GOVERNMENT SUSPENDS TERM 1 EXAMINATIONS

The ministry of Education has announced that children will not sit examinations for term one. This is contained in a detailed report on the ministry’s response to COVID19. The minister of Education and first lady Mrs. Janet Museveni says the decision was reached because some students lack the infrastructure to do so. “There is no formal or end of term examinations at the end of term I” Read the statement. The minister says schools will only have one mock examination that will happen at the end of term 2. According to the programme released by the ministry, schools will reopen on the 27th of April 2020 and close on 12th June 2020 for term one. Term 2 will start on 22nd- June-2020 and close on the 4th of September while term 3 will start on 21st September and close on 19th-December 2020. The ministry is to also organize lessons that can reach all students through securing free learning online on radio and TV to engage all students of all classes in an organized manner. The ministry together launched an online platform called Kolibri that will enable children study online. Schools at all levels closed on the 20th of April as COVID-19 spread to the EastAfrican region.

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