Tag Archives: Education

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | A total of 1,191 candidates who sat the 2025 Uganda Certificate of Education (UCE) examinations will not receive their certificates, effectively blocking their progression to higher levels of education, the Uganda National Examinations Board (UNEB) has revealed. The affected candidates,  representing 0.28 per cent …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Over 65,700 Primary Seven leavers from the 2025 Primary Leaving Examination (PLE) cohort are projected to enroll in Technical, Vocational Education and Training (TVET) institutions this year, as competition for secondary school placements remains intense. Mary Frances Atima, the Acting Permanent Secretary at the …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | History and Political Education emerged as the weakest-performed subject in the 2025 Uganda Certificate of Education (UCE) examinations, despite generally strong results across most humanities and arts subjects. Results released by the Uganda National Examinations Board (UNEB) indicate that 12,898 candidates out of the …

Mukono, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Uganda Christian University (UCU) is mourning the tragic death of Pamela Ruth Tumwebaze, the university’s head of student affairs, who was killed at her home in Gwafu West, Goma Division, Mukono District. Her passing has sent shockwaves through the university community, leaving students, staff, …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | For Paul Okello, a graduate of Public Administration and Management, the road to employment has been a marathon with no finish line. Since 2011, he has navigated a grueling cycle of applications and interviews, appearing on nine different shortlists for government positions across Northern …

COMMENT | NANTEZA SARAH KYOBE | With results of PLE now out, I urge parents that are planning secondary school life for their children to consider Technical and Vocational Education and Training (TVET) programs that admit students directly from Primary Seven. Learners who enrol in community polytechnics can actually earn an O-level equivalent …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The start of Term One 2026 has been marred by low pupil attendance in schools across Uganda, despite the delayed reopening aimed at easing preparations. Reports from multiple districts indicate that only a small fraction of enrolled learners turned up on the first day …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Airtel Africa Foundation has unveiled 20 students awarded fully funded scholarships worth over Sh3.85 billion to pursue science and technology degree programmes at different universities in Uganda. The scholarships, starting February 2026, target talented students from underprivileged backgrounds. Launched recently, the Airtel Africa Foundation Tech …

COMMENT | MATHIAS RUKUBA | On every school day in Uganda, hundreds of learners, teachers, support staff, and visitors converge in one place. Different ages. Different backgrounds. Different needs. One shared responsibility: safety. Yet, across the country, school safety is too often treated as an afterthought, noticed only when tragedy strikes, …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Some teachers in parts of the country are raising alarm after the 2025 Primary Leaving Examinations (PLE) results. The results revealed that Social Studies with Religious Education (SST) registered the poorest results nationwide. The teachers interviewed by Uganda Radio Network’s journalist have responded differently, offering …