Kitende tops varsity intake
May 16, 2009
MAKERERE University yesterday released the long awaited admission list of government-sponsored students for the next academic year which opens on August 14.
BY FORTUNATE AHIMBISIBWE
MAKERERE University yesterday released the long awaited admission list of government-sponsored students for the next academic year which opens on August 14.
According to the statistics from the official list, two private schools St. Mary’s SS - Kitende and Uganda Martyrs SS - Namugongo emerged as the top schools in the country with 161 and 105 students respectively qualifying to join the five public universities.
Kings College Budo emerged third with 90 students and Nabisunsa Girls following with 82 students.
Other top schools include St. Mary’s College Kisubi, St. Mary’s Kitende, Seeta High School, Namilyango, Kitovu, Gayaza High, Makerere College, Kawempe Muslim, Gombe, Ntare, Kibuli SS, Nabingo. Others are Masaka SS, Kiira College Butiki, Mwiri, Mbarara High School, Kyambogo College, Katikamu SS, Namirembe Hillside and Ndejje SS.
The list shows that more than 80% of the state scholarships are taken by traditional schools mainly in the central region. However, some schools in the countryside such as Bweranyangi girls, Ntare School, Valley College in Bushenyi district are among the top schools.
Hundreds of excited students flocked the university to view the final admission list after it was displayed on the University Senate Building notice board in the morning.
Some students jubilated upon finding their names while others looked on in disappointment. Some female students wept after looking for their names in vain. The notice board was crowded with both students and parents as they struggled to read through the 100 page list.
Of the 4,000 government scholarships, Makerere will admit 2,000 students; Kyambogo will admit 900, Mbarara 400, Gulu 500 while the newly established Busitema University in Busia district will take 200.
The Government has maintained the 75% of the scholarships going to science based courses. This is part of Government’s policy to promote sciences and courses considered important for national development.
The Government sponsors 4,000 students in public universities. Of these, 3,000 are selected on academic merit, while 75% are admitted to science courses and 25% to arts and humanities.
The admission board earlier this week set the new entry points for all the public universities including Makerere, Kyambogo, Mbarara, Gulu and Busitema.
Several other students said that they had not been admitted to courses which they had applied for as their first choices.
Others complained that the university had delayed to issue application forms for private students so that their parents can start planning where to go next.
Some students said they will wait for the district quota admissions as their last resort.
The board will sit next week to admit the 1,000 students under the district quota system where each district is given 11 scholarships.
Most of the students for the arts courses are admitted under this arrangement.
The list also indicates that boys continue to dominate the science-based programmes, while girls dominate the arts courses.
Out of the 89,921 students who sat A level in 2008, a total of 57,510 candidates qualify scored two principal passes which is the minimum requirement for joining university.
All public and private universities can only take 25,000 students, meaning that more than 27,000 will miss university admission. Private universities are already admitting students.
MAKERERE University yesterday released the long awaited admission list of government-sponsored students for the next academic year which opens on August 14.
According to the statistics from the official list, two private schools St. Mary’s SS - Kitende and Uganda Martyrs SS - Namugongo emerged as the top schools in the country with 161 and 105 students respectively qualifying to join the five public universities.
Kings College Budo emerged third with 90 students and Nabisunsa Girls following with 82 students.
Other top schools include St. Mary’s College Kisubi, St. Mary’s Kitende, Seeta High School, Namilyango, Kitovu, Gayaza High, Makerere College, Kawempe Muslim, Gombe, Ntare, Kibuli SS, Nabingo. Others are Masaka SS, Kiira College Butiki, Mwiri, Mbarara High School, Kyambogo College, Katikamu SS, Namirembe Hillside and Ndejje SS.
The list shows that more than 80% of the state scholarships are taken by traditional schools mainly in the central region. However, some schools in the countryside such as Bweranyangi girls, Ntare School, Valley College in Bushenyi district are among the top schools.
Hundreds of excited students flocked the university to view the final admission list after it was displayed on the University Senate Building notice board in the morning.
Some students jubilated upon finding their names while others looked on in disappointment. Some female students wept after looking for their names in vain. The notice board was crowded with both students and parents as they struggled to read through the 100 page list.
Of the 4,000 government scholarships, Makerere will admit 2,000 students; Kyambogo will admit 900, Mbarara 400, Gulu 500 while the newly established Busitema University in Busia district will take 200.
The Government has maintained the 75% of the scholarships going to science based courses. This is part of Government’s policy to promote sciences and courses considered important for national development.
The Government sponsors 4,000 students in public universities. Of these, 3,000 are selected on academic merit, while 75% are admitted to science courses and 25% to arts and humanities.
The admission board earlier this week set the new entry points for all the public universities including Makerere, Kyambogo, Mbarara, Gulu and Busitema.
Several other students said that they had not been admitted to courses which they had applied for as their first choices.
Others complained that the university had delayed to issue application forms for private students so that their parents can start planning where to go next.
Some students said they will wait for the district quota admissions as their last resort.
The board will sit next week to admit the 1,000 students under the district quota system where each district is given 11 scholarships.
Most of the students for the arts courses are admitted under this arrangement.
The list also indicates that boys continue to dominate the science-based programmes, while girls dominate the arts courses.
Out of the 89,921 students who sat A level in 2008, a total of 57,510 candidates qualify scored two principal passes which is the minimum requirement for joining university.
All public and private universities can only take 25,000 students, meaning that more than 27,000 will miss university admission. Private universities are already admitting students.