The Ministry of Education has raised concerns after observing that half of the private schools across the country are declining to register their learners on the new Education Management Information System (EMIS), implemented in 2022.

The Director of Basic Education, Ismail Mulindwa, says that while the uptake and utilization of the system among public schools stands at 99 percent, several private schools are falling way behind in terms of adoption.

He mentioned that out of 14,272 government institutions, 14,168 have successfully loaded their learners onto the system, representing 99 percent.

In contrast, only 30,519 out of 60,529 private schools have enrolled their learners on the system, representing 50 percent.

In terms of student enrollment, out of the 1.5 million secondary learners registered so far on the EMIS, 967,049 are from government schools while 596,000 are from private schools.

At the primary level, out of the 9.9 million learners registered on the system, 8.4 million learners are from government schools, while only 1.5 million learners are from private schools.KFM

Speaking during a sensitization workshop for private schools and institutions in Nakawa, Mulindwa indicated that the Ministry is set to commence capacity-building engagements for heads of institutions across all local governments, with a keen emphasis on private schools.

In 2019, the Ministry of Education developed the Education Management Information System (EMIS) to replace the old manual system in order to eliminate ghost learners and teachers, and to ensure easier planning and management of education institutions in the country.