Senior Four candidates across Uganda braved the early morning rains as they officially started their 2026 Uganda Certificate of Education (UCE) written national examinations on Monday, October 12, 2026 .
Headteachers adhered to central government’s guidance to allow students whp have not completed paying school fees to sit for their exams and clear the balances before the results are released by UNEB.
Pregnant students also proceeded to write their examination papers .
Candidates sat forMathematics Paper 1 in the morning and Chemistry papers in the afternoon.
On Tuesday, October 13, 2026, students are scheduled to sit for English Language in the morning and History and Political Education in the afternoon.
A total of 503,214 candidates registered nationwide (238,426 male and 264,788 female).
School-level candidate briefings were conducted on Thursday, October 8, 2026, following the release of the timetable by the Uganda National Examinations Board (UNEB).
