Kiira police commander sends appeals to schools ahead of P7 exams

The Kiira Regional Police Commander, SSP Charles Nsaba, has extended heartfelt best wishes to all Primary Seven candidates in Jinja City, Jinja district, Busoga sub-region.

The best wishes also go across the country as schools and candidates prepare for the Primary Leaving Examinations (PLE) scheduled for November 3 and 4, 2025.

“On my own behalf and on behalf of all police officers in the Kiira Region, may all the P7 candidates achieve great success. Trust God or Allah and stay calm—your preparations will definitely pay off,” remarked RPC Nsaba.

He assured the public that security in the region is fully prepared to safeguard the examination process before, during, and after the exercise, even at great personal risk, in order to ensure public safety and security.

SSP Nsaba further appealed to all headteachers and school directors not to deny any candidate the opportunity to sit for the exams due to unpaid fees, emphasising that the zero-balance policy should be suspended for all candidates.

“Any school administrator who acts contrary to this directive will be dealt with decisively under the enabling laws of the country,” he warned.

On October 31, candidates were briefed ahead of November 3 when they will write Mathematics and Social Studies (SST/Religious Education).

Candidates will finish with Integrated Science and English in afternoon of Tuesday.

According to UNEB Executive Director Daniel Odongo, a total of 817,885 candidates were registered to sit PLE 2025 compared to 797,444 who sat in 2024. This equates 2.5% increase.

UNEB announced that these candidates have been registered across 16,140 examination centres across the country.

Of those sitting in 2025, 389,529 are male candidates, which is equivalent to 48.6% while 428,356 are female candidates, equivalent to 52%.

A total of 522,039, which is equivalent to 64% of the candidates, are funded by the government under the Universal Education Program (UPE), while 295,846, equivalent to 36% are privately sponsored, according to the UNEB Executive Director.

61 of the registered candidates are inmates from Upper Prison School Luzira, Kampala. Of these, seven are females while 54 are males.