KABALE – Pioneers of God’s Favour Nursery and Primary School in the Northern Division of Kabale Municipality have sparked the 2023 Primary Leaving Examinations (PLE).
According to the school proprietor, Saturday Johnson Kaheesi, out of the 30 candidates who sat for last year’s exams, 20 achieved first-grade distinctions, while the remaining ten secured second-grade standings.
Kaheesi attributes this commendable performance to a combination of factors, including the presence of God-fearing children, a dedicated and motivated staff, and effective cooperation between parents and the school administration.
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Meanwhile, at Kabale Universal Nursery and Primary School, all 51 candidates successfully attained first-grade distinctions, with the last student achieving an impressive 10 aggregates.
According to the school director, Drake Kisheija, the outstanding performance can be credited to the discipline maintained by the learners, as well as the hard work and experience of the staff.
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Similarly, at Kabale Junior School, also located in Kabale Municipality, two candidates excelled with 4 aggregates, while eight candidates secured 5 aggregates, with a remarkable 55 achieving grade one. Sunday John Bosco, one of the School directors also the head teacher attributes this remarkable performance to the harmonious cooperation between the school staff and parents.
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In total, 749,254 candidates from 15,859 centers (schools) registered for PLE in 2023, representing a decrease from the 832,654 candidates in 2022. Among these, 501,602 (66.9%) were Universal Primary Education (UPE) beneficiaries from 11,365 centers, while 247,652 (33.1%) were non-UPE candidates.
Interestingly, male candidates outperformed their female counterparts proportionally. The results indicate that 47,452 boys secured Division One, representing 13%, compared to 39,130 girls in Division One, accounting for 9.99%. In Division Two, 164,906 boys (46%) outperformed 171,601 girls (43%). Notably, 69,870 boys (19.53%) were in grade 3, while 86,420 girls (22.07%) were in the same grade.
In the subject-wise analysis, girls surpassed boys in English, with a pass rate of 90.64% compared to the boys’ 88.32%. However, the reverse was true for the other three subjects: SST, Science, and Mathematics.
