St. Patrick Nursery and Primary School in Uganda is far from Central Illinois, but the school’s existence and growth has deep roots in the Bloomington-Normal and Peoria areas. St. Patrick was founded by the Rev. Julius Turyatoranwa, a Roman Catholic priest from Uganda who holds master’s and doctorate degrees in Educational Administration from Illinois State University. The school… Read More »
The Uganda Buddhist Centre, led by the first Ugandan-born Buddhist monk Venerable Bhante Bhikku Ugandawe Buddharakkitha, has announced the official opening of the nation’s first Buddhist primary school. “[This will be a school] where people learn to train their hands, to train their heads, and also to train their hearts through meditation,”said Ven. Bhante Buddharakkhita. “At the moment,… Read More »
The Public Accountants Examinations Board (PAEB) has released the results of the March 2022 examinations which show an improvement in the pass rate from 36.4% in March 2021 to 39.6%. The results, however, show a huge decline in performance in key subjects including Financial Management, Management Decision & Control, Advanced Financial Reporting, and Public Sector Accounting & Reporting.… Read More »
Uganda National Examinations Board (UNEB) has said the requirement for a parent’s National Identification Card to register a candidate does not apply to those of 2022. According to UNEB, the New Vision story, which was published on Monday April 4, 2022 was only taking about students that enrolled under the revised competence based lower secondary school curriculum. Such… Read More »