Amolatar District LC5 chairman Maris Ogwal Omara has pledged to prioritise education during his five-year tenure following weak performance in the 2025 Primary Leaving Examinations (PLE).
Out of 2,505 Primary Seven candidates who sat for the exams, only 57 attained Division One. A total of 810 passed in Division Two, 342 in Division Three, and 608 in Division Four. Another 361 candidates failed outright (Division U), while 27 were absent.
Ogwal Omara said his administration would work with stakeholders to reorganise staffing and improve foundational learning outcomes across schools in the district.
He said head teachers and teachers would be reassigned where necessary to address performance gaps.
However, he stressed that improving education standards would require coordinated action involving school management committees and the District Education Office.
‘We will reorganise staffing and ensure better coordination among stakeholders to improve learning outcomes,’ Ogwal Omara said.
He was speaking during the handover of instructional materials under the Iceland government-funded UCatchUp Programme at the district headquarters on Tuesday.
Ogwal Omara thanked the Government of Iceland for selecting Amolatar as one of the beneficiary districts under the programme.
He urged head teachers in government-aided schools to effectively use the materials to improve academic performance.
Sarah Tyan, the area Resident District Commissioner, said the support aligns with government efforts to expand access to quality education in line with Vision 2040.
She called on school administrators to ensure that the investment translates into improved results.
District Internal Security Officer Anthony Wangada described the 2025 PLE results as poor and urged stakeholders to ensure better outcomes in future examinations.
Amolatar Chief Administrative Officer Roda Oroma said her office would support implementation of the programme to improve literacy and numeracy in lower primary classes.
Ezua Elly Baako, district support coordinator for the UCatchUp Programme, said instructional materials worth about Shs 19.4 million were distributed to schools.
He said the programme targets Primary Three to Primary Five learners in Amolatar and Kwania districts over 18 months, focusing on bridging literacy and numeracy gaps.
Baako added that teachers had also been trained during school holidays to conduct remedial lessons for struggling learners.
He said the programme could later be expanded to other districts in the Lango Sub-region if successful.