Tag Archives: Ministry of Education

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Schools are yet to recover fully from the effects of the COVID-19-induced closures nearly a year after their reopening. Uganda had the longest closure of schools anywhere in the world. The 22-month closure caused profound disruptions to children’s learning and overall well-being, exacerbating the pre-existing …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | A rift has emerged between the Kampala Archdiocese and the Ministry of Education and Sports over the appointment of the next headteacher of St Mary’s College Kisubi-SMACK. Trouble started when the Commissioner in Charge of Human Resource Management in the Education Ministry, Ronald Ssekabembe Kiberu, …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Ministry of Education and Sports has introduced the Physical Activity and Sports Bill, 2022. The Bill was presented by the State Minister for Sports, Peter Ogwang at a sitting of Parliament on Tuesday, 06 December 2022. The bill provides for the existence of the …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Ministry of Education has released the 2023 academic calendar. The calendar released on Wednesday is for Secondary, Technical, and Farm schools, Pre-Primary, Primary Schools, and Community Polytechnics. The Ministry’s Director of Basic Education, Hajji Ismael Mulindwa, said the school term will return to standard …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Catholic church has urged the Ministry of Education and Sports to stop asking for land titles for schools established on their land across the country. The leaders at the Catholic secretariat in the education commission made the remarks on Monday afternoon while meeting members …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Ministry of Education and Sports has threatened to withhold capitation grants for public schools and education institutions, which fail to finalize the online registration of learners. In April this year, the Ministry of Education and Sports rolled out the re-developed Education Management Information System …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Ministry of Education and Sports has rejected a move by several schools to break off for non-candidate classes during PLE. Several schools mainly in urban centres, had sent out circulars asking parents with learners in the boarding section to pick non-candidates in order to …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | In the wake of the Ebola virus disease outbreak in Uganda, the Ministry of Education and Sports has instructed schools to reactivate the strategies used during COVID-19 pandemic to keep learners and staff safe. While meeting journalists at Nakasero State Lodge on Friday evening, the …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Members of Parliament on the Committee on Education and Sports want the line ministry to develop a tuition policy for all schools to ease the pressure of school fees rates on parents. The MPs have also voiced strong concern on the increase of school fees in …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Legislators want head teachers of government-aided schools who increase fees without permission from the Ministry of Education and Sports reprimanded. The MPs on the Committee of Education and Sports made the demand while meeting officials from education ministry, led by the Minister of State for Higher …