By Watchdog reporter
Head teachers of government aided primary schools in Kabale district are at risk of being fired following the recent poor performance in the 2016 Primary Leaving Examinations.
The responsible authorities have tasked head teachers in whose schools failed to register impressive results to explain the cause of the poor performance or else they risk to be fired.
According to results released last month by the Uganda National Examinations Board, only 334 candidates out of a total of 5,519 candidates obtained division one. Other 2018 candidates obtained division two, 1314 obtained division three.
The results further indicate that 502 pupils obtained division four while 153 failed the examinations. In addition, 81 out of 152 primary schools in the District, failed to register any single candidate in division one.
One school known as Musamba primary school in Rubaya Sub County , 17 out of the 23 candidates were ungraded, four obtained fourth grade, and only two attained grade two.
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