All inmates who sat for the 2024 Uganda Certificate of Education (UCE) examinations under the new curriculum passed successfully, UNEB has said.
According to results released on Tuesday, UNEB said out of the 39 inmates who registered, 38 sat for the exams, and all of them qualified for the UCE certificate.
At Upper Prison School in Luzira, 28 candidates were registered, with 27 sitting for the exams. Each of them attained the required qualifications to receive their certificates.
Meanwhile, at Mbarara Main Prison Inmates’ Secondary School, all 11 registered candidates sat for the exams and passed.
This achievement highlights the impact of prison education programs in rehabilitating and empowering inmates through academic advancement.
UNEB Executive Director, Dan Odongo said this this will be indicated on the Transcript and Certificate as Result 1 for those who passed, 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.”
He said Result 3 will be will be indicated on the transcript of a candidate who has not met the minimum level in all the subjects; i.e. 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.”
