The Nakasongola District Education officials have attributed the poor Primary Leaving Examinations (PLE) performance to rampant absenteeism of learners and teacher shortages. According to PLE results released on Thursday, at least 607 (14.4 %) out of 4349 candidates who sat in Nakasongola failed the examinations. The results further indicate that only 269 candidates passed in […]
BY WILBERFORCE KAWERE | MUKONO | KYAGGWE TV | Managers of Mukono primary schools that performed well in last year’s Primary Leaving Examinations (PLE) have given tips to their colleagues whose learners did not excel, on tricks to help them come out with star performance in this year’s examinations. Among the tips they gave to […]
As the traditional merry making period following release of 2024 Primary Leaving Examinations (PLE) results rages on, a Lugazi primary school teacher says he does not regret having taken school fees loans to enhance his poor salary, for his son. 14-year-old Maurice Anderson Kwima up to last year, a learner of Kana Primary School, scooped […]
The traditional super performers in the Primary Leaving Examinations (PLE) Global Junior School Mukono have again done it, this time shining even brighter than in the previous years. Out of the total enrolment of 263 candidates, 232 passed in first grade, with 17 passing with aggregate 4 as compared to the previous year’s 15 candidates. […]
Mercy Naluyombya, daughter to Zaake Mukasa and Rose Nakyanzi, has every reason to smile after having emerged the top achiever in last year’s Primary Leaving Examinations (PLE) at Cornerstone Junior School Mukono campus, with aggregate 4. She says she could not believe her ears on receiving the news that she had emerged in top position, […]
The Uganda National Examinations Board (UNEB) has directed all schools with outstanding invoices to clear their balances to access the 2024 Primary Leaving Examination (PLE) results. Speaking to our reporter ahead of the official release of the examination results this morning, UNEB Spokesperson Jennifer Kalule revealed that the UNEB portal indicates many schools have outstanding […]
Evidence has been revealed indicating that the embattled former Kitegomba Church of Uganda parish priest Rev. Abel Sserwanja Merewooma who was recently given marching orders by his boss, the Bishop of Namirembe Diocese Moses Banja, actually sat his divinity diploma examinations on forged academic papers. From the genesis of his troubles when Namirembe Diocesan Secretary, […]
Parents have been urged to always consider enrolling their children in religious-based health institutions if they want to have better molded health workers at the end. Paul Babiine, the deputy Rector of St. Francis Schools of Health Sciences at Namataba in Mukono district says religious-based education institutions among the skills which they instill in the […]
Over the years, statistics from the Uganda National Examinations Board (UNEB) have shown poor performance in science subjects, especially Biology, Chemistry and Physics. In 2016, 40.8% of candidates who studied biology only scored 2 points, making it the worst done subject in UACE exams of that year. About half of […]
The old saying of history repeating itself came true when this year, Kabale University School of Medicine for the second year running emerged winner of the African inter-medical school quiz competition, bringing 39 other participating universities to their knees. Last year, Kabale beat 53 competing universities in the prestigious quiz organized by the Federation of […]