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Over 320 P.6 pupils abandon school in Moroto

  Moroto, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT  |  Education authorities in Moroto district are unable to trace 324 primary six pupils who failed to turn up for studies in March 2021. Joseph Aleper, the Moroto District Inspector of Schools, says that they registered 986 pupils across the district before the COVID-19 lockdown …

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Schools decry lack of new curriculum text books

Ministry of Education rolled out a new lower secondary curriculum last year slated to start with the newly admitted senior one students Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Secondary schools have decried the lack of textbooks for the new lower secondary curriculum. The schools note that the National Curriculum Development Center-NCDC availed them …

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Gov’t recalls certificates of private secondary schools

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT  |  Ministry of Education and Sports has recalled the registration certificates of all private secondary schools across the country.  Edward Ssebukyu, the Assistant Commissioner of Private Schools and institutions, says the decision is aimed at cleaning up the private secondary school’s register and update information on …

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Teachers rally parents to return learners to school

Kampala, Uganda |  THE INDEPENDENT |  A section of schools around Kampala are rallying parents to return learners to school. This follows the low turn up of primary four and five pupils.  The learners resumed classes on Monday, after the academic year was prematurely cut short on March 18, 2020, …

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Poor state of schools in Bunyangabu worries leaders

Bunyangabu, Uganda |  THE INDEPENDENT |  Leaders in Katebwa Sub County in Bunyangabu district have raised concerns over the poor state of government schools in the area.  The schools in the sub-county are operating under unfavorable conditions, which have affected learning.  The situation is worse in government primary schools, many …

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Gov’t clears schools hosting marking centres to reopen for all classes

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Ministry of Education and Sports has cleared schools that will host marking centres to reopen for all classes. The Uganda National Examinations Board-UNEB selected over 40 schools mainly in Kampala, Wakiso, Mukono, and Luwero districts to host the marking activities. The selected institutions include …

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