Nothing but the truth
Nothing but the truth
The Deputy Speaker of Parliament Thomas Tayebwa has directed the Ministry of Education and Sports to institute powerful sanctions against schools that are charging exorbitant school fees. The matter landed itself on the floor of Parliament after several complaints from the public with a section of people accusing government of keeping a deaf ear as […]
More than 300 students of Kayindu Secondary School in Luweero district are in panic following an order by the landlord to evict them from their premises. In 1982, residents established Kayindu Secondary School as a community school in Kalagala sub-county after getting five acres of land as a donation from David Ssemwogerere. Ssemwogerere acquired the […]
Parents and leaders in Luweero have piled pressure on headteachers after the Uganda National Examinations Board (UNEB) withheld results for 57 candidates in the district over suspected involvement in malpractices. According to UNEB, results for Luweero, at least 1,622 (11.4%) passed in the First Division, 7174 (50.4%) passed in the second division, 2,739 (19.2%) in […]
Sr. Genevieve Kerins, the third headteacher of St. Theresa Namagunga Boarding Primary School in Mukono district made a lasting impact on the school. She influenced and shaped the lives of many former female students who attended the school during her remarkable time as headteacher. Recognised by everyone who was part of the school during her leadership, […]
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 […]
