EDITOR
Kanungu District education authorities on Thursday released the Primary Leaving Examinations (PLE) end of term two mock results for 2025, indicating poor performance among learners in government schools compared to previous years.
The release of the results for Primary Seven pupils took place at the district headquarters in the council hall and was attended by headteachers of both private and government schools, the District Inspector of Schools (DIS), the District Education Officer (DEO), the Chief Administrative Officer (CAO), and other education staff.
According to the results, out of 5,564 candidates registered for the exams, 559 passed in Division One, 2,342 in Division Two, 1,067 in Division Three, 1,253 in Division Four, while 331 failed with Division U, and 12 candidates missed the exams.
Private schools performed better, with Ntungamo Parents in Butogota emerging top with 82.2%, followed by Bwindi Watoto (81.5%), Bright Future (81.2%), Bwindi Ebeneza (80.7%), and Kayonza Moslem in Kayonza Sub-county (77.8%) among others.
Among government schools, Mukono Primary School led with 59.8%, followed by Bushere Primary School (53.0%), Kambuga (52.3%), and Kibimbiri Primary School (51.8%).
The poorest-performing schools included Kanyungusi Primary School in Kanyatorogo Sub-county with 16.8%, Kitunga Primary School in Kirima Sub-county (21.2%), Nyakabungo Primary School (22.4%), and Kiruruma Primary School (22.7%) among others.
Speaking at the release, Kanungu District CAO Awuye Abudallah lauded the schools that excelled and urged those that performed poorly to use the results as a tool for self-assessment and to realign their strategies. He promised to reward the best-performing schools.
District Education Officer Shaban Adams noted that the mock results provide a picture of learners’ readiness for the final PLE exams and urged educators to focus on improving performance to inspire excellence.
District Inspector of Schools Erasmus Tweyishime commended private schools for their outstanding performance, noting that the first 30 schools in this year’s mock results were all private. He urged teachers to use the remaining time profitably to complete the syllabus and adequately prepare candidates for the PLE.
