On 23 September 2026, the Uganda National Examinations Board (UNEB) released the official timetable for the 2026 Uganda Certificate of Education (UCE) examinations for the 503,214 provisionally registered Senior 4 candidates.
The timetable covers the examination period from the candidate briefing on Thursday, 08 October 2026, to the written final papers on Tuesday, 03 November 2026.
The written UCE examinations will commence on Monday, 12 October 2026, with Mathematics in the morning and General Science (Chemistry) and Chemistry in the afternoon. The 2026 UCE examinations are scheduled to end on Tuesday, 03 November 2026. The 2026 UCE candidates are the third cohort to be assessed under the Competency-Based Curriculum (CBC) at lower secondary level.
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First Week of UNEB UCE: 08 – 16 October 2026
| Day & Date | Period | Subject | Duration |
| Thursday, 08th Oct. | Morning | Briefing of candidates | – |
| Monday, 12th Oct. | Morning | 456/1 Mathematics | 2 h 15 min |
| Afternoon | 500/2 General Science (Chemistry) 545/1 Chemistry (Theory) |
1 h 30 min 2 h |
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| Tuesday, 13th Oct. | Morning | 112/1 English Language | 2 h |
| Afternoon | 241/1 History & Political Education | 2h 15 min | |
| Wednesday, 14th Oct. | Morning | 273/1 Geography | 2h 45 min |
| Afternoon | 500/3 General Science (Biology) 553/1 Biology (Theory) |
1h 30 min 2h 30 min |
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| Thursday, 15th Oct. | Morning | 553/2 Biology (Practical) | 2h 30 min |
| Afternoon | |||
| Friday, 16th Oct. | Morning | 545/2 Chemistry (Practical) | 2 h |
| Afternoon |
Second Week of UNEB UCE: 19 – 23 October 2026
| Day & Date | Period | Subject | Duration |
| Monday, 19th Oct. | Morning | 535/2 Physics (Practical) | 2 h |
| Afternoon | |||
| Tuesday, 20th Oct. | Morning | 500/1 General Science (Physics) 535/1 Physics (Theory) |
1h 30 min 2h 30 min |
| Afternoon | 208/1 Literature in English | 2 h | |
| Wednesday, 21st Oct. | Morning | 840/2 ICT (Practical) | 2 h 30 min |
| Afternoon | 336/2 Lugha na Fasihi ya Kiswahili | 2 h | |
| Thursday, 22nd Oct. | Morning | 527/1 Agriculture (Theory) | 2h 30 min |
| Afternoon | 223/1 CRE 225/1 IRE |
2h 30 min 2h 30 min |
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| Friday, 23rd Oct. | Morning | 545/3 Chemistry (Practical) | 2 h |
| Afternoon | 621/1 Performing Arts | 2 h 30 min |
Third Week of UNEB UCE: 26 – 30 October 2026
| Day & Date | Period | Subject | Duration |
| Monday, 26th Oct. | Morning | 535/3 Physics (Practical) | 2 h |
| Afternoon | 336/1 Lugha na Fasihi ya Kiswahili | 2 h | |
| Tuesday, 27th Oct. | Morning | 397/1 Ugandan Sign Language 553/3 Biology (Practical) |
2 h 2h 30 min |
| Afternoon | 745/2 Technology & Design | 3 h | |
| Wednesday, 28th Oct. | Morning | 527/2 Agriculture (Practical) | 2 h |
| Afternoon | 612/1 Art & Design | 1h 40 min | |
| Thursday, 29th Oct. | Morning | 555/1 Physical Education (Theory) | 2h 15 min |
| Afternoon | 845/1 Entrepreneurship | 2h 30 min | |
| Friday, 30th Oct. | Morning | 612/2 Art & Design (Planning) 662/1 Nutrition & Food Technology (Theory) |
1 h 2 h 30 min |
| Afternoon | 612/2 Art & Design (Production) | 3 h |
Fourth Week of UNEB UCE: 02 – 03 November 2026
| Day & Date | Period | Subject | Duration |
| Monday, 02nd Nov. | Morning | 305/1 Leb Acoli 315/1 Leblango 325/1 Lugbarati 335/1 Luganda 345/1 Runyankore/Rukiga 355/1 Lusoga 365/1 Ateso 375/1 Dhopadhola 385/1 Runyoro – Rutooro 395/1 Lumasaaba |
2h 30 min 2h 30 min 2h 30 min 2h 30 min 2h 30 min 2h 30 min 2h 30 min 2h 30 min 2h 30 min 2h 30 min |
| Afternoon | 745/1 Technology and Design (Theory) | 1h 30 min | |
| Tuesday, 03rd Nov. | Morning | 840/1 ICT Theory | 2h 15 min |
| Afternoon | 301/1 Latin Comprehension, Translation & Writing 309/1 German: Reading Comprehension & Writing 314/1 French: Reading Comprehension & Writing 337/1 Arabic: Reading Comprehension & Writing 396/1 Chinese: Reading Comprehension & Writing |
2h 30 min 1h 30 min 1h 30 min 2 h 2 h |
31 thoughts on “UNEB UCE Timetable 2026 for Senior 4 Candidates”
I want the full time table s.4 2026
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I wish the best to all candidates in Uganda from P7, S4,S6 and University students I’m Kasango Emmanuel from Busiiro secondary school S4 candidate
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The timetable is okay i think they should leave it
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It’s a nice time table I wish all candidates the best regardless of level I am Martin from Kyenjojo ss
I want real s4 time table 2026
adjust the week it is too fixed for our learners if they are to pass well.
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Is there change in the timetable
What’s the meaning of 553/3and 535/2 does the two and three mean the paper some does
why did you change ict to go on 3rd november please even the students are people atleast you would have changed agricutlture coz they go first always please you would have maintained the draft of the 2 where ict is to 29th
That’s the final UCE timetable by UNEB.
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