440,000 get Form One places in govt schools

Some 54,085 candidates who sat their Form Four national examination in 2013 have received the green light to proceed to Form Five. Another 17,442 candidates will have to settle for technical schools despite having the right qualifications.

The government has launched an e-learning programme that intends to cover more than 2,000 primary schools countrywide. The Information and Communication Technology (ICT) in education programme was launched by the permanent secretary in the ministry of Education and Vocational Training, Prof Sifuni Mchome at the ICT in education exhibition that kicked off in Dar es Salaam yesterday.

At least 137,104 students have missed direct admission into government-aided schools.According to the Uganda National Examinations Board (Uneb) records, 261,438 students passed last year’s O-Level exams out of 289,012 who sat for the papers.

JUMLA ya nakala 443,050 za Katiba Inayopendekezwa, zimesambazwa katika taasisi 70 za serikali.

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