Insight8 min
What actually makes a great primary school: a read of the 2025 PLE
Beyond the Division 1 count, the signals that separate a strong primary from a lucky one.
18 Mar 2026Read
Who can enter
Open to any school registered to operate in Uganda, every curriculum, every level. Free to enter, and a school need not nominate itself.
Put a name forwardThe 2026 cycle
No winner yet, not yet.
Judging runs through the 2026 cycle. The Primary School of the Year shortlist is revealed in July 2026 and the winner announced at the ceremony in August. We never pre-announce, and we never fabricate.
Shortlist July 2026Winner August 2026
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Context from our newsroom, the people, schools and trends behind this award.
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The quiet revival of the Busoga sub-region schools
Busoga College Mwiri is again drawing pupils who, a few years ago, would have decamped to Kampala.
13 Jun 2026Read
Insight8 min
The turnaround playbook: how three schools climbed the tables in two years
Improvement is rarely an accident. We trace what the fastest risers changed first.
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Measured outcomes, examined nationally.
Open the Results & Performance disciplineSchool of the Year
The single most distinguished school in the country, the programme’s grand prize.
Secondary School of the Year
The strongest UCE and UACE outcomes in the country.
Vocational & Technical Institution of the Year
The best of UBTEB technical and vocational training.
Most Improved School
The sharpest year-on-year rise, trajectory over incumbency.
Could your school win this?
Entry is free and a single nomination is considered across every category it fits. Put your school forward for the 2026 cycle.