Uganda, Feb. 4 -- An application process that came in handy for top secondary schools during the Covid-19 lockdown has continued to be of great utility more than a year after Uganda fully reopened her economy.

Schools such as King's College Budo, Gayaza High School, Trinity College Nabingo, Mbarara High School, Namilyango College, and Mt St Mary's College Namagunga, among others, realised a way to advertise students for Senior One ahead of the national selection. The placement process was duly termed as Compassionate Admissions.

The portal

The open online admission call was mainly targeted at learners interested in joining prestigious schools that they initially did not select as a first choice. Ms Annie Wandyaka, a dean at Mengo SS, t...