Uganda: Girls Good At English But Still Trail Overall

9 February 2011

Kampala — Yesterday's UCE results show that 20 districts registered no girl in division one while 19 other districts had less than five females passing in first grade.

The sad statistic indicates a wider challenge to girls education as boys continued to dominate performance in all divisions and over all. However, girls floored boys in English Language and Literature in English, the results indicate.

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