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School Fees Push Primary Pupils Out of Classrooms in Rukungiri District

December 18, 2025    By admin

Rukungiri: Primary school pupils in Rukungiri District, especially in Bwambara Sub-County, are increasingly dropping out of school due to failure by parents to meet school requirements and fees. Many of these children are instead assisting their parents with domestic work. During interactions with several school dropouts in Bwambara Sub-County, our... Read More

Parents Urged to Support and Guide Children During Long Holiday

December 18, 2025    By admin

Rukungiri: Parents have been encouraged to financially support their children and act as good role models during this long holiday. The call was made on December 17, by the Rukungiri District Inspector of Schools in charge of Guidance and Counseling, Ronald Twesigye. Speaking to our news reporter at the Rukungiri... Read More

14 Pupils Graduate from Mahwa Primary School in Ntungamo

December 3, 2025    By admin

Ntungamo: Fourteen pupils have graduated from Top Class to Primary One at Mahwa Primary School in Nyamunuka Town Council, Ntungamo District. The graduation and speech day ceremony was held on December 3, at the school premises in Mahwa Village, Iterero Ward, where parents, teachers, and community members gathered to celebrate... Read More

53 Pupils Graduate from Mother Care Nursery and Primary School

December 2, 2025    By Country Radio

Rukungiri: 53 pupils of Mother Care Nursery and Primary School have graduated from Top Class to Primary One in a colorful ceremony held at the school premises in Rugando Cell, Nyakinengo Parish, Nyakagyeme Sub-county in Rukungiri District. The ceremony began on December 2, with a procession of pupils and parents,... Read More

Uvtab Candidates Worried Over High Cost of Materials During Final Exams

December 1, 2025    By admin

Rukungiri: Candidates sitting for the ongoing Uganda Vocational and Technical Assessment Board (UVTAB) final examinations have expressed concern over the high cost of materials required to complete practical papers. The most affected are learners undertaking technical courses such as plumbing, building and construction, tailoring, and salon operations, whose exams demand... Read More

54 Pupils Graduate from Top Class to Primary One at Star Parents Kindergarten

November 29, 2025    By admin

Rukungiri: A total of 54 pupils have graduated from Top Class to Primary One at Star Parents Kindergarten and Primary School during a colorful ceremony held at the school playground in Kifunjo Cell, Eastern Division, Rukungiri Municipality. While addressing parents and guests, the school directors, Jacqueline Karyabakabo and her husband,... Read More

Parents Urged to Take Full Responsibility for Children’s Education

November 28, 2025    By admin

Rukungiri: Parents have been encouraged to take full responsibility for their children’s education if they are to achieve quality academic results. This message was delivered on November 28 by the Director of Graceland Academy Nursery and Primary School, Bishop Onesmus Ngoboka, during the school’s 3rd graduation ceremony held at the... Read More

RO 69 Col. Samson Mande Urges Students to Focus on Skills Over Certificates

November 28, 2025    By admin

Rukungiri: RO 69 Col. Samson Mande, one of the founding members of the National Resistance Army (NRA) who recently returned to Uganda after 24 years in exile, has urged students to focus on acquiring practical skills rather than concentrating solely on academic certificates. Col. Mande, who returned from exile in... Read More