2023 UACE results set for release

"Knocking! #UACE2023 RESULTS to be released soon!" UNEB posted on X, without revealing the date.

The 2023 UACE results will be released by the Minister of Education and Sports Janet Museveni who is also the First Lady.

The 2023 UACE exams, which are the final set of national examinations, were conducted from November 10 – December 1, 2023.

Meanwhile, ahead of the release of 2023 UACE results, it's important to note that the results for the 2023 Uganda Certificate of Education (UCE) were released on Thursday, February 15 at State House in Nakasero, Kampala.

Unveiling 2023 UCE results, the Uganda National Examinations Board (UNEB) Executive Director Dan Odongo said that candidature increased by 15,008 (4.3%) from 349,459, in 2022 to 364,469 in 2023.

The candidates sat from 3,808 examination centers.

Of these candidates, 118,633 (32.5%) were Universal Secondary Education (USE) beneficiaries. The number of male candidates registered was 180,471 (49.5%) and that of females was 183,998 (50.5%).

According to the executive director, performance in the 2023 examination is significantly better than that of 2022.

The failure rate has also dropped by 0.5 percent. This means that 329,939 (95.9%) of the learners who presented themselves for the 2023 examination can progress to the post-UCE level.

2023 UCE results showed that female candidates performed better than males in the English Language.

In the other subjects, males perform better, with the differences being very significant in History, Geography, Science subjects and Commerce.