By Haron Okwir The Uganda National Students Association (UNSA), through its Dokolo District Secretariat, successfully conducted the 2026 Debate, Public Speaking, & Poetry Competition yesterday Monday, March 30, at St. John Bosco Senior Secondary School in Dokolo Town Council. Recently, the education stakeholders in Dokolo District were deeply concerned about the deteriorating quality of spoken…
The National Council for Higher Education (NCHE) has today officially opened the 7th Annual Higher Education Conference in Gulu under the theme “Harnessing Innovations in Higher Education for Accelerated Economic Transformation.” The 7th Annual Higher Education Conference provides a platform for policymakers, academia, and industry to collaborate on practical solutions that translate research and innovation…
By Harron Okwir Dokolo, Uganda – Dokolo School of Nursing and Midwifery has celebrated its outstanding performance in the 2025 Uganda Health Professions Assessment Board (UHPAB) results. The institution has consistently shown remarkable improvements in its performance, and the recent results are a testament to its commitment to academic excellence. In a ceremony held on…
By Ouni Jaspher State House Nakasero: Ministry of Education and Sports has Awarded Uganda’s outstanding teachers through “The Teachers Making a Difference” project where the First Lady also Minister of Education and sports Maama Jannet Kataha Museveni has additionally sponsored 6 teachers for the exchange program in Ireland. While officiating at this year’s Teachers Making a…
By Ouni Jaspher State House Nakasero: The statement of release for the 2025 Uganda Advanced Certificate of Education -UACE Examination Results indicates an increase of 107,703 (8.3 per cent) from 2024 with a gradual decrease in drop-out rates. Prof Celestino Obua, the UNEB Chairperson said “This year, the Board assessed a total of 1,402,434 candidates…
By Haron Okwir DOKOLO: The educationists in Dokolo District are deeply concerned about the deteriorating quality of spoken language and presentation skills among students. Some people believe that the declining prominence of school debates is a major contributing factor to this issue. In an effort to address this problem, a training session for debating, poetry,…
March 10, 2026 – Pretoria – Guided by the First Lady and Minister of Education and Sports, Mama Janet Museveni’s strong advocacy for upholding the dignity and hygiene of Ugandan girls through global-standard, disposable sanitary products, South Africa’s VEB Group has committed to prioritizing single-use, biodegradable pads made from local banana fibers—adding value to Uganda’s agricultural…
By Jaspher Olara The atmosphere at the emergency meeting held at Oyirogole Primary school in Dokolo district on Wednesday has brought out several accusations as parents were not happy with the deteriorating education standards in the school and had several complaints against the head teacher, Peter Abac. In an emergency meeting held on Wednesday,…
The Amolatar District LC5 Chairperson, Geoffrey Ocen, has proposed the demotion of non-performing head teachers as part of efforts to improve academic performance in government-aided schools across the district. Speaking during a meeting of head teachers held recently at the Education Hall, Ocen said there are head teachers in the district that have gone for…
In an effort to enhance the academic performance of learners in the district, the Dokolo District administration has recently made a bold move by transferring 11 Head teachers and 121 teachers to various government primary schools. This decision was announced by The Chief Administrative Officer of Dokolo, Granfil Oryondo Omonda, during a press conference…
