Experts have noted that the training offered as the new ‘O’ level curriculum was being introduced in Uganda was not effective. The experts who were attending a brainstorming meeting organized by the Economic Policy Research Center (EPRC) on Tuesday said that teachers who were trained using a largely theoretical curriculum are the same supposed to…
The Uganda National Examinations Board-UNEB has raised concern about the increasing use of slang during examinations. According to UNEB, students are increasingly using jargon and can hardly express themselves without applying slang. Dan Odongo, the Executive Director of UNEB, notes the use of slang is one of the factors affecting the performance of learners not…
On Friday, January 27, 2022, Uganda National Examination’s Board (UNEB) released the 2022 national Primary Leaving Exam (PLE) results, which show that pupils from Kampala Standard Primary and Nursery School Kyanja performed exceptionally well in their pioneer year. The school registered 17 pupils including 10 males and 7 females. The top performing pupils from Kampala…
Kampala Parents School (KPS), a world-class institution providing top-notch education has opened admissions for its 2023 Academic Year inviting parents and guardians to book a place for their children as early as possible. The grand announcement comes just a day after the school posted stellar performance in the recently released results of the 2022 Primary…
Young rapper Felista Di Superstar has finally received her P.7 UNEB results and she scored 13 aggregates in the Primary Leaving Exams (PLE). The 11-year-old Nawambye singer is among the 119 students who passed in the second division at Kampala Parents School out of the 410 who sat for exams at the school last year…
Kampala Parents school has again excelled in the just-released Primary Leaving Examinations (PLE) results for the year 2022 by Uganda National Examinations Board (UNEB). According to the management of the school, over 410 candidates sat for PLE and out of those, 16 scored aggregates 4. Speaking to our Spy, the school’s principal Daphine Kato, revealed…
The Govt chief whip Hamson Obua has this afternoon received a courtesy call from the Makerere University Convocative Executive led by the chairperson George Turyamureeba. He congratulated & encouraged them to be focused, innovative, and promised to accord them the requisite support.
The low uptake of scholarships offered to Uganda has become a major concern to legislators on the Public Accounts Committee (PAC – Central Government). A review of scholarships offered to Uganda in the last three years laid bare that out of 280 scholarship slots provided, only 162 are filled, resulting in an under absorption of…
The State Minister for Primary Education Dr. Joyce Moriku Kaducu has commended Kyambogo University for boosting its research department amidst limited facilitation from the government. She was speaking at the closure of the third day of the 18th graduation ceremonies of Kyambogo University at the East End Pitch on Friday. At least 12,080 people graduated…
The Ambassador of Uganda to Sudan has been offered scholarships with a focus on science and technology by the International University of Africa, Sudan to help promote critical areas of economic growth and development in Uganda. This follows a visit by His Excellency Dr. Rashid Yahya Ssemuddu, Uganda’s Ambassador to Khartoum on Thursday November 24,…
