Over 800 learners fail mock exams in Masindi Municipality

Masindi: At least 802 learners in Masindi Municipality have scored Division U in the 2026 mock examinations released on Wednesday at Masindi Municipal Chambers.

A total of 2,239 candidates from 72 schools sat the examinations.

According to the results, 166 candidates scored Division One, 727 Division Two, 285 Division Three, 417 Division Four, while 802 were graded Division U and 42 were placed in Division X.

The results were released by Margret Aikiriza, the Chairperson of the Masindi Municipality Academic Committee.

Aikiriza says despite the high number of learners who failed to attain a division, the best-performing candidate scored an impressive aggregate five.

“Although we have a big number of learners in Division U, we also have candidates who have performed well, with the best candidate scoring aggregate five,” Aikiriza said.

Salimu Kwesigwa Kahwa, the Chairperson of the Masindi Municipal Council Head Teachers’ Association, says the overall performance should not be considered poor, despite some schools failing to produce Division One candidates.

He says the mock results should serve as a wake-up call for teachers and learners to intensify preparations ahead of the Primary Leaving Examinations.

“The mock examinations should be a wake-up call to both teachers and learners. There is still time to identify the weaknesses and improve before the final examinations,” Kwesigwa said.

Meanwhile, Saudi Birungi, the Secretary for Social Services at Masindi Municipal Council, has urged parents to work closely with schools to improve learners’ academic performance.

Birungi says 20 private schools and five government schools registered Division One candidates in the mock examinations.

The results were released during a meeting that brought together head teachers from government and private primary and secondary schools in Masindi Municipality.

Paul Omoko, the Town Clerk of Masindi Municipality, says the meeting was also aimed at preparing schools for the third term and addressing issues including school charges, teachers’ attendance and learner enrolment.

Omoko says schools in urban areas are guided by the Education Act on permissible charges, including a utility fee of 10,400 shillings per learner per year for certain services.

He says schools seeking to impose additional charges should first obtain approval from the municipal council and subsequently follow the Ministry of Education and Sports procedures after a proposal by the Parent-Teacher Association.

Omoko also urged head teachers to ensure learners are properly enrolled in school registers before conducting head counts, saying learner attendance is important in determining capitation grants.

He further reminded teachers to sign in and out whenever they report to or leave school.

Rogers Amanyire, the Mayor of Masindi Municipality, says the meeting was convened to prepare head teachers for third-term activities, noting that performance evaluation is conducted during the term.

Amanyire also urged school administrators to work closely with parents, teachers and other stakeholders to improve academic performance.

“Head teachers need to cooperate with all stakeholders because improving the performance of our learners requires a collective effort,” Amanyire said.

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