Education authorities in Bugiri District have resolved to close at least 50 private schools over their alleged failure to process and acquire the Education Management Information System (EMIS) number. The Ministry of Education and Sports instructed private and government-aided schools to acquire EMIS numbers. This is aimed at capturing details of both teaching and non-teaching staff, tracking teachers’ transfers and ...
Read More »Private Schools Explain Better Performance In PLE As Compared To Government Schools
Private schools performed better in the Primary Leaving Examinations (PLE) compared to the government institutions. This has been seen in the statistics released by theUganda National Examinations Board (UNEB).The private schools attributed their better performance to the relationship and verbal performance contract signed with parents.A colossal number of students from private schools beat their counterparts in government aided schools in ...
Read More »Look For Schools That You Can Afford – Rogers Mulindwa Tells Ugandans
Rogers Mulindwa, the NRM party spokesperson, has come out to advise parents to look for schools they think they can afford. This is as learners head back to school for the final academic term. And according to Mulindwa, instead of stressing themselves with schools whose fares are high, parents can opt for average schools. These also teach well and learners ...
Read More »Government Is Conniving With Schools – Hon. Charles Tebandeke
Bbaale constituency MP, Hon. Charles Tebandeke, has said the public should not expect government to do anything about the increased fees. This is because the government is conniving with schools. Charles Tebandeke says government is quiet because most of the private schools are owned by people in the government. This means if they address this issue of fees increment, they ...
Read More »Muyingo Re-Echoes Warning Against Hiking School Fees
The government has warned private school owners against hiking school fees ahead of school reopening next week. State Minister for Higher Education, John Chrysostom Muyingo forwarded this message to private school owners. He did this during the launch of the 32nd selection exercise for Tertiary Institutions at Nabisunsa Girls Secondary school on Tuesday, January 4. ‘’No private Institution will be ...
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