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Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Ministry of Education and Sports has started a process to operationalize new 117 seed secondary schools that had been stalled over the last years.
Patrick Muinda, the Ministry of Education spokesperson notes that more than 41 Billion Shillings has been allocated in the current financial year budget to cater for costs for wages for staffing of the schools.
“The budget also covers ICT equipment, chemical reagents and science kits. The ministry is currently validating the seed schools to inform the recruitment exercise for staff,” a written response from Muinda reads in part.
Sam Kuloba, the commissioner of government secondary schools notes that all the newly constructed schools are to receive teachers by January 2020 in the time for the new school year. Kuloba has also issued out a circular calling local government to prepare the relevant documentation for the process.
“Permanent Secretary issued out a circular guiding the recruitment of teachers for the above schools. As per the circular, there is a need to generate information from the respective schools to inform the development recruitment guidelines,” says Kuloba.
Construction of the majority of the schools in question started in 2018 under the Uganda Inter-Government Fiscal Transfer Programme phase 1. However, the construction process was challenged by woes within local governments as authorities disagreed on areas where the schools could be built. In other areas, the contractors delayed reaching on-site. But Muinda notes that the majority of the schools are expected to be ready in December.
Major delays have been experienced in the districts that include Ntungamo, Mbarara, Gulu, Nwoya, Amuru and Omoro but officials at the ministry say they are closely following up the issue on a case by case basis to ensure that all sites are ready for handover by December.
The operationalization of the 117 secondary schools is in line with the government’s effort to extend secondary education to all Ugandans by having at least one school in each sub-county.
Statistics from the Education Ministry indicate that 615 sub-counties in Uganda have no government secondary schools. However, the government has approved two different loans from the World Bank which will see the construction of more schools to reduce the burden.
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They constructed St Joseph’s karangura in kabarole in 2015 but up to now no Grant aiding.
Nice. What about Kemishego secondary school in Nyamunuka Ntungamo
I first thank the government of Uganda through ministry of education and sports for work done so far to enhance quality education in Uganda.
So interviews will take place in January.
Good bless you
Thanks for updates.
my sincere appreciation go to ministry of education and sports for the work done
I wish to see the circular concerning the subjects and qualification,thx
I strongly commend the government for the great achievements in promoting access to secondary education in the country. It is going a long way in curtailing post primary dropout. My only prayer is that it should reach all sub-counties without secondary schools and later the issue of quality should be emphasised.
In Gulu District, we still have 6 sub-counties without secondary schools.
Is Masyoro vocational school among the schools to be grant aided in 2021/2022 budget.
I wish I saw an advert , I would have applied when are they going to advertise again ? Or if the staffing is not enough we are ready to apply
Advert please!
Is the staffing at full capacity?
We need to apply for we had no opportunity at first.
Good news
Kapchorwa Shools on Grand aiding May I have a look at it please
The on going recruitment of sitting teachers in the selected seed schools is not transparent as interviewers are leaving out some committed staff for reasons well known to them especially at Nawaningi seed secondary School in Iganga municipal council.
when are you taking st john baptist SS Rwembogo in ntungamo
Thanks,but when will nakastsi seed school be set up?
Thanks for the information but a serious follow up needs to be done to see whether MOE achieved it’s target
Dear stakholders,
I’m grateful for the Government of the Republic of UGANDA, through the Ministry of Education and Sports For the patriotic socio economy transformation in the construction of Kakure Seed secondary school Kalaki. Good work done.
However,these questions are pending.
When is the handover?
When will the ICT, laboratory equipment and Reagents be delivered?
What about the the staffing GAPS in compulsory subjects? As we shall be opening soon..
How are the capitation Grant sent to another district?
I’m the partriotic responsible officer in the above school.
Kind regards and I’m grateful if considered.