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UNEB 2026 exam dates: PLE, UCE and UACE timetable

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Students at St. Theresa secondary school in Lira, Uganda. Photo: Petty Officer 2nd Class Jesse Awalt, U.S. Navy, via Wikimedia Commons, public domain.

The Primary Leaving Examination (PLE) 2026 starts with candidate briefings on Friday 30 October, and the written papers are on Tuesday 3 and Wednesday 4 November 2026. The Uganda Certificate of Education (UCE) exams began on 12 October and end on 3 November. Uganda Advanced Certificate of Education (UACE) candidates are briefed on Friday 6 November, with papers from Monday 9 November (Daily Monitor, 29 September). UNEB has not yet posted the full UACE timetable, so check your centre's copy.

ExamWho sits itDates
UCESenior FourBriefing Thursday 8 October; papers Monday 12 October to Tuesday 3 November
PLEPrimary SevenBriefing Friday 30 October; papers Tuesday 3 November (Mathematics, Social Studies and Religious Education) and Wednesday 4 November (Integrated Science, English)
UACESenior SixBriefing Friday 6 November; papers from Monday 9 November (to Thursday 26 November, Daily Monitor reports)

UCE opened on Monday 12 October with Mathematics in the morning and Chemistry in the afternoon (Daily Monitor, 11 October); English Language and History and Political Education followed on 13 October (Daily Monitor, 29 September), and Geography and Biology theory were on 14 October, according to UNEB's week-one timetable. Check your centre's copy of the UNEB timetable for each paper's session.

How many candidates

UNEB registered 1,627,885 candidates for the three exams, 211,437 more than last year (up 14.9%), Executive Director Dan Odongo said. UCE candidates rose 16.4%, to 503,214, and UACE had the biggest jump, 22.5%, to 203,875. Female candidates make up 52% of the total, and 6,090 are learners with special needs (Daily Monitor).

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A student at St. Theresa secondary school in Lira. Photo: Petty Officer 2nd Class Jesse Awalt, U.S. Navy, via Wikimedia Commons, public domain.

Continuous assessment scores

For UCE, schools had to submit Senior Four continuous assessment (CA) scores; UNEB warned that candidates whose CA scores are not fully submitted will not be graded (Daily Monitor). If you are unsure whether your school submitted yours, ask the head teacher before the last paper.

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