98% of candidates pass 2024 UCE exams under new curriculum
UNEB has said that the overall results of the 2024 Uganda Certificate of Education exams show that 350,146 (98.05%) of the candidates passed the exams.
According to UNEB, by passing, one has qualified for the UCE certificate.
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“ This will be indicated on the transcript and certificate as Result 1, while the candidates who did not fulfil the conditions for the award of the UCE certificate will have Result 2 indicated on their transcripts. These are candidates who did not sit for some compulsory subjects, or did not sit for a minimum of eight subjects, or who have no Project Work scores,” UNEB Executive Director, Dan Odongo said on Tuesday.
He noted that Result 3 will be will be indicated on the transcript of a candidate who has not met the minimum level in all the subjects.
This, he said means the candidate will have only achievement level E in all subjects taken.
“Candidates with Result 2 and 3 respectively shown on their Transcripts do not qualify for a UCE certificate.”
The results released on Tuesday indicated that candidates displayed exceptional performance in Art and Design, History & Political Education, Agriculture and Mathematics while proportions of candidates achieving at the elementary level (below basic level) are most significant in Physics followed by Chemistry and then English Language.
“The reports from our examiners indicate that in the Science practical assessments, candidates were expected to use a given scenario and materials provided to develop aims and a hypothesis, plan and carry out investigations and draw conclusions,” Odongo said.
He said the main problem observed is the failure of candidates to interpret the scenarios, or connect the scenarios and the materials supplied to real life situations, or interpret the results of the experiments carried out and create meaning connected to everyday situations.
“Candidates that appear not to have been guided properly tried to use recall to respond to the scenarios.”
According to UNEB, In English and other foreign languages, the challenges observed were mostly inadequate vocabulary; inability to paraphrase (use own words without copying directly from a given text) in summary writing; use of inappropriate examples in comprehension texts or literature analysis.
“In those languages where speaking was part of the assessment, candidates demonstrated a fair understanding of the given scenarios and responded fairly. The challenge that cuts across all areas is the difficulty candidates showed in linking scenarios to problem solving in real life situations. This competency is at the core of the curriculum and implies that teachers need to do much more to guide the learners towards this focus.”
The results however indicated that female candidates demonstrated higher achievement levels in English Language, Christian Religious Education, and Art and Design.
