Uganda, Nov. 4 -- The Kasese District Education Department has expressed concern over the high number of Primary Leaving Examinations (PLE) candidates who missed mock exams.

Mr Selevest Baluku, the acting district inspector of schools, explained that while the district registered 12,751 candidates for the 2024 PLE, only 8,817 attended the mock exams. "We registered 12,751 candidates for this year's PLE, and this is the number we expected to participate in the mock assessments.

However, 3,934 candidates did not attend the mock exams. The question is, why didn't they show up?" Mr Baluku asked. He noted that absenteeism for the mock exams has occurred in previous years, although this year saw a marked increase.

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