No Competence-Based Education, No Students: Govt Sets Tough Terms for Universities

Chairing the meeting, Busitema University Vice Chancellor Prof. Paul Wako said the shift to competence-based learning is a necessary step toward addressing the country’s growing unemployment problem among graduates. Universities across the country have been put on notice: adopt the Competence-Based Education (CBE) model or risk being barred from admitting new students. The directive, issued […]

Police Summon Headteacher Over Alleged Violation of Presidential Directive on School Fees

The president’s order aims to protect the government’s free education program, which is designed to support children from low-income families by providing them access to education without financial barriers. Mukono Court Further Remands Suspect in UCU Director’s Murder Case Police in Mbale district have summoned Samuel Wambi Sokoi, the headteacher of Bumageni Army Barracks Primary […]

Curriculum Specialists Retrain Mukono P7 Teachers Following Unconvincing 2025 PLE Results

Susan Wamala Sserunkuuma, the chairperson of Mukono Municipality Headteachers’ Association, said the workshop was organized after headteachers and teachers expressed concern about last year’s PLE results. The 2025 Primary Leaving Examination (PLE) results left many headteachers shocked after a noticeable decline in performance across several schools, with Social Studies emerging as one of the worst-performed […]

Over 200 Pupils to Resit P7 as UNEB Cancels PLE Results Over Malpractice

The decision sparked emotional scenes at St. Joseph Primary School Musoto, where several parents broke down in tears, describing the move as unfair. At least 237 pupils from two primary schools in Mbale City have been ordered to repeat Primary Seven after the Uganda National Examinations Board (UNEB) cancelled their 2025 Primary Leaving Examination (PLE) […]

Makerere Elects First Female Guild Electoral Commission Chairperson

Owomugisha assumes office at a critical time as the university prepares to elect its 92nd Guild President. The previous Guild leadership, led by Churchill Ssentamu, was recently dissolved pending fresh elections. Unanswered Questions Cloud Pamela’s Murder Case Makerere University has elected Maureen Owomugisha as the first woman to serve as Chairperson of the Guild Electoral […]

Secondary School Suspends Teacher in Viral Video Kissing With Student

Sources within the school indicated that the video began circulating among students before spreading to the wider public, triggering anxiety and debate within the school community. Unidentified Woman Poses as Medical Officer, Abducts Newborn Health Facility  A government-aided secondary school in Jinja City has suspended its computer teacher following the circulation of a viral video […]

Mengo SS Student Dies by Suicide After Top UACE Score, Sparking Debate on Academic Pressure

Across Uganda, parents, educators, and students are grappling with an unsettling question: how can a system that produces excellence also produce such pain? A heavy silence has settled over Uganda’s student community after the devastating loss of a learner from Mengo Secondary School—a young woman whose academic success should have marked the beginning of a […]

Agenrwot’s Perfect Academic Journey: From Ten O-Level Distinctions to 20 Points at A-Level

Looking ahead, Agenrwot hopes to pursue Medicine and General Surgery at Makerere University, with the long-term ambition of becoming a neurosurgeon and earning a PhD at a young age. Seeta High School Mbalala Campus in Mukono District is celebrating an extraordinary academic milestone after one of its brightest students, Fortunate Agenrwot, achieved the maximum 20 […]

Seven Students Score Perfect 20 Points as St. Balikuddembe SS Kisoga Excels in UACE

Ingabire offered Biology, Chemistry, Mathematics and ICT and hopes to pursue a Bachelor of Medicine and Surgery at Gulu University. St. Balikuddembe Senior School Kisoga has maintained its strong academic tradition after posting impressive results in the 2025 Uganda Advanced Certificate of Education (UACE) examinations. The school headteacher, Lydia Lukwago Kagoya, revealed that all the […]

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