Senior Six Students writing their final examinations last year
HABARI DAILY I Kampala, Uganda I The Uganda National Examinations Board (UNEB) has announced the imminent release of the 2025 Uganda Advanced Certificate of Education (UACE) examination results, but warned that schools with outstanding financial obligations will not receive their results until all dues owed to the board are cleared.
In a reminder issued to heads of examination centres across the country, UNEB directed schools to settle any pending invoices before the official release of the results. The board said failure to comply would result in withholding the results for the affected centres.
“Please ensure that you clear all outstanding invoices with UNEB before the release of the 2025 UACE results,” the examinations body said in an official statement.
UNEB further cautioned that it would strictly enforce the directive to ensure financial compliance among examination centres. “The board shall not release results of schools that owe UNEB money,” the notice added.
The board, however, clarified that the reminder is only intended for institutions that still have unsettled balances. Schools that have already cleared their invoices were advised to disregard the communication.
The warning comes as UNEB finalises preparations to release results for thousands of candidates who sat the final national examinations for advanced secondary education in Uganda. The UACE examination marks the last stage of assessment before students proceed to universities and other tertiary institutions.
According to UNEB data, a total of 1,416,468 candidates registered for the 2025 national examinations across the three major assessment levels. Of these, 166,433 candidates sat for the UACE examinations, while 432,025 registered for the Uganda Certificate of Education (UCE) and 818,010 for the Primary Leaving Examination (PLE).
The board also reported a 7.5 percent increase in the total number of candidates compared to the previous year, reflecting the growing demand for education across the country.
Gender statistics show that female candidates slightly outnumbered their male counterparts, accounting for 51.5 percent of the total registration, while males represented 48.5 percent. Additionally, 4,802 candidates were registered under Special Needs Education (SNE) programmes.
More than half of the candidates—719,016 learners—are benefiting from government-funded universal education programmes, including Universal Primary Education (UPE) and Universal Secondary Education (USE).
Education stakeholders say the release of the UACE results will be a crucial moment for students seeking admission to higher institutions of learning, scholarships, and professional training programmes.
However, UNEB has emphasised that compliance with financial obligations by examination centres remains a prerequisite for accessing the results, urging school administrators to act promptly to avoid inconveniencing candidates and their families.
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