SATURDAY VISION 10 February 1, 2020 UCE Vision ranking explained Senior Five cut-off points (2019) SCHOOL Boys SCHOOL Boys BY Vision reporter their students in division one. Girls Fees (Sh) Girls Fees (Sh) The other, but with a low number of St. Mary’s SS Kitende 10 12 1,200,000 Kinyasano Girls HS 49 520,000 The Saturday Vision ranking considered candidates and removed from the ranking Uganda Martyrs’ SS Namugongo 10 12 1,130,000 St. Bridget Girls High Sch 50 620,000 the average aggregate score to rank was Lubiri Secondary School, Annex. It Kings’ Coll. Budo 10 12 1,200,000 St Mary’s Girls SS Madera Soroti 50 595,200 the schools. Saturday Vision also also had 100% of its candidates passing Light Academy SS 12 1,200,000 Soroti SS 41 53 UPOLET eliminated all schools which had in division one. Namilyango Coll. 14 1,160,000 Nsambya SS 42 42 750,000 the number of candidates below 20 There are other 20 schools, in the entire London Coll. of St. Lawrence 14 16 1,300,000 Gulu Central HS 42 51 724,000 students in the national ranking. nation, which got 90% of their students in The Academy of St. Lawrence 14 16 650,000 Vurra Secondary School 42 52 275,000 A total of about 190 schools were division one. removed from the ranking on this Naalya Sec Sch, Namugongo 15 15 1,000,000 Lango Coll. 42 500,000 basis. nTraditional, private Seeta High (Green Campus) 15 15 1,200,000 Mpanga SS-Kabarole 43 51 UPOLET This is because there were schools with schools top district ranking Seeta High (Mbalala) 15 15 1,200,000 Gulu SS 43 53 221,000 smaller sizes, as small as five candidates, Traditional schools and usual private top Seeta High (Mukono) 15 15 1,200,000 Lango Coll., S.S 43 like Namusiisi High School in Kaliro. Such schools, still took the lion’s share of the St. Joseph Coll. Layibi 15 18 600,000 Kasawo SS 45 45 600,000 schools were already in the top 20. district rankings. Naalya Sec Sch , Bweyogerere 16 16 1,000,000 Kaliro Coll. SS 45 45 450,000 The average aggregate score is obtained So, many of the top schools, like Seeta Nabisunsa Girls’ Sch 17 1,200,000 Dr. Forer Memorial Coll., Kaliro 45 45 400,000 by summing up all students’ aggregates High schools, St Mary’s Kitende, Naalya Buddo Sec Sch 16 17 800,000 Matumu SS Bugolobi 45 45 600,000 in eight best done subjects and dividing Secondary School, Immaculate Heart Makerere Coll. 16 18 Nateete Muslim High Sch 45 45 UPOLET the total, by the eight subjects and, Girls, St Charles Lwanga Seminary, then, the number of candidates in the Ntare School, Maryhill High and Seroma Christian High Sch 17 17 1,000,000 Ndorwa SS Kabala Municipality 45 45 300,000 class. St Joseph’s Vocational, are some of Ndejje SS 17 19 Tororo Progressive SS 45 47 482,000 This, experts say, is the best way to the schools, in a selected number of Crested SS, Makindye 18 20 800,000 Sebei Coll. 45 48 459,000 gauge the performance of the entire districts, that have always topped their St. Augustine’s Coll., Wakiso 18 20 Sam Iga Memorial Coll. 45 48 UPOLET class, since it takes into consideration the districts. St. Peter’s SS, Bombo 18 20 Kantare SS-Rukungiri 45 54 340,000 performance of all candidates. It is far Others are Kigumba Parents, Kigumba St Henry’s Coll. Kitovu 18 UPOLET Arua SS 45 55 UPOLET better than just ranking those who passed Intensive, Dorah Bloch International, St. Mary Hill, Mbarara 21 990,000 St. Leo’s Coll. 45 750,000 in division one. Peter’s SS, Rweibugumya and Nazareth Iganga SS 22 740,000 Kinyara SS 47 51 530,000 This is the formula that was used to rank High School. the schools in the lists for the national and Meanwhile, in the schools ranking list Mengo SS 19 22 Muyenga HS 48 45 700,000 districts’ ranking. (see pages 37, 38, 39 and 40), the data Kigumba Parents School 20 20 Busaana SS, Kayunga 48 52 450,000 include the total number of students who Kibuli SS 20 23 1,200,000 Equatorial Coll., Ibanda 48 52 510,000 nSeeta, Bukalasa get 100% passed in division one, in each district; Mbarara HS 21 1,000,000 Kasese S.S 49 49 270,000 Unlike in all the previous years, last year, the district’s average aggregate score and Gombe SS 22 23 Apac SS 49 49 484,500 it was only Bukalasa Minor Seminary and the total number of candidates in the Janan Sec Sch, Bombo 22 25 850,000 Adwari SS, Otuke 49 49 317,300 Seeta High Schools which got 100% of district. St. Julian HS, Gayaza 22 25 Merikit HS 49 49 UPOLET St. Elizabeth Nkoowe SS, 22 24 Kibiito SS Bunyangabo 49 49 450,000 St. Mary’s Coll., Lacor 22 28 453,000 Rwamwanja SS Kamwenge 49 54 320,000 + 3 Chadian soldiers, civilian killed in Boko Haram attack + Our Lady Of Good Counsel, Gayaza 23 25 1,300,000 Kinkizi HS 50 50 400,000 St. Peter’s SS, Nsambya 26 26 992,000 MM Coll., Jinja 50 50 600,000 St Mary’s Coll. Rushorosza 26 29 800,000 City HS 50 50 300,000 Bakawoli Secondary School 26 30 UPOLET Namugoona Parents’ SS 50 50 600,000 Kigate HS 26 30 UPOLET Acul Banya Secondary School 50 50 303,000 S5 cut off may raise Sacred Heart SS, Sheema 29 29 700,000 Ruyonza SS, Bushenyi 50 52 380,000 Excel HS Kabale 30 35 400,000 Bunya Secondary School 50 53 UPOLET BY Conan Businge Kitende, King’s College, Budo; Uganda Mvara SS, Arua 30 41 790,000 Pope Paul Vi SS Anaka-Nwoya 50 53 355,000 Martyrs’ Secondary School Namugongo Top-performing A’level schools in the as well as St Mary’s College, Kisubi and Kitende Secondary School 31 31 UPOLET Semuliki HS Rahura 50 54 360,000 country are likely to hike their entry since Light Academy Secondary. They are likely Brilliant HS, Kawempe 32 32 860,000 St Kizito SS, Karamoja 50 54 242,400 the performance of Senior Four candidates to hike their entry or maintain high entry St. Francis SS For The Blind Soroti 32 32 UPOLET Ruteete SS Kabarole 52 52 UPOLET has improved this year. scores. Greenhil Academy 33 33 1,600,000 Kareka HS 52 53 700,000 Much as there were not many students In the same bracket of such schools, Kyambogo Coll. 33 35 522,000 Budini SS Kaliro 53 55 600,000 passing with aggregate 8, compared to last include Gayaza High School, Seeta High The Science Foundation Coll. 34 40 705,000 Mubende Light SS 53 56 420,000 year, the performance and the number of schools, Naalya Secondary School, Ndejje St. Joseph’s Coll. Layibi 34 600,000 Bugangani SS Rukungiri 53 56 315,000 candidates has gone up and this will affect Secondary School, Ntare School and St Dr. Obote Coll. 34 513,000 Gulu Army SS 53 57 200,000 the entry points into Senior Five. Henry’s College Kitovu. There are 27,842 students who passed in Wanyange Girls, Jinja 34 950,000 Kihihi HS Kanungu 53 57 379,300 division one, making 8.4% of the 330,060 nCriterion Kyebambe Girls’ SS 35 697,000 Kabungo SS, Kalungu 54 54 UPOLET candidates who sat for the final national Admission is on merit and original St Joseph’s Coll. Ombaci Arua 35 549,300 St Charles Lwanga, Muko-Rubanda 54 55 240,000 examination in October and November choices made by the candidates, based Entebbe Secondary School 35 35 800,000 Biiso War Memorial 54 55 300,000 last year. on eight best subjects performed by Citizens SS Ibanda 35 38 600,000 Buranga SS Kabale 54 56 250,000 This is an equally high score like candidates in the Uganda Certificate of Kabale Brainstone HS 36 39 550,000 Lira SS 54 56 UPOLET 2018 when 27,812 of the total 330,721 Education results or its equivalent. Kibubura Girls, Ibanda 39 690,000 Kirugu SS Rubirizi 54 56 280,000 (8.4%) candidates, passed in division Aggregate on eight subjects takes St Henry’s Senior SS, Bwanda 39 750,000 St. Stephen SS, Jinja 55 55 UPOLET one. the precedence over combinations and Kashaka Girls Secondary School 39 600,000 Bukooli Coll. 55 55 350,000 More so, there were 58,575 (17.6%) choices, according to Benson Kule, the candidates in division two, compared to national chairperson of the selections Bishop’s SS, Mukono 36 44 840,000 Rubona SS Bunyangabo 55 56 320,000 the 52,706 which was 16% of the total in process. St. Edwards Bukuumi 36 44 580,000 3R’s SS Lugazi 55 57 300,000 2018. More so, the ministry’s permanent St. Maria Gorreti, Katende 38 28 870,000 Nyamiyaga SS 56 56 208,000 At division three, there were 77,289 secretary, Alex Kakooza, says: “If a Busoga HS 38 38 450,000 Kijomoro SS 56 56 2,560,000 candidates at 23.2%, which is better than candidate chooses a school as the Alliance HS 38 40 699,000 Bukone Seed SS 56 56 260,000 last year’s 70,347 at 21.3%. second choice, but obtained a better Masaka Secondary School 38 41 670,000 St Dennis Sebugwawo SSS Ggaba 56 56 UPOLET Much as there was an increment in total aggregate on eight subjects than Masindi SS 38 44 UPOLET Kigarama Mixed SS 56 56 250,000 the number of candidates, overall the a candidate of first choice, he/she is Mbale SS 39 48 252,000 Kasengejje Secondary School 56 56 UPOLET performance improved with 92% passing, considered the first, bearing in mind the compared to 87.2% in 2018. The failure three subjects which form a combination Maracha Secondary School 39 49 315,000 Adjumani Secondary School 56 56 UPOLET rate also dropped significantly, from of A’level.” Progressive SS, Kitintale 40 42 750,000 Modern Secondary School Oloko 56 56 244,000 12.8% to 7.8%. “In a mixed A’level boarding school, at Kitagata SS, Bushenyi 40 43 UPOLET Ruhindi SS Mitooma 56 56 350,000 least one-third of the intake should be Light Coll. Katikamu 40 45 690,000 Gamatui Girls SS 56 nSelection of the minority sex, Kakooza said in a Bagezza Seed School 40 57 UPOLET Mvuri Girls School Arua 56 490,000 The selection process for Senior Five statement he signed. St. Kalemba SS 41 41 750,000 Y Y Okot Memorial Coll. 57 400,000 entrants is slated to take place on It should be noted that the placement or St Paul’s SS Bukinda 41 41 491,000 Awere SS, Omoro 56 57 250,000 February 13 and 14, according to the First admission of any candidate is determined Ediofe Girls’ Secondary School 43 500,000 Usuk SS 57 57 Lady and education minister Mrs Janet by the capacity of a school and choices Kashenshero Girls, Mitooma 45 390,000 Kitara SS 57 57 UPOLET Museveni. made by the candidates. The initial Last year, the top schools in having process is computer-generated and never Hornby Girls’ HS 48 530,000 Busha SS 57 57 UPOLET the tightest entry points were St Mary’s on the whims of the school heads. PMM Girls, Jinja 49 450,000 Masinya SS, Busia 58 58 UPOLET