S6 Results Released
Mar 05, 2004
THE Ministry of Education and Sports yesterday announced that admissions into public universities would not be by the quota system.
Kawempe Muslim, Namagunga, Budo, Gayaza, Namugongo top
By Fortunate Ahimbisibwe and John Eremu
THE Ministry of Education and Sports yesterday announced that admissions into public universities would not be by the quota system.
Dr. Khidu Makubuya said the Government had not yet approved the system and students would still be admitted by the merit-based system.
He was speaking in Kampala while releasing the 2003 A level results.
Makubuya said, “The Government has not decided about the quota system although it was discussed in Parliament. Admission into public universities will be by the system that has been hitherto used. The issue is now at he level of the Cabinet to decide,†he said.
The ceremony took place at the ministry headquarters.
Under the quota system, the state scholarships are shared out between districts depending on the number of candidates in each district.
Public universities will admit 4,000 students on state sponsorship into the universities of Makerere, Mbarara, Kyambogo and Gulu.
About 2,755 will go to Makerere, 1,000 to Kyambogo and the rest shared out between Mbarara and Gulu.
Last year, Members of Parliament on the social services committee demanded that admission should be by quota system. The Cabinet, however, refused to endorse it.
According to the Uganda National Examination Board list of the top five candidates by districts in both Arts and Sciences, the usual traditional schools maintained their top positions in the examination results.
Private schools battled government owned schools for the top slots.
In Kampala, Nabisunsa and Kawempe Muslim swept the top positions. In Mukono, Namagunga had the best six candidates in sciences and the best four in arts. In Wakiso, the best slots were shared out between Trinity College Nabbingo, Gayaza High, Namirembe Hillside, St. Mary’s Kisubi, King’s College Buddo, St. Mary’s Kitende, Merryland High School and Namugongo.
In Mpigi, Kibibi and Gombe shared the top positions. In Luweero, Katikamu had seven of the top candidates in Arts and Sciences. Mulusa, and Ndejje also featured.
In Mbarara, Aisha Girls, Maryhill and Ntare School shared the top positions. In Masaka, Masaka Secondary and St. Henry’s College Kitovu shared the top places. In Mbale, Nabumali took the majority of the top positions with St. Paul taking some. Nakapiripirit, Pader, Yumbe and Sironko districts had no students in A’level.
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By Fortunate Ahimbisibwe and John Eremu
THE Ministry of Education and Sports yesterday announced that admissions into public universities would not be by the quota system.
Dr. Khidu Makubuya said the Government had not yet approved the system and students would still be admitted by the merit-based system.
He was speaking in Kampala while releasing the 2003 A level results.
Makubuya said, “The Government has not decided about the quota system although it was discussed in Parliament. Admission into public universities will be by the system that has been hitherto used. The issue is now at he level of the Cabinet to decide,†he said.
The ceremony took place at the ministry headquarters.
Under the quota system, the state scholarships are shared out between districts depending on the number of candidates in each district.
Public universities will admit 4,000 students on state sponsorship into the universities of Makerere, Mbarara, Kyambogo and Gulu.
About 2,755 will go to Makerere, 1,000 to Kyambogo and the rest shared out between Mbarara and Gulu.
Last year, Members of Parliament on the social services committee demanded that admission should be by quota system. The Cabinet, however, refused to endorse it.
According to the Uganda National Examination Board list of the top five candidates by districts in both Arts and Sciences, the usual traditional schools maintained their top positions in the examination results.
Private schools battled government owned schools for the top slots.
In Kampala, Nabisunsa and Kawempe Muslim swept the top positions. In Mukono, Namagunga had the best six candidates in sciences and the best four in arts. In Wakiso, the best slots were shared out between Trinity College Nabbingo, Gayaza High, Namirembe Hillside, St. Mary’s Kisubi, King’s College Buddo, St. Mary’s Kitende, Merryland High School and Namugongo.
In Mpigi, Kibibi and Gombe shared the top positions. In Luweero, Katikamu had seven of the top candidates in Arts and Sciences. Mulusa, and Ndejje also featured.
In Mbarara, Aisha Girls, Maryhill and Ntare School shared the top positions. In Masaka, Masaka Secondary and St. Henry’s College Kitovu shared the top places. In Mbale, Nabumali took the majority of the top positions with St. Paul taking some. Nakapiripirit, Pader, Yumbe and Sironko districts had no students in A’level.
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