By Website Writer; The Ministry of Education and Sports – Uganda has released a phased program for the reopening of schools in Wakiso, Kampala and Mpigi district.
This follows a Presidential directive on Friday, December 31, 2021 allowing schools that had been closed for almost two years due to the Covid-19 Pandemic global outbreak.
President Museveni announced that schools will be allowed to run with effective on Monday January 10, 2022.
However, he assigned the Ministry of Education and Sports to develop a detailed plan to prevent and mitigate against road traffic congestion on the schools’ reopening day in the Kampala Metropolitan area that is infested with the greatest number of schools in the country.
In a statement released by the education ministry on Sunday, January 2, 2022, the phased schools reopening plan was subsequent of consultation from different stakeholders including KCCA, Wakiso, Mukono and Mpigi district local governments, Ministry of Internal Affair, security and the Ministry of Works and Transport.
The Ministry of Education communicates to the public that the reopening plan for Boarding students in Primary and Secondary schools in the districts of Kampala, Wakiso, Mpigi and Mukono as follows;
- All learners in Day school shall report on Monday, January 10, 2022 for classes.
- All learners in Boarding schools in the districts of Kampala, Wakiso, Mpigi and Mukono shall follow a staggered reporting plan with effect from Monday January 10, 2022.
- No, Boarding students in the concerned districts shall report for School earlier than Monday, January 10, 2022.
- Students in International schools whether offering Day or Boarding School shall also comply with the reopening that is NOT any earlier than Monday, January 10, 2022.
- Boarding students in Wakiso and Mpigi districts:
- Monday, January 10, 2022; A-level students and boarding pupils for lower Primary.
- Wednesday January 12, 2022; O-Level students and Boarding pupils in P.5, P.6 and P.7
Boarding students in Kampala and Mukono:
- Tuesday, January 11, 2022; A-level students and boarding pupils for lower Primary.
- Thursday, January 13, 2022; O-Level students and Boarding pupils in P.5, P.6 and P.7.
Schools which have already communicated to parents a staggered reporting plan that is beyond January 13, 2022 may retain such a plan provided no learners report before January 10, 2022.
It is the reposibility for the learner’s parents or guardians to ensure that the learner is provided with a mask to wear when travelling to school while using public transport means.
The Ministry appealed to all the concerned Boarding Schools in Kampala, Wakiso, Mukono and Mpigi districts to adhered to this area-specific reopening plan.
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