St.Christine Primary school in Kakumiro.The school has closed over accumulated bank loan interests. More than 300 learners are stranded after St. Christine Nursery and Primary school in Mwintanzige sub-county, Kakumiro district failed to open for the first term of the academic year. Our reporter has learnt that the school is struggling
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Sign post for Nakaseke district At least 21 primary school headteachers in Nakaseke district are in trouble for allegedly forging academic papers to obtain promotions. The headteachers are accused of forging Grade 111 certificates, degrees from universities, and certificates of registration from the Ministry of Education and Sports to gain
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Prime Minister Robinah Nabbanja The Government of Uganda plans to establish a Technical University that will impart skills among academically challenged students who fail national examinations. Prime Minister Robinah Nabbanja made the revelation while responding to a question raised by Lilian Aber (Kitgum DWR) while reacting to statistics from the Primary
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Parliament’s Education Committee has rejected a proposal by some lawmakers to have school fees payable to all public schools paid directly to the Consolidated Fund, where the schools would have to pick the funds. The Committee says this would cripple the running of schools because of the bureaucracy involved in obtaining
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Jennifer Kalule-Mulumba, the UNEB spokesperson. Some parents are concerned about the delayed release of their children's Primary Leaving Examination (PLE) results by the Uganda National Examinations Body (UNEB). Since Friday when the examinations body released last year’s PLE results, the affected parents and learners have been reaching out to school
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Tororo district Woman MP, Sarah Opendi (pictured) is proposing to end the current grading system used by Uganda National Examinations Board (UNEB) for primary pupils, arguing that the current system has exerted too much pressure on heads of schools, thus exacerbating the issue of examination malpractice across the country. During
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Makerere University is seeking for Shs105bn to carry out major renovation works at halls of residency and School of Medicine. The University also wants to equip laboratories for science students. This follows complaints about the dilapidated structures at the institution and threats of their closure. The details are contained in
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Dan Odongo, the Executive Director UNEB For the first time in recent years, Social Studies and Religious Education recorded a decline in performance in the 2022 Primary Leaving Examination examinations. According to the report by the Uganda National Examinations Board (UNEB), the pass rate for the subject was 88.6% in
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Laban Kato Laban Kato,29, will be part of thousands of students who are due to graduate at the 73rd graduation ceremony of Makerere University in February. On Wednesday, he broke the internet by sharing a little portion of his remarkable journey which he described as an achievement not only for his family
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S.5 Students from Kisaasi College report for School When the government proposed regulations for school fees and requirements, some parents breathed a sigh of relief. Many believed that the regulations were long overdue and would come into effect when schools reopen for the new academic year. Caleb Kwesigwa says
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