Schools Set High S.5 Entry
Feb 03, 2005
Top schools have set stiff cut-off points for entry to Senior Five which begins class in February 14.
By F. Ahimbisibwe
and Emma Wafula
Top schools have set stiff cut-off points for entry to Senior Five which begins class in February 14.
The chairman of the senior five selection committee, Francis Agura yesterday attributed the high competition for schools to last year’s good performance.
Some 150,745 candidates sat UCE examination in 2004, 135,777 passed between grades 1 and 4 and qualified for A’level. Over 1,000 headteachers attended the selection exercise at Kyambogo College School.
“What we are interested in at the moment is to have all students who passed the S4 examination to join S5 or any other training institutes. The biggest concern is to increase accessibility to as many students as possible,†he said.
Meanwhile, at least 50,000 students will not join the 380 government-aided schools although they passed O’level.
Government schools will take about 35,000 students while Primary Teachers Colleges (PTCs) and Technical Training Colleges (TTCs) will take about 10,000.
Over 50,000 students will either join the 750 private schools or TTCs where school fees is usually higher than in government schools.
Agura said they expect to admit about 95,000 students to government and private schools. “We have asked the headteachers to accommodate as many as they can but some students will be left out. We hope that they will be accommodated by private schools,†he said.
Agura said government-aided boarding schools would admit 7,976 for sciences, 9,428 for arts, while day schools would admit 2,328 for sciences and 4,500 for arts. PTCs and TTCs will admit 10,000.
Agura said 30% of the admitted students in mixed schools must be girls. According to the exam results released last month, 18,740 passed in Division 1, some 40,528 in Division 2, another 47,470 in Division 3. Some 29,039 passed in Division 4, while 11,893 (8.1%) failed.
Agura said the minimum requirements for entry into S5 was at a credit in the three subjects to be offered at A’level.
The traditional leading schools stiffened their cut-off points and sold students to second choices.
St. Mary’s College Kisubi stopped at aggregate 11 for the best eight subjects, Budo stopped at 11 for boys and 13 for girls. Mt. St. Mary’s College Namagunga, 12; Uganda Martyrs Namugongo, 12; Makerere College and Kibuli SS, 13 for boys and 14 for girls. Gayaza High School and St. Henry’s Kitovu, 15. Nabisunsa Girls, Namilyango College, 16; Trinity College Nabbingo, 18; Kiira College and Busoga College Mwiri and Ntare School, 19.
Mary Hill, 23; Gombe SS, 21; Kibibi SS, 22; Immaculate Heart and Bweranyangi, 24; Our lady Gayaza, 24 for girls and 26 for boys and Iganga Girls SS, 27. Agura said 45 private schools had been invited to take part in the selection exercise. They include Kawempe Muslim who cut off at 19 points; SDA and Light College Katikamu, 28; Ntinda View, St. Michael Ssonde and Vienna College, 25 and Bugema Adventist which stopped at 30.
Mbale SS and Masaka SS stopped at 24, Tororo Girls, 27; Nabumali High, 28; Bukoyo SS, 30; Kitante Hill, Mengo SS, St. Joseph’s Layibi and Kabalega SS, 32; St. Peter’s Tororo, 33; St. Joseph’s Ombachi, Jinja SS and Kitende SSS, 36; Mbarara High School, 37; Teso College, Nyakasura and St. Leo’s Kyegobe, 36; Kigezi College Butobere, Makobore High School and Muntuyera, 38. Kotido SS, Mityana SS, Comboni College, Kitgum High School, Sir Tito Winyi, St. Kagwastopped at 39 points and Muyenga High School, 40 and Nakasero Senior School in Mengo, stopped at 25 points.
Commissioner Luciano Amogo spoke to the headteachers at the selection in Kyambogo yesterday.
and Emma Wafula
Top schools have set stiff cut-off points for entry to Senior Five which begins class in February 14.
The chairman of the senior five selection committee, Francis Agura yesterday attributed the high competition for schools to last year’s good performance.
Some 150,745 candidates sat UCE examination in 2004, 135,777 passed between grades 1 and 4 and qualified for A’level. Over 1,000 headteachers attended the selection exercise at Kyambogo College School.
“What we are interested in at the moment is to have all students who passed the S4 examination to join S5 or any other training institutes. The biggest concern is to increase accessibility to as many students as possible,†he said.
Meanwhile, at least 50,000 students will not join the 380 government-aided schools although they passed O’level.
Government schools will take about 35,000 students while Primary Teachers Colleges (PTCs) and Technical Training Colleges (TTCs) will take about 10,000.
Over 50,000 students will either join the 750 private schools or TTCs where school fees is usually higher than in government schools.
Agura said they expect to admit about 95,000 students to government and private schools. “We have asked the headteachers to accommodate as many as they can but some students will be left out. We hope that they will be accommodated by private schools,†he said.
Agura said government-aided boarding schools would admit 7,976 for sciences, 9,428 for arts, while day schools would admit 2,328 for sciences and 4,500 for arts. PTCs and TTCs will admit 10,000.
Agura said 30% of the admitted students in mixed schools must be girls. According to the exam results released last month, 18,740 passed in Division 1, some 40,528 in Division 2, another 47,470 in Division 3. Some 29,039 passed in Division 4, while 11,893 (8.1%) failed.
Agura said the minimum requirements for entry into S5 was at a credit in the three subjects to be offered at A’level.
The traditional leading schools stiffened their cut-off points and sold students to second choices.
St. Mary’s College Kisubi stopped at aggregate 11 for the best eight subjects, Budo stopped at 11 for boys and 13 for girls. Mt. St. Mary’s College Namagunga, 12; Uganda Martyrs Namugongo, 12; Makerere College and Kibuli SS, 13 for boys and 14 for girls. Gayaza High School and St. Henry’s Kitovu, 15. Nabisunsa Girls, Namilyango College, 16; Trinity College Nabbingo, 18; Kiira College and Busoga College Mwiri and Ntare School, 19.
Mary Hill, 23; Gombe SS, 21; Kibibi SS, 22; Immaculate Heart and Bweranyangi, 24; Our lady Gayaza, 24 for girls and 26 for boys and Iganga Girls SS, 27. Agura said 45 private schools had been invited to take part in the selection exercise. They include Kawempe Muslim who cut off at 19 points; SDA and Light College Katikamu, 28; Ntinda View, St. Michael Ssonde and Vienna College, 25 and Bugema Adventist which stopped at 30.
Mbale SS and Masaka SS stopped at 24, Tororo Girls, 27; Nabumali High, 28; Bukoyo SS, 30; Kitante Hill, Mengo SS, St. Joseph’s Layibi and Kabalega SS, 32; St. Peter’s Tororo, 33; St. Joseph’s Ombachi, Jinja SS and Kitende SSS, 36; Mbarara High School, 37; Teso College, Nyakasura and St. Leo’s Kyegobe, 36; Kigezi College Butobere, Makobore High School and Muntuyera, 38. Kotido SS, Mityana SS, Comboni College, Kitgum High School, Sir Tito Winyi, St. Kagwastopped at 39 points and Muyenga High School, 40 and Nakasero Senior School in Mengo, stopped at 25 points.
Commissioner Luciano Amogo spoke to the headteachers at the selection in Kyambogo yesterday.