Kabale University Pioneers Acquisition of Mental Health Centre

Administrators of Kabale University are walking with their heads high following acquisition of the pioneer mental wellness centre as one of the newest among the innumerable advantages the community derives from the institute, which has given rise to hopes of taming symptoms of anxiety and depression, sometimes escalating to a point where victims may contemplate suicide. […]

“Take Your Children to Schools Where They Don’t Pay” Headteacher Responds to Parents

A section of angry parents of Kayunga Girls’ Primary School in Kayunga Town Council, Kayunga District have asked authorities in the area to take punitive action against their school headteacher whom they accuse of sabotaging the government’s Universal Primary Education (UPE) program. The parents, who were led by a parent who identified herself as Susan […]

Two S.6 Candidates Caught Using AI to Cheat

Two senior six candidates in Masaka City have been implicated in an examination cheating scandal involving artificial intelligence (AI). According to information obtained from the Uganda National Examinations Board (UNEB), the students Nabahinda Cecilia and Nakiyimba Grace, sitting their examinations at Masaka Hall, were caught using smartphones during an afternoon exam to access AI-generated essays […]

Pictorial: Education Ministry Official Lauds Global Junior School for Maintaining Sports in the Curriculum

The Assistant Commissioner for Games and Sports in the Ministry of Education and Sports, Sam Odongo has hailed the management of Global Junior School in Mukono for maintaining the tradition of games and sports as stipulated in the school curriculum. Odongo was officiating as the chief guest at the inter-house sports competition for the nursery […]

Special Needs Education Care Givers Want Sign Language Incorporated into Schools Syllabus

Administrators of Mukono Municipality Special Needs Education (SNE) Primary School in Ggulu ward have suggested that sign language be added to languages on the school curriculum like Swahili, to counter the problem of lack of placement for their learners on completion of primary level. They argue that children with hearing problems have nobody to communicate […]

UNEB Reveals Top Schools Involved in Malpractice Cases During PLE

An assessment by the Uganda National Examinations Board (UNEB) reveals that this year’s Primary Leaving Examination (PLE) had several malpractices, with the majority of cases involving collusion involving headteachers, examination scouts, and invigilators. The UNEB report outlines several significant cases of cheating uncovered at top schools across various regions of the country. For example, at […]

Defiance of UNEB Instructions May Lead to Result Cancellation, S6 Candidates Cautioned

Senior Six candidates have been advised to observe examination instructions to the dot, well aware that they are entering a decisive phase for their future with no room for breaking any rules lest they dent their lifelong destiny. “You have been breaking school rules with impunity; we have been asking you not to carry mobile […]

Fr. Kiibi Dedicates, Blesses 300 S6 Candidates for St. Balikuddembe S.S Kisoga

The outspoken catholic Priest, Rev. Fr. Deogratius Kiibi Kateregga of St. Joseph Parish Mpigi has invoked God to send the holy spirit to bail Uganda out of a situation of condemnation, saying the country has been eaten away by rot characterized by corruption, pornography, outright theft and other forms of immorality. He said that today politics […]

School Head Fined sh3m for Blocking Students from Exams

A joint committee in Terego District has fined the Headteacher of Katrini Secondary School, Sam Egama, for preventing four students from sitting for their exams over unpaid school dues. The committee, comprising members from the Security and Education Committees, including Uganda Police officers from the Criminal Investigations Department, the District Education Officer, the Board of […]

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