Uganda, Feb. 7 -- Pupils, who had been promoted to Primary Seven despite poor performance in government-aided primary schools, in Kibuku District have been forced to repeat.

This is contrary to the government's policy of automatic promotion under the Universal Primary Education (UPE) programme.

However, leaders told Daily Monitor that the move is intended to improve the academic performance of pupils after the district registered the highest failure rates, which stood at 31.5 percent in the just released the 2023 Primary Leaving Examinations.

The district registered 5,151 PLE candidates in 2023. Of these, 76 passed.

The Secretary for Health and Education Committee of the Kibuku District Council, Mr Augustine Moleka Majanga, said all t...