A total of 1,521 candidates have started their Uganda Certificate of Education (UCE) examinations at 28 centres within Station 058 in Kabale District.
Amos Ahimbisibwe, the area supervisor for Distribution Station 058 at Kabale Police Station, said examination materials had been dispatched to all centres by 8:30am.
According to the Uganda National Examinations Board (UNEB) timetable, candidates started with Mathematics in the morning session before sitting Chemistry in the afternoon.
Ahimbisibwe said favourable weather conditions and the timely deployment of invigilators and examination scouts had positioned the station well for the smooth conduct of the examinations.
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At Bishop Kivengyere Girls School in Muyebe, headteacher Peninah Ssajjabi Twebaze said all 65 registered candidates were present and ready to sit the examinations.
Nicholas Twinamatsiko, the headteacher of St Charles Secondary School in Kicumbi, also confirmed that all 72 registered candidates had reported for the examinations.
At Hornby High School, headteacher George Tumusiime Aturebire said all 38 registered candidates were present. He added that two candidates with visual impairments were ready to sit the examinations using Braille papers, with the assistance of designated personnel.
Denis Tumwesigye Rwabishari, the headteacher of Solberg College Kabale, said all 34 registered candidates were present and ready for the examinations.
At St Mary’s College Rushoroza, headteacher Christopher Monday confirmed that all 319 registered candidates had reported for the examinations.
Amon Byaruhanga, the headteacher of Kabale Secondary School, said all 222 candidates registered at the school were ready to sit their UCE examinations.
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Meanwhile, 2,926 candidates are sitting their UCE examinations in Kisoro District.
By 8:40am, headteachers had started receiving examination papers at Kisoro Central Police Station for distribution to the respective examination centres.
Kigezi Regional Police spokesperson SP Nelson Tumushime said security personnel were coordinating with UNEB officials and district education officers to ensure the examinations were conducted successfully.
He said security measures had been put in place to prevent examination malpractice and interference by unauthorised persons.
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