KOBOKO
The Uganda National Examinations Board (UNEB) is investigating circumstances under which Primary Leaving Examination (PLE) scripts for 34 candidates of Bamure Primary School in Koboko District were found locked in the head teacher’s office, sparking panic among parents, pupils and school authorities.
It is alleged that the scripts for Integrated Science were mistakenly left at the school by UNEB officials after the conduct of the 2025 PLE examinations.
The development raised concern after UNEB discovered the scripts were missing during routine quality control checks ahead of the release of the 2025 PLE results, which were released last Friday.
According to UNEB, the affected candidates had initially been awarded a provisional grade of ‘X’ as investigations to trace the scripts commenced at the marking centres and later extended to the school.
UNEB principal public relations officer Jennifer Kalule Musamba confirmed on Tuesday that the scripts had since been recovered and the situation brought under control.
“The Uganda National Examinations Board (UNEB) would like to assure the public that the missing PLE scripts of Integrated Science for learners of Bamure Primary School, Koboko District, have been recovered,” Musamba said in a statement.
She added that the scripts had already been handed over to examiners for marking and grading of the candidates.
Musamba explained that investigations conducted by the Board led to the discovery of a sealed script envelope kept in a lockable box designated for UNEB materials in the head teacher’s office.
“For avoidance of doubt, the envelope was first handed over to Koboko Central Police Station, which collected it from the school and confirmed that it had not been tampered with. The scripts have now been passed on to UNEB for marking,” she said.
UNEB further revealed that the matter had been forwarded to Police, which has commenced investigations to establish how the scripts were left behind at the school.
The Board reassured parents, candidates and other stakeholders of Bamure Primary School that the scripts would be marked expeditiously to ensure the affected candidates are graded in time for the secondary school selection and placement exercise.
The incident had earlier caused anxiety among parents and candidates who feared the learners could miss placement into secondary schools following the release of national examination results.
