Senior One selections kick off on Monday
Jan 21, 2005
OVER 1,500 headteachers from secondary schools across the country gather at Kyambogo College for the Senior One selection exercise which starts on Monday.
By VISION REPORTER
OVER 1,500 headteachers from secondary schools across the country gather at Kyambogo College for the Senior One selection exercise which starts on Monday.
Education and sports ministry permanent secretary Francis Lubanga yesterday said the headteachers would start collecting admission lists from the ministry headquarters over the weekend.
“The exercise has been fixed early enough so that Senior One can start by February 7,†Lubanga said.
Education minister Namirembe Bitamazire said, “The exercise has got to be done in the shortest possible time because we want Senior One to start a week after the rest of the classes.â€
The Senior One selection committee was by yesterday preparing Kyambogo College for the two-day exercise in which over 200,000 students are expected to be selected by various schools.
With 29,950 candidates passing in division one, 151,159 in division two and 71,731 in division three, most prominent schools, especially in the central region, are likely hike the admission mark.
Last year, the selection was very stiff among the leading schools.
King’s College Budo stopped at aggregate 5 for boys and 6 for girls.
St. Mary’s College Kisubi, St. Mary’s Namagunga, Uganda Martyrs Namugongo stopped at 5, Nabisunsa and Namilyago and Ndejje 6.
Kibuli set 5 for boys and 6 for girls.
Makerere College 6, Gayaza High School 6 and Our Lady Gayaza 6 for boys and 7 for girls.
Kibuli SS set 6 for boys and 7 for girls.
Other schools include Busoga College Mwiri 6, Kawempe Muslim 6 for boys and 7 for girls, Gombe SS 6 for boys, 7 for girls.
St. Henry’s College Kitovu 6 for boys, Kiira College Butiki 7, Kyambogo College 8 for boys and 9 for girls.
Francis Uma Agula who chaired the selections committee last year instructed head teachers to admit all students as long as they had passed Primary Leaving Examinations.
Competition for vacancies continues to be stiff.
Last year, the ministry abolished interviews for Senior One students who were joining private secondary schools.
OVER 1,500 headteachers from secondary schools across the country gather at Kyambogo College for the Senior One selection exercise which starts on Monday.
Education and sports ministry permanent secretary Francis Lubanga yesterday said the headteachers would start collecting admission lists from the ministry headquarters over the weekend.
“The exercise has been fixed early enough so that Senior One can start by February 7,†Lubanga said.
Education minister Namirembe Bitamazire said, “The exercise has got to be done in the shortest possible time because we want Senior One to start a week after the rest of the classes.â€
The Senior One selection committee was by yesterday preparing Kyambogo College for the two-day exercise in which over 200,000 students are expected to be selected by various schools.
With 29,950 candidates passing in division one, 151,159 in division two and 71,731 in division three, most prominent schools, especially in the central region, are likely hike the admission mark.
Last year, the selection was very stiff among the leading schools.
King’s College Budo stopped at aggregate 5 for boys and 6 for girls.
St. Mary’s College Kisubi, St. Mary’s Namagunga, Uganda Martyrs Namugongo stopped at 5, Nabisunsa and Namilyago and Ndejje 6.
Kibuli set 5 for boys and 6 for girls.
Makerere College 6, Gayaza High School 6 and Our Lady Gayaza 6 for boys and 7 for girls.
Kibuli SS set 6 for boys and 7 for girls.
Other schools include Busoga College Mwiri 6, Kawempe Muslim 6 for boys and 7 for girls, Gombe SS 6 for boys, 7 for girls.
St. Henry’s College Kitovu 6 for boys, Kiira College Butiki 7, Kyambogo College 8 for boys and 9 for girls.
Francis Uma Agula who chaired the selections committee last year instructed head teachers to admit all students as long as they had passed Primary Leaving Examinations.
Competition for vacancies continues to be stiff.
Last year, the ministry abolished interviews for Senior One students who were joining private secondary schools.