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NEWS ANALYSIS | THE INDEPENDENT | The number of learners opting for science subjects and mathematics at the advanced level of education is gradually increasing, 20 years after the government started prioritizing and investing in sciences. Since 2005, the study of science subjects became compulsory for O’level students, aligning with …

Jinja, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Kiira College Butiki Old Boys Association-KICOBA has rejected the newly posted head teacher, Paul Mwogeza, on the grounds that he is not an old boy of the school and therefore lacks the passion to run it. Mwogeza tookover the school on March 1, 2023, …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | At least 130 schools in Kampala will benefit from a hygiene education program by Unilever, one of the world’s leading suppliers of Beauty and well-being, Personal Care, Home Care, Nutrition and Ice Cream products. The company has set to reach 300,000 learners in Uganda through …

In addition to protecting schools, the trauma violent attacks inflict on children needs fixing COMMENT | Jan Egeland | It was scorching hot when I arrived at a cramped classroom in the world’s largest refugee camp, in Cox’s Bazar, Bangladesh. But the children I came to meet, a graduating primary school class …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Uganda National Examinations Board (UNEB) has started hearing cases of schools whose Primary Leaving Examination-PLE results were withheld. Rose Mukasa Nabukenya, the Principal Examinations Officer in charge of Primary Leaving Examinations-PLE, says that the board has invited individuals of interest from schools whose results …

Luweero, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Over 400 private schools in Luwero are yet to register their learners on Education Management Information System despite the lapse of the deadline set by the Ministry of Education and Sports. The Ministry of Education and Sports, working together with the National Identification and Registration …

Moroto, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Schools in Moroto district are struggling to attract learners despite an ongoing campaign to rally children to go back to school. The schools have registered a low turn-up of learners during the first week of school for the new academic year that opened on February …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Several schools around the country have requested parents to make full payment of fees before their children are admitted in Senior 1. After the selection process that took place last week, many parents whose children were placed in Senior 1 rushed to pick admission letters. …

Nakaseke, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT |  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 …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The National Planning Authority (NPA) has put forward new, radical suggestions in the midst of the ongoing debate surrounding the ever-increasing fees and related charges, more so in public and government-aided schools. The National Planning Authority, responsible for advising the government on policies for the …