Written By | Joshua Nahamya
Hillary Igambirine, Assistant RDC Bushenyi with some of the pupils that reported back to school today to ensure Teachers-Pupils compliaince in schools
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Under the directive of the Resident District Commissioner (RDC), Emmy Ngabirano, the Office of the President in Bushenyi has launched a rigorous parallel monitoring and supervision exercise across schools to ensure a high standard of the teaching and learning process.
The monitoring team is specifically evaluating the reporting rates of teachers on the government payroll, student enrollment figures, and the overall preparedness of educators. The RDC's office is paying close attention to the availability and use of essential pedagogical tools, including schemes of work, lesson plans, and teaching aids.
This proactive supervision follows a series of strategic educational reviews led by RDC Ngabirano. Recently, the Bushenyi District Education Officer, Mr. Williams Ahabwe, and the Bushenyi-Ishaka Municipal Education Officer, Mr. Dan, were featured on local radio stations to analyze the Primary Leaving Examination (PLE) results and outline strategies to further elevate the district's academic standing.
Hillary monitoring different schools in Bushenyi on reporting day back to school business as normal
For the past eight years, Bushenyi-Ishaka Municipality has been ranked as the best-performing municipality in the country in PLE results. Furthermore, Bushenyi District remains among the top five nationwide in both the Uganda Certificate of Education (UCE) and Uganda Advanced Certificate of Education (UACE) results.
The District LC5 Chairman, Jaffari Bassajabalaba, has frequently emphasized that the region’s consistent success should position it as a hub for learning. “Bushenyi should be an education tourism district,” Bassajabalaba has noted. “People should come here to benchmark the educational policy and the modus operandi that makes our district a force to be reckoned with in national development.”
Hillary appeals pupils to concentrate during the first term to become useful people in future
The current monitoring exercise aligns with President Yoweri Museveni’s directive that every school-aged child must be in class, reinforcing Uganda’s commitment to international educational conventions. The Office of the President has issued a stern warning to local leaders to report any parents or guardians who subject children to child labor or early marriage, or who deliberately deny children their right to an education.
Underscoring the importance of these efforts, local educationist and patriot Hillary Igambirine, the Assistant RDC Bushenyi district, noted that the country's development hinges on its schools. “The socio-economic transformation agenda of Uganda cannot be realized when the population is ignorant,” Igambirine stated. “An educated citizenry catapults the transformation of a country; education is the sine qua non for the socio-economic transformation of any nation.”
By ensuring that teachers are present and well-equipped, the Office of the President aims to protect Bushenyi’s academic legacy while ensuring that no child is left behind in the government’s push for a knowledge-based economy.
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