By Our Reporter
NATIONAL
The Ministry of Education and Sports has set the reporting date for Senior One students for their Term One, 2024.
In a brief statement released today 1st February, 2024, the Ministry of Education says that Term One for S.1 students will be 19th February, 2024, two weeks after the official opening of the School Calendar, 2024.
School heads across the country have today, 1st February, 2024 started taking part in the selection exercise for Senior One placement at UMA Multipurpose Hall, Lugogo, Kampala.
According to UNEB, a total of 749,254 candidates from 15,859 centers (schools) registered for PLE in 2023, representing a decrease from the 832,654 candidates in 2022. Notably, 501,602 candidates (66.9%) from 11,365 centers were Universal Primary Education (UPE) beneficiaries, while 247,652 candidates (33.1%) were non-UPE.
The performance of candidates in English, Integrated Science, and Mathematics showed improvement compared to 2022. However, Social Studies (SST) performance remained comparable between the two years.
Executive Director Dan Odongo emphasized, “A higher proportion of the 2023 candidates passed in Division 3 and above level. Overall, the performance of candidates is comparable to that of 2022.”
