Girls outperform boys in English subject

UNEB has confirmed that female students have performed better than the males in English subject scoring 12.6% compared to 11.2% among males in the recently concluded Primary Leaving Examinations of 2022.

However, according to the board, the reverse is true for the other three subjects of Social Studies & Religious Education, Integrated Science, and Mathematics, were boys outperformed the girls.

According to Dan Odong, the Executive Director of UNEB, the trend has been observed being the same over the years.

“Candidates’ performance has generally improved as can be seen at the percentages scoring distinction and credit grades. Examiners again reported good handwriting and organized work presented by candidates,” he said.

He added that the number of candidates scoring zero in various subjects, has generally decreased compared to previous years.

In Mathematics, the board observed that even those who scored zero, showed mathematical language compared to work presented in the past years.

“Examiners attributed the better quality performance to the fact that a lot of the questions were based on real life situations to which candidates could easily relate,” he explained.