(This article was first published in the New Vision on July 13, 2022) By Umar Nsubuga and Juliet Kasirye The Ministry of Eduction and Sports has set aside funds to facilitate the development of music, dance and drama (MDD) in schools this financial year, the ministry’s permanent secretary, Ketty Lamaro, has said. Lamaro said MDD […]
(This article was first published in the New Vision on July 13, 2022) By Andrew Masinde and Arnest Tumwesige For several years, a humanitarian organisation provided lunch to pupils at Namalu Mixed Primary School in Nakapiripirit district. However, when schools reopened early this year, two years after they had been closed to control the spread […]
(This article was first published in Toto Magazine on July 20, 2022) By Shamim SaadAlabem Primary Seven candidates of Sir Apollo Kaggwa Primary School, Kisaasi were urged to work now on what they intend to become. During the Career Day held at the school recently, Rose Nantanda, the general manager of Sir Apollo Kaggwa Schools […]
By Kellen Owente Uganda National Teachers Union (UNATU) has endorsed New Vision Education Expo, which starts this Friday. Describing it as a timely intervention, Filbert Baguma, the UNATU general secretary, says now is the best time to discuss key issues in the education sector and share knowledge and experiences to improve the industry. The […]
(This article was first published in the New Vision on July 21, 2021) By Ass. Prof. Mesharch Katusiimeh (PhD) School headteachers, had it not been for COVID-19 sweeping through the country, would now have been set to converge in Kampala for the Senior One and later Senior Five selection exercise. This exercise also takes care […]
(This article was first published in the New Vision on July 28, 2021) By Conan Busingye Education institutions in Uganda have been have been affected by COVID-19-induced lockdowns since March 2020, owing to the outbreak of COVID-19 last year. However, this has not stopped school owners from helping the Government in an attempt to curb […]
(This article was first published in the New Vision on October 5, 2021) By Martin Kitubi St Mary’s Secondary School Kitende and Uganda Martyrs’ Secondary School Namugongo have dominated admissions for medical programmes to Makerere University under government scholarship. An analysis of the admissions list released by Makerere on Friday shows that King’s College Budo, […]
(This list was first published in the New Vision on October 4, 2021)
Mwalimu has ranked schools at the Government scholarship entry level and at the entry of Makerere University, which always takes the lion’s share of private admissions because of its capacity and various other factors. Based on last year’s analysis, the study shows that King’s College, Budo; St Mary’s Kitende, Central College Mityana and Uganda Martyrs […]
(This article was first published in the New Vision on 11th August 2021) By Conan Businge Mwalimu has ranked schools at the Government scholarship entry level and at the entry of Makerere University, which always takes the lion’s share of private admissions because of its capacity and various other factors. Based on last year’s analysis, […]