Nothing but the truth
Nothing but the truth
A total of 14,879 candidates who sat their Uganda Certificate of Education (UCE) examinations last year did not meet the minimum grade requirements, and have been advised to resit the examination. Given the fact that 2023 marked the final year of implementing the old curriculum, candidates receiving their results have been recommended to retake the […]
With aggregate 9, Gerald Ssemanda emerged one of the best students from the Uganda Certificate of Education (UCE) at St. Balikuddembe Senior Secondary School in Kisoga, Mukono district. A son to Cissy Nanyondo and Richard Ssenyange of Kisoga town, Ssemanda says that following the poor financial conditions in which his parents were in from the […]
Becoming a doctor is the dream career for Pretty Parvin Nabakiibi, a daughter to a business woman, Catherine Nabuule of Unique Garments in Mukono town. Nabakiibi sat for her Uganda Certificate of Education (UCE) examinations at St. Joseph’s Senior Secondary School in Naggalama, Mukono District and scored 10 aggregates in ten subjects. She is […]
A 20-year-old student of Amuria High School in Amuria district is battling a spinal cord injury after he was allegedly beaten by the teacher. Abraham Obadia, who was in senior- five last year is currently admitted at Soroti Regional Referral Hospital where he has been hospitalized for almost three months. Obadia was reportedly beaten by […]
The Deputy Speaker of Parliament Thomas Tayebwa has directed the Ministry of Education and Sports to institute powerful sanctions against schools that are charging exorbitant school fees. The matter landed itself on the floor of Parliament after several complaints from the public with a section of people accusing government of keeping a deaf ear as […]
More than 300 students of Kayindu Secondary School in Luweero district are in panic following an order by the landlord to evict them from their premises. In 1982, residents established Kayindu Secondary School as a community school in Kalagala sub-county after getting five acres of land as a donation from David Ssemwogerere. Ssemwogerere acquired the […]
Parents and leaders in Luweero have piled pressure on headteachers after the Uganda National Examinations Board (UNEB) withheld results for 57 candidates in the district over suspected involvement in malpractices. According to UNEB, results for Luweero, at least 1,622 (11.4%) passed in the First Division, 7174 (50.4%) passed in the second division, 2,739 (19.2%) in […]
Sr. Genevieve Kerins, the third headteacher of St. Theresa Namagunga Boarding Primary School in Mukono district made a lasting impact on the school. She influenced and shaped the lives of many former female students who attended the school during her remarkable time as headteacher. Recognised by everyone who was part of the school during her leadership, […]
The Uganda National Teachers Association (UNATU) has distanced itself from the purported industrial action reportedly set to take place as the first term opens due to concerns over low pay. Over the weekend, a circulating flyer suggested that UNATU had declared a nationwide strike, asserting that teachers would not be attending school as the term commenced. […]
In the absence of the Chancellor, Makerere University’s Vice Chancellor, Professor Barnabas Nawangwe has presided over the 74th Graduation ceremony, which commenced on Monday morning at Freedom Square. The Chancellor, as the titular head of the University, typically presides over ceremonial assemblies and confers degrees. However, by the Universities and Other Tertiary Institutions Act 2001, […]
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