Uganda, Feb. 27 -- Schools on February 26 tightened their Senior Five entry points with the majority attributing the hike to improved performance in the recently released 2023 Uganda Certificate of Education (UCE) exams.

A total of 346,816 students of the 361,695 who turned up for the 2023 UCE exams qualified to join Senior Five. In 2022, a total of 329,939 of 345,695 students passed the UCE exams.

During a two-day selection exercise that kicked off at the UMA Show Grounds in Kampala yesterday, most top schools in Central and Western Uganda raised their cut-off points and fixed it between Aggregate 10 and 15.

Schools from eastern and northern regions cut off their admission at Aggregate 35 for both boys and girls.

Average schools acro...