By Conan Businge Nowadays, for any pupils passing above aggregate 6, parents begin to worry if they will get a place in any top school in the country. This is because the competition for places in such schools is usually high. A case in point is in the last Primary Leaving Examinations, where 9,399 students […]
By George Bita Ever since the first COVID-19 lockdown of March 2020, lower primary school teachers have not been teaching. According to Sr Winifred Nankya, the headteacher of St Francis Nakavule Nursery School in Iganga municipality, her staff of over 30 teachers have not been earning wages. “Their salary comes from parents’ contributions. We are […]
By Martin Kitubi The Government has already drawn up a plan on how academic institutions will reopen, starting with higher institutions of learning, including universities. According to the plan, tertiary institutions will reopen in November starting with continuing first year students. Schools on the other hand, will re-open in January 2022 and that priority will […]
By Martin Kitubi WITH the likelihood that schools will reopen in January next year, a total of 4,339 private schools are likely to close due to prolonged lockdown, a National Planning Authority (NPA) report has revealed. Of these, 3,507 are primary, whereas 832 are secondary schools. These schools depend on tuition fees to run. Without […]
This article was first published in the New Vision on 8th September, 2021 By Mathias Mazinga The Church of Uganda has paid special recognition to 14 schools of its affiliation, which had an outstanding performance in the 2020 Uganda Certificate of Education Examinations (UCE). Rewarded Schools These include King’s College Budo, Gayaza High School, Iganga […]
This article was first published in the New Vision on October21, 2021 By Conan Businge After months since River Nyamwamba floods swept away schools in Kasese district, affecting over 5,000 students, Vice-President Maj. (Rtd) Jessica Alupo has said they will be reconstructed. She made the remarks during her trip to the district, last week, to […]
By Kellen Owente It is not uncommon for one to complete university without an idea of where to find jobs. This is because many students do not get exposed to areas where opportunities exist while still in school. But the upcoming New Vision Education Expo seeks to fix this. That is why the Uganda National […]
Enock Kibuuka In his December 20 Christmas message, the archbishop of the Anglican Church of Uganda, Dr Stephen Kazimba, reiterated that the church in Uganda is contemplating a complete breakaway from the Anglican Church of England over immorality. He expressed deep concern over the rising cases of sexual immorality and pervasiveness among the youth, especially […]
By Martin Kitubi The education sector has been hit by a shortage of female teachers. A recent report by the Government has revealed that just 26.98% of teachers at government-aided and government-owned secondary schools are females. This has left an estimated 200 government-aided and government-owned secondary school without female teachers. The affected schools are mainly […]
By Martin Kitubi For decades, various schools, including government-aided schools, have been charging students development fees and collecting financial contributions from them to procure school vans/ buses. The levies vary depending across schools, but most of them charge about sh50,000 for a school van annually. According to sources in the education ministry, such charges contribute […]