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Luwero District Education Department Orders 10 Head Teachers to Explain PLE Poor Performance

11 February, 2026
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The Luwero District Education Department has directed head teachers of ten government primary schools to explain why disciplinary action should not be taken against them following poor performance in the Primary Leaving Examinations (PLE). 


According to the PLE results, 989 out of 16,720 candidates who sat the examinations in Luwero were ungraded. The Education Department has identified the ten worst-performing schools. 

Hajji Yusuf Kamulegeya, the Luwero District Inspector of Schools, said the head teachers have been instructed to submit written explanations accounting for the poor performance before disciplinary action is considered. 

Erastus Kibirango, the LC5 Chairman of Luwero District, said that last year he met head teachers and tasked them with ensuring improved performance or facing consequences.

However, William Bogere, the headteacher of Namakofu Primary School, attributed the poor performance to a shortage of teachers during the academic year and persistent pupil absenteeism. 

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