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The Uganda National Examinations Board (UNEB) has secured registration for 11 Primary Leaving Examination (PLE) candidates from Skyland Primary School in Wakiso District after the school discovered that the learners had not been registered. The incident came to light during the briefing of candidates ahead of the 2026 examinations, according to UNEB Principal Public Relations Officer Jennifer Kalule Musamba. Musamba said Skyland Primary School, which does not have its own examination centre number, had relied on another school in Mukono District to register its candidates but later discovered that the arrangement had failed. “On the day of briefing, they realised that they had actually been duped and the candidates were not registered,” Musamba said. She said the school contacted UNEB after discovering the problem, prompting the examinations body to intervene and identify an alternative examination centre for the affected learners. “Fortunately, they were able to reach out to us in good time. Because of the candidates, management did consider and asked them to identify another school in Wakiso where they can be able to register their candidates,” she said. Musamba confirmed that all 11 candidates had since been registered at Kyebando UMEA Primary School, allowing them to sit the examinations. “I want to reassure the parents and the candidates that they’ve all been duly registered in a school called Kyebando UMEA Primary School,” she said. The incident highlights the importance of verifying candidates’ registration details ahead of national examinations to prevent administrative failures from disrupting learners’ academic progress. UNEB expects 920,833 candidates to sit the 2026 PLE examinations at 16,478 centres across the country, representing a 12.5 per cent increase in candidature compared with the previous year. <Cite refs={["turn716357search0","turn716357search2"]} /> The examinations will take place over two days, beginning Tuesday, November 3, with Mathematics in the morning, followed by Social Studies and Religious Education in the afternoon. On Wednesday, November 4, candidates will sit Integrated Science in the morning and English in the afternoon. Musamba said the board had been distributing examination materials to centres across the country to ensure they were delivered in time. She urged examination centre heads to personally brief candidates on examination instructions and ensure they were adequately prepared. UNEB says it is prioritising examination security, credibility and the provision of a conducive environment for all candidates. The 2026 PLE examinations are being conducted under the theme, “Advancing Excellence in Assessment and Certification through Secure, Credible, Inclusive and Innovative Processes.”