S1 cut-off points
Jan 23, 2008
TOP secondary schools countrywide have maintained stiff entry marks for Senior One, leaving out hundreds of candidates not admitted to schools of their first choice.
By Fortunate Ahimbisibwe
TOP secondary schools countrywide have maintained stiff entry marks for Senior One, leaving out hundreds of candidates not admitted to schools of their first choice.
According to the selection lists, St. Mary’s Kisubi, Mt. St. Mary’s Namagunga and Uganda Martyrs Namugongo admitted students with the best scores. But many top schools also remained competitive.
About 90% of the students admitted at Namagunga and Kisubi scored aggregate four in last year’s Primary Leave Examination (PLE). “Those who were admitted with five aggregates were required to have scored a distinction 1 in Mathematics and English,†an official told The New Vision.
A total of 301,000 candidates, according to UNEB, passed with aggregate 28 and therefore, qualify for USE.
The opening of the S1 selection exercise was supposed to take place yesterday at Kyambogo, but was postponed to today due to what education officials described as “technical reasons.†The exercise will officially open today at Namboole National Stadium.
The selection list indicated that although more than 2,000 candidates had applied to Namagunga and Kisubi, only 120 students have been admitted to each of the two schools, meaning that those not admitted will be placed to their second choice or might not be admitted at all.
The stiff competition has mainly affected the 150 government-aided schools, which are not taking part in Universal Secondary Education (USE). These include Bweranyangi Girls, Busoga College Mwiri, Namagunga, Gayaza High School, Kings College Budo, Namilyango College, Nabisunsa Girls, Makerere College, Trinity College Nabbingo, Kiira College Butiki, Ntare School and St. Henry’s College Kitovu.
However, the selection list indicated that the 700 government-aided schools under USE will admit students depending on their capacity.
The Ministry of Education has set a ceiling for each school, meaning that several parents have to find vacancies for their children elsewhere.
The 314 private schools, which have a partnership with the government, will have to admit students who scored aggregate 28, which the ministry set as the pass-mark.
Some head teachers complained that there was limited capacity to accommodate all the numbers sent to their schools.
Some schools in Kampala including Kololo SS, Kololo High School, Kampala High School, Luzira SS, Nateete Muslim registered 600 students in Senior One last year. A similar number has been admitted this year.
In Jinja, some schools such as Jinja SS will admit 400 students in S.1. Over 173,000 students joined S.1 under USE last year.
Education minister Namirembe Bitamazire last week said about the same number would be admitted this year.
TOP secondary schools countrywide have maintained stiff entry marks for Senior One, leaving out hundreds of candidates not admitted to schools of their first choice.
According to the selection lists, St. Mary’s Kisubi, Mt. St. Mary’s Namagunga and Uganda Martyrs Namugongo admitted students with the best scores. But many top schools also remained competitive.
About 90% of the students admitted at Namagunga and Kisubi scored aggregate four in last year’s Primary Leave Examination (PLE). “Those who were admitted with five aggregates were required to have scored a distinction 1 in Mathematics and English,†an official told The New Vision.
A total of 301,000 candidates, according to UNEB, passed with aggregate 28 and therefore, qualify for USE.
The opening of the S1 selection exercise was supposed to take place yesterday at Kyambogo, but was postponed to today due to what education officials described as “technical reasons.†The exercise will officially open today at Namboole National Stadium.
The selection list indicated that although more than 2,000 candidates had applied to Namagunga and Kisubi, only 120 students have been admitted to each of the two schools, meaning that those not admitted will be placed to their second choice or might not be admitted at all.
The stiff competition has mainly affected the 150 government-aided schools, which are not taking part in Universal Secondary Education (USE). These include Bweranyangi Girls, Busoga College Mwiri, Namagunga, Gayaza High School, Kings College Budo, Namilyango College, Nabisunsa Girls, Makerere College, Trinity College Nabbingo, Kiira College Butiki, Ntare School and St. Henry’s College Kitovu.
However, the selection list indicated that the 700 government-aided schools under USE will admit students depending on their capacity.
The Ministry of Education has set a ceiling for each school, meaning that several parents have to find vacancies for their children elsewhere.
The 314 private schools, which have a partnership with the government, will have to admit students who scored aggregate 28, which the ministry set as the pass-mark.
Some head teachers complained that there was limited capacity to accommodate all the numbers sent to their schools.
Some schools in Kampala including Kololo SS, Kololo High School, Kampala High School, Luzira SS, Nateete Muslim registered 600 students in Senior One last year. A similar number has been admitted this year.
In Jinja, some schools such as Jinja SS will admit 400 students in S.1. Over 173,000 students joined S.1 under USE last year.
Education minister Namirembe Bitamazire last week said about the same number would be admitted this year.