The 2012 Primary Leaving Examinations released on Monday by UNEB Secretary Mathew Bukenya showed a continued dominance of top slots by boys against girls with English language as the best done
subject.
Out of the 564,060 candidates, who registered for the examinations, 49.5 per cent (279,413) were girls, while 50.5 per cent (284,647) were boys.
Of the total number of candidates, only 23,807 females were in Division One (4.4 per cent) and 35,347 were boys.
subject.
Out of the 564,060 candidates, who registered for the examinations, 49.5 per cent (279,413) were girls, while 50.5 per cent (284,647) were boys.
Of the total number of candidates, only 23,807 females were in Division One (4.4 per cent) and 35,347 were boys.
The Minister of Education, Ms Jessica Alupo, said the increasing female enrollment was a major step towards empowerment of girls and gender equality.
“I note with satisfaction that girls performed fairly well. They are better in divisions 3 and 4, while in divisions 1 and 2, the margins are not alarming. This is encouraging in the efforts to promote education of the girl child,” Jessica said.
However education experts attribute the gender inequality in schools to parents who still think girls are not supposed to be in school. Most parents view girls as a source of wealth especially when they are given away in marriage.
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