UACE Exams Begin Smoothly in Ntungamo as Schools Report Resource Gaps

What the report says

Senior Six candidates in Ntungamo District have started sitting the 2026 Uganda Advanced Certificate of Education examinations, with the first papers held smoothly under the competency-based curriculum. According to Nile Post, school leaders said the exercise began on time and that candidates were ready for Mathematics, the first paper, as examination officials collected and dispatched papers in the morning.

The report says district and school officials described the process as orderly, while Ntungamo Resident District Commissioner Miriam Kagaiga Migisha urged calm and transparency and said security had been provided. She also praised teachers for preparing learners for the national exams. At Ntungamo High School, deputy head teacher Ronald Gulu said the school had prepared 324 candidates, but noted ongoing needs that could affect future cycles.

School administrators and headteachers said the shift to the new curriculum has increased science enrolment, adding pressure on classrooms, laboratories and teaching materials. They pointed to shortages of textbooks, high internet costs and the need for more laboratory equipment and teacher training. Wilson Byamukama, who chairs the Association of Secondary School Headteachers of Uganda in Ntungamo, said schools must build teachers’ capacity and expand science facilities to match the new demands.

The development matters because it reflects both a smooth start to a major national examination and the practical challenges schools face as Uganda expands competency-based learning, especially in science subjects.