results for the year 2023 on Wednesday, January 24th, 2024, at 11 am, at State House Nakasero before releasing the results the following day.
This source intimated to our reporter PLE results for the year 2023 will be released on Thursday, January 25, 2024, at 11:00 am, at State House Nakasero.
According to him, Education officials invited to attend both the briefing on PLE results for the year 2023 have been directed to take a COVID-19 test for the meeting on Tuesday, 23rd January 2024 at Mulago Platinum Centre from 9:00 am-3:00 pm.
It should be remembered that UNEB Spokesperson Jennifer Kalule early this week told reporters that the examinations body had written to the Minister of Education and Sports Janet Museveni, requesting an appointment for a briefing before releasing the results.
UNEB is supposed to brief the Minister of Education about the performance of learners before the results are released to the public.
After the results are released, the selection exercise for the next education level will then commence.
A total of 749,347 pupils sat for PLE in 2023, including 391,558 females and 357,789 males.
