The Education and sports Ministry has extended holidays for over 20 government aided schools that will be used to train teachers on the new lower secondary school curriculum.

Some of the affected schools include St Mary’s Namagunga, St Mary’s Kisubi, Trinity College Nabbingo, Kololo Secondary School, Mvara Secondary School, Ntare School, Duhanga Secondary School, and Muntuyera High school.

According to the school calendar, learners are supposed to report back to school on February 3, 2020.

However due to the ongoing training, the Holiday has been extended by one week, it is estimated that 22,000 teachers will participate in the trainings.

Changes

Examinations to be given at the end of year/class.

Terminal examinations are no longer considered.

Objective questions have been phased out in all subjects.

Students will be expected to produce a field work report after the real fieldwork.

Fieldwork studies to be school- based.

Teaching to be learner centered and not teacher centered.

Formative assessment contributes 20% and summative assessment (UCE) contributes 80%.

Senior one are to do 12 subjects, 11 are compulsory and one elective.

In geography Rhineland, North America have been phased out remaining with Rest of Africa, map use but not map reading, East Africa, China and Photographic interpretation and field work based school.

There will be two physics, chemistry papers.

A candidate’s performance on examination shall be assigned a grade on a grade 7 – point scale, from grade 1 (the highest) to grade 7 (the lowest), or ungraded (U).

History has two papers i.e. paper 1 HISTORY AND POLITICAL EDUCATION OF EAST AFRICA SINCE 1000 A.D (TIME 2HRS)

Section A

5 questions shall be set about East African history ( select 2 numbers)

Section B

5 questions about political education (select 2 numbers)

Paper 2 (history and political education outside East Africa since 1000 a.d)

Comprises of 8 essay questions

UCE changed to Uganda Certificate for Lower Secondary Education  UCLSE ).

General science for students with special needs ONLY

Examination papers reduced in all subjects.

Agriculture as a topic has also been phased out from the geography syllabus.

Terminal exams changed to activity of integration.