Uganda, Feb. 17 -- The 2023 Uganda Certificate of Education (UCE) examinations results released by the Uganda National Examinations Boards (Uneb) on Thursday, show an improvement in performance among some candidates with special needs.

Speaking at the release of the results, Uneb Executive Director Dan Odongo said the improvement was registered especially among learners with low vision.

Mr Odongo, however, said the performance among those with hearing impairment was poor.

".the deaf candidates appear more disadvantaged by their disability. Of these, 57.7 percent obtained Division 4, and 25.4 percent failed," he said.

According to Uneb, under the category of the deaf, a total of 71 learners sat for the exams in 2023, of which, three pa...