The Uganda National Teachers Association (UNATU) has distanced itself from the purported industrial action reportedly set to take place as the first term opens due to concerns over low pay. Over the weekend, a circulating flyer suggested that UNATU had declared a nationwide strike, asserting that teachers would not be attending school as the term commenced. […]
In the absence of the Chancellor, Makerere University’s Vice Chancellor, Professor Barnabas Nawangwe has presided over the 74th Graduation ceremony, which commenced on Monday morning at Freedom Square. The Chancellor, as the titular head of the University, typically presides over ceremonial assemblies and confers degrees. However, by the Universities and Other Tertiary Institutions Act 2001, […]
William Kizito (15) scored aggregate 9 from the Primary Leaving Examinations (PLE). Kizito who is suffering from cerebral palsy sat his PLE from Bishop West Boarding Primary School, an inclusive school belonging to Mukono diocese and located in Mukono Central Division, Mukono Municipality. He had in impressive scores that included; Science (3), Mathematics (2), Social […]
Global Junior School Mukono has once again excelled in the 2023 Primary Leaving Examinations (PLE) results which were on Thursday released by the Minister for Education and Sports, Janet Kataha Museveni. The headteacher Anthony Kato Ssentongo says the school registered 209 first grades out of 234 candidates. The results which include 15 candidates with 4 […]
Jesjonny Day and Boarding Primary School Mukono have registered record results in last year’s Primary Leaving Examinations (PLE) leaving its competitors silenced. Located in Ngandu Cell, in Mukono Central Division, Jesjonny had over the time gained popularity in the field of Music, Dance and Drummer (MDD); fortunately, it has also gained much improvement in the […]
Nearly one third of the pupils in the districts of Kibuku, Madi Okollo, Dokolo, Kween and Namisindwa are not eligible to move to Senior Secondary schools after scoring Division U (Ungraded). Many other districts have over 20% of the candidates in Division U. Uganda National Examinations Board Ed Dan Odongo revealed that Division U is […]
Solomon Walukhu and Ronia Samuels Kirabo of Cornerstone Junior School Mukono are among the school’s best candidates from the Primary Leaving (PLE) for the year 2023 which were released by the Minister for Education and Sports, Janet Kataha Museveni on Thursday. The duo scored 4 aggregates, the result which did not only make the school […]
The Uganda National Examinations Board (UNEB) will release the Primary Leaving Examinations (PLE) on Thursday, a senior examinations body has confirmed after the body secured an appointment to brief the First Lady, Janet Museveni, also the Minister of Education and Sports. A senior official indicated that PLE results for the year 2023 will be released […]
Global Junior School Mukono last year made 18 years in the education service. Unlike other education institutions which shine for one or two years with intentions of attracting pupils and later start doing things normally, Anthony Kato Ssentongo, the headteacher of Global Junior School Mukono says they have maintained the standard high for all those […]
Professor Lawrence Muganga, the Vice-Chancellor of Victoria University, has joined the ranks of Ugandans calling for the scrapping of national examinations. Muganga also wants the continuous assessment advanced, restructuring of Uganda National Examinations Board (UNEB), and the implementation of a regional-based education system. Professor Muganga was on Tuesday appearing before the Education Policy Review Commission. NCDC […]