Private schools shun new Education Management Information System

The Ministry of Education has raised concerns after observing that half of the private schools across the country are declining to register their learners on the new Education Management Information System (EMIS), implemented in 2022. The Director of Basic Education, Ismail Mulindwa, says that while the uptake and utilization of the system among public schools stands at 99 percent, several private schools are falling way behind in terms of adoption. He mentioned that out of 14,272 government institutions, 14,168 have successfully loaded their learners onto the system, representing 99 percent. In contrast, only 30,519 out of 60,529 private schools have enrolled their learners on the system, representing 50 percent. In terms of student enrollment, out of the 1.5 million secondary […]