Stanley Ebele
Excitement has gripped Kotido Senior Secondary Schools, following reported stellar performance in the just released Uganda certificate of education, (UCE) results
On Tuesday, the Minister of Education and Sports released the Senior Four 2024 academic year results for students who sat for both the new and old curriculums, where schools in Kotido have reportedly shone with the most exciting result in history.
At Kotido secondary school, Paul Kibuuka, the school DOS says out of a total of 264 registered students, under both the new and old curriculum, all qualified for certification or promotion to A level, posing 100% pass record, the first ever in the school’s history,
He observes that out of 191 students who sat under the new curriculum all passed in Grade A to D while the 73 who sat for the old curriculum passed in Division I – 4 only.
Simon Achuma, the Panyangara secondary school director of studies says all of the students they registered passed in grade A-C, and only one passed in grade D
While at Nakapelimoru army secondary school Amos Kule the director of studies says, out of the 63 candidates who sat, all of them passed and qualify to join A, Level
The school administrators have attributed the good performance to the high level of commitment from the teachers, students as well as parents in efforts to promote quality and practical or applicable education which addresses community challenges.
Under the new curriculum, candidates are assessed using letter grades (A to E) rather than divisions. The new system categorizes performance into five achievement levels. The highest, A (Exceptional), B (Outstanding) C (Satisfactory) D (Basic) and E (Elementary) which is the lowest, signaling difficulty in applying knowledge effectively. Etoil A Karamoja will bring you more results, analysis and comments in our subsequent news bulletins.
