By KGR Reporter,
Dr. John Chrysostom Muyingo, the State Minister for Higher Education, has called for a thorough investigation into the significant failures recorded in Luwero District during the recently released Primary Leaving Examinations.
The results indicate that 1,085 candidates failed, while 288 candidates did not sit for the exams out of a total of 16,162 registered candidates in the district.
Additionally, UNEB withheld the results of 264 candidates due to concerns over examination malpractice, including 100 from Rapha Primary School, 48 from Zuhura Education Centre Nkondo, 54 from Nalongo Islamic Primary School, and 62 from Bombo Parents’ Primary School.
Speaking to locals in Kakoola village, Bamunanika Sub-County, Muyingo acknowledged some improvement in the 2024 P.L.E results compared to previous years but expressed his disappointment over the number of failures. He also voiced concern about the withheld results, attributing them to examination malpractice—a practice he strongly denounces. Dr. Muyingo speaking……
In a letter dated January 23, 2025, addressed to the Luwero District Chief Administrative Officer, UNEB Executive Director Dan Odongo stated that the results from the affected schools are being withheld pending further investigations. END