Kiryandongo sees decline in 2025 PLE performance
Stakeholders are urging increased parental involvement and support for teachers to address the decline.
Kiryandongo: The Kiryandongo district registered a decline in Primary Leaving Examination (PLE) performance in 2025, with 346 division one grades compared to 371 in 2024. A total of 5,656 candidates were registered to sit for examinations in 106 centers, with 2,492 (44%) from Universal Primary Education schools and 3,164 (55.94%) from private-owned schools.
According to Mr. Katusabe Johnson, Kiryandongo District Inspector of Schools, challenges contributing to the decline include teachers struggling to interpret the competence-based curriculum, limited parental support, low syllabus coverage in government schools, and low teacher morale due to salary issues. He revealed this during the official hand over of PLE performance results to kiryandongo district education stakeholders at the district Head quoters
“Head teachers must supervise teachers and ensure proper syllabus coverage,” Mr. Johnson emphasized.
Madam Katusabe Hellen, Director of New Bweyale Parents School, echoed this sentiment: “Parents who invest in education are getting good results. Those who take education for granted still register poor results.”
Top-performing schools included Upward Junior School (32 division one grades), Kigumba Intensive (25), Brilliant Junior School (20), New Bweyale Parents (13), and Kiryandongo Intensive Primary (22).
Yeleken Primary School produced the best-performing candidate, Minaida Mercy Elijah, with an aggregate of 5. Other top performers included: Kieth Wan Mead (6 aggregate, Yeleken Primary School), Namboza Jane (6 aggregate, Mother Gina Primary School), Oroma Chris Kimakechi (6 aggregate, Brilliant Junior School)
Nansima Waste Leah (6 aggregate, Yeleken Primary School), Oweka Daniel (6 aggregate, Kigumba Intensive Primary School).
Parents are expressing concern and calling for change. “The results have impressed me, especially since one of the best candidates came from our school,” said Ochaya Denis, a parent from Diika.
Ssekanabo Joyce from Alerotinga village added, “The government should improve teacher welfare to boost performance in government-aided schools.”
Stakeholders are urging increased parental involvement and support for teachers to address the decline.
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