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Muyingo: Gov’t has a disability in taking over new schools

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The State Minister of Higher Education, Dr. John Chrysostom Muyingo has told Members of Parliament that the government is unable to take over the management of new schools in the current financial year due to lack of funds. Muyingo was responding to a matter of national importance …

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Muyingo: No school should open before February 5th

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT |  State Minister for Higher Education Dr. John Chrysostom Muyingo has cautioned schools against opening the school term before the official date. According to the official school calendar from the Ministry of Education and Sports, the school term will commence on 5th February. Muyingo says …

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Will Uganda reap from heavy investment in science subjects?

NEWS ANALYSIS | THE INDEPENDENT | The number of learners opting for science subjects and mathematics at the advanced level of education is gradually increasing, 20 years after the government started prioritizing and investing in sciences. Since 2005, the study of science subjects became compulsory for O’level students, aligning with …

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Education ministry tasked to issue circular on bullying in schools

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Parliament has directed the Ministry of Education and Sports to issue a circular to combat incidents of bullying by students in all schools in the country. Speaker Anita Among made the directive in her opening communication to the legislators during the plenary sitting on Thursday. It …

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S1 PLACES: Head teachers in hiding

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | State Minister for Higher Education Chrysestom Muyingo has urged head teachers not to run away from schools, but engage the thousands of frustrated parents hunting for Senior One places after the recent PLE results were released. “Reports from the field indicate that some of our …

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Gov’t warns Seed Schools against charging UNEB fees

Mukono, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The government has warned administrators of Seed Schools against charging candidates the Uganda National Examinations Board-UNEB registration fees. According to the Ministry of Education and Sports government, Seed Schools are typical Universal Secondary schools (USE) schools that are not expected to charge candidates because the …

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