By Wilber Muhwezi Kasibante
www.mknewslink.com
In Bushenyi—
Bushenyi district based Parental Care nursery and primary school has been crowned the national champion in the junior category of the 2026 Njuba Spelling bee Competition, beating 59 other schools from across the country.
The competition featured two categories: Junior for children aged four to 13 and senior for participants aged 13 to 18
Namiryango Junior Boys School from Mukono District won the senior category.
The victory comes after parental care won the Ankole Regional spelling competition held at St. Mukasa Preparatory School in Sheema Municipality in July this year, marking another milestone for the school.
Parental Care’s victory followed closely contested battle with Elgon View primary School from Tororo District. However Lisa Pearl Kebirungi emerged as overall winner ensuring that thethe crown went to the Bushenyi Based School.
The competition held Kampala Serena Hotel attracted 263 participants from 60 schools across the country. It was the 14th edition of the Enjuba spelling bee.
Having participated in 10 previous editions, Parental Care Nursery and Primary school drew on its experience to overcome its competitors and emerge victorious.
The competition followed a knockout format in which a learner was eliminated immediately after failing to spell a given word correctly.
Participants went through three rounds involving spelling words, filling in missing letters and identifying and naming objects learners who completed the rounds advanced to the next stage.
Hajjat Dr. Safina Mutumba the assistant commissioner in charge of early childhood and preprimary education at the ministry of education represented permanent secretary Dr. Kedrace Turyagyenda as the chief guest.
In her remarks, Mutumba commended the participants for having courage to compete on the national stage.
She encouraged learners not to consider themselves failures when they failed to spell certain words, noting that the competition provided an opportunity to learn and develop their skills.
The winners in their respective categories are expected to travel to Algeria next year to compete against other spellers from across Africa
