Following the release of the 2023 Primary Leaving Examinations (PLE) last week, many students more so those who excelled have set their eyes on the next level of education – secondary school.
Khalid Byansi Sebuliba, 55, a resident of Bugweri who sat his PLE from Bubenge Primary School together with his three sons and a grandson passed in division three with aggregate 31.
Byansi got aggregate 8 in math and English language, and aggregate 7 in science and social studies. His sons including Ryan Kasule got aggregate 16, Sayid Byansi got 32, Umar Njuba got 27 and Ali Ibanda managed only 30.
Byansi, who now dreams of becoming a medical doctor is seeking financial support to help him embark on his secondary education.
The PLE results were released on Thursday last week. A total of 749,254 candidates from 15,859 centres (schools) registered for PLE in 2023 compared to 832,654 in 2022. Of this number, 501,602 (66.9%) from 11,365 centres were Universal Primary Education (UPE) beneficiaries, and 247,652 (33.1%) of the candidates were non UPE.
Speaking during the release, Dan Odongo, the UNEB executive director, said a higher proportion of the 2023 candidates passed in Division 3 and above level.