The parents who drive usually drop their children and let them out of cars to find their way to school; they drive off without seeing if a child has entered school.
The school administration and the parents should at least agree that all school fees must be cleared half the term and at least a student should report with 50% of the fees to enable the school owners to run with basic quality services.
Much as the ministry has banned use of mobile phones in schools and regulated the content the students and pupils should access, it is also important for parents to do the same at home when it comes to mobile phone usage by children since most of them get access to the internet using their parents, siblings, or guardians' gadgets.
Schools in Uganda closed for the second term holiday break on August 16, 2024, with most schools expected to open up for the third term on September 23, 2024. Holidaymakers are encouraged to engage in productive activities beyond education during the short holidays.
Increased number of girls dropping out of school is mainly happening due to the ignorance and negligence of parents who are subjecting their young girls to early marriages and pregnancies instead of paying for their school fees to attain education.
UNEB has registered four examinations (4Es), which are the Primary Leaving Examination (PLE), Uganda Certificate of Education (UCE-New Curriculum), UCE-Transitional Examination (Old Curriculum), and Uganda Advanced Certificate of Education (UACE).
NIRA's standard registration process requires a child to present parental identification. However, in this situation, many parents were killed during the conflict, and others have no official IDs themselves.