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Ismael Mulindwa the Director Basic and Secondary Education says that they have received reports of schools charging parents money for mocks
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Ministry of Education has warned schools against giving external mock examinations to learners as they wait to sit for their UNEB finals.
In April, the Minister of Education, Janet Museveni banned schools from giving candidates several mock examinations as is the normal practice.
She argued that the ban from extra sets of mocks is to ensure that the syllabus recovery term is not misused. Janet said that all learners will sit for one set of internal mock examinations at the end of the second term.
Ismael Mulindwa the Director Basic and Secondary Education says that they have received reports of schools charging parents money for Mocks. Mulindwa says that the actions of the schools are unacceptable because some parents can’t afford due to the effects of the covid-19 lock down.
Mulindwa says that schools have been encouraged to organize internal assessments once in a while especially after completing a topic to assess the learners’ capability but not routine external exams.
Despite the government’s position, associations that set the mocks for partner schools have started courting the schools.
According to a statement provided by Ndugwa Badru of WAKISSHA which is a joint body for schools in Wakiso providing joint mock examinations, UCE package costs 400,000 Shillings, UACE (Arts) and Sciences 300,000 Shillings.
Some of the schools visited by URN that include Makerere College and Nakasero primary distanced themselves from doing external mocks to assess their learners.
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Some schools like Wampeewo Ntakke SS are already doing mocks despite warnings from the Ministry, some thing needs to be done surely. Am a parent and my daughter called me recently and told me that they are doing mocks which made me get disappointed in the school.
It is not because of democracy of our country
Head of schools have to no that parents are exhausted but however, they can charge them but at fair rates because assesments awakens up astudent’s mind sets
Help us visit these schools and take action if you are to help us. Uneb examination fee O- Level is 164000 Midland parents kawoto asked for 250,000. Now again they are telling us to pay for mock a fee of 150,000/ each student. Ministry of education. These schools are licensed but don’t have any text book? Plz help. Not all parents can afford expensive schools. Fight this extortion in schools plz