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Senior Six results released, Girls perform better than boys! 

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The Uganda Advanced Certificate of Education (UACE) Exams have been released today by the Uganda National Examinations Board at a function held at State House and officiated by the Minister of Education and Sports Hon Janet Kataha Museveni.

According to Professor Celestino Obua UNEB Chairperson, there was better performance on the side of female students as compared to male students.

“We note that, once again. female candidates have performed better, Proportionally, than the males at all levels and have shown a lower failure rate. Even at individual subject levels they have shown a better Performance” said Prof Obua.

Prof Obua also asks that there was improved performance generally.

“Performance of the candidates has improved especially at the upper level of candidates obtaining 3 Principal passes” Obua said.

However, he was quick to admit that there is continued low percentage of the female Candidates at A level offering Mathematics and Science combinations.

Accordingly the examiners reported improvement in the quality of candidates’ work, with higher mean scores in many subject areas where performance has been reported to have improved.

According to Odong 73.7 percent of the candidates qualify to be admitted at the University.

“University admissions to degree courses have, up to date, been considering 2 Principal level passes as the minimum requirement. If this consideration is maintained, 80,643 (73.7%) qualify to be admitted, compared to 67,815 (70.3%) in 2022” said Dan Odong the Executive Secretary UNEB.

According to Odong, a total of 110,553 candidates registered for the 2023 UACE examination from 2,102 centres compared to 97,890 candidates from 1,969 centres in 2022.