Kabale District leaders have announced targeted interventions in poorly performing sub-counties following the release of the 2026 Primary Seven Joint Mock Examination results.
Speaking at Brazin Forest Resort in Kabale Municipality at the function to release the 2026 P7 Joint Mock Examinations on Tuesday, District LCV Chairperson Denis Nzeirwe Ndyomugyenyi said the results had exposed gaps in academic performance, particularly in Butanda, Kahungye, Kibuga and Rubaya sub-counties, which recorded low pass rates.
Nzeirwe said the district would engage parents, teachers and other education stakeholders in the affected areas to establish the causes of poor performance and develop measures to improve learners’ preparedness for the Primary Leaving Examinations (PLE).
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He also called for the identification and follow-up of pupils who did not sit the mock examinations, saying they should be supported to prepare for the final examinations.
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District Education Officer Moses Bwengye Tumwijukye directed education officials to establish the whereabouts of the pupils who missed the examinations and ensure appropriate follow-up.
A total of 3,893 candidates registered for the mock examinations. Of these, 95 pupils, representing 2.4 per cent, attained Division One, while 701 (18 per cent) attained Division Two.
Another 623 candidates (16 per cent) attained Division Three, while 862 (22.1 per cent) were in Division Four. A total of 1,538 candidates, representing 39.6 per cent, were ungraded, while 74 pupils did not sit the examinations.
English was the best-performing subject, with a pass rate of 30.1 per cent, followed by Social Studies at 28.8 per cent and Science at 25.2 per cent. Mathematics was the worst-performing subject, with a pass rate of 15.9 per cent.
Kitumba Sub-county recorded a pass rate of 33.6 per cent, followed by Kahara at 34.4 per cent, Kyanamira at 32.5 per cent, Kamuganguzi at 31.1 per cent, Buhara at 31.6 per cent, Maziba at 29.1 per cent and Ryakarimira at 28.6 per cent.
Rubaya recorded a pass rate of 25.4 per cent, Kahungye 21.4 per cent, Kibuga 17.6 per cent and Butanda 13.5 per cent.
The Chairperson of the Headteachers Academic Committee, Innocent Turyamureeba, attributed the poor performance partly to absenteeism among candidates, which he said disrupts teaching and learning.
He also raised concern about some teachers relying on outdated sources of information, resulting in learners being taught inaccurate content.
Turyamureeba called for increased mobilisation and sensitisation of parents to support school programmes, timely submission of enrolment data, benchmarking among headteachers and refresher training for teachers.
District Chief Administrative Officer Robert Mugabe said improving academic performance requires collective responsibility among parents, teachers, school administrators and district authorities.
Mugabe also warned that the district would withhold capital funds from schools whose headteachers had failed to account for previous funds or inflated learner numbers for personal gain.
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The 2026 Primary Seven Joint Mock Examinations were conducted under the theme: “The Success of our 2026 PLE Candidates Calls for Collaboration of All School Stakeholders in our Schools and the District as a Whole.”
