The Ugandan government will sponsor only about 24 percent of students who qualified in the 2025 Uganda Certificate of Education (UCE) examinations for Advanced Level (A-Level) studies under the Universal Post O-Level Education and Training (UPOLET) programme.
Last week, the Uganda National Examinations Board (UNEB) released the UCE results, showing that about 429,000 candidates qualified for the certificate.
According to the National Selection and Placement Committee, the government will fund around 101,000 learners to join A-Level in government-aided schools under UPOLET — roughly 3 out of every 10 students.
In addition, about 19,000 learners are expected to join non-UPOLET government-aided schools, where students contribute fees but the schools receive partial government support.
These include traditional schools run by religious foundations.
Altogether, around 120,000 learners will secure places in government-aided schools this year.
By URN
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