135 PUPILS TO GET AWARDS FOR GOOD PLE PERFORMANCE IN NTUNGAMO

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In Ntungamo

A total of 135 pupils in Ntungamo district will be recognized and awarded for their outstanding performance in last year’s Primary Leaving Examinations (PLE) as one way of encouraging better performance.

Four best PLE candidates for 2019 from each subcounty, Division and Town council within Ntungamo district will receive assortment of prizes including mattresses, basin, pens, books, mathematical sets and sanitary pads for girls courtesy of Ntungamo District Woman Member of Parliament Beatrice Rwakimaari.

These were selected by the office of the District Education officer, Ntungamo based on the Uganda National Examinations Board (UNEB) results with few selected from Municipality and the rest from the district.

The awards code named Best PLE Performers Award 2020 has been in existence since 2001.

According to Hon Beatrice Rwakimaari the recognition and award is a move to motivate pupils particularly those below candidate classes.

Speaking to the media ahead of the event scheduled for Thursday 30^th, January 2020 in the district council Hall at 9:00am, Hon Rwakimaari said that the move is aimed at reducing the burden on parents.

She said the donation will ensure that every child reports to school promptly.

Out of 9839 candidates who sat for last year’s PLE, 1056 passed in division one, 5094 in division two, 1918 in division three and 1072 in division four, 608 were ungraded while 91 failed to turn up.

In the just released PLE results Ntungamo Municipality was ranked one of the best performing municipalities in the country and Ntungamo District at 49th position.

The Ntungamo district Education officer Atamba Peace lauded the lawmaker for the initiative that will help many parents and guardians on scholastic materials.

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