Dokolo District Woman Member of Parliament, Sarah Aguti Nyangkori on Monday, February 9, 2026, rewarded the best-performing candidates from the recently released 2025 Primary Leaving Examination (PLE) results.
She urged school heads to champion the elimination of U (Ungraded) scores in government-aided schools.
The PLE stars received mattresses, mathematical sets, books, pens, and sanitary pads for the girls to aid their transition to secondary school. The MP also provided subsidies for their parents’ shopping.
The award ceremony, held at the district council hall, was attended by various district officials. These included the Senior Inspector of Schools, Morish Odung Omara; the Deputy Resident District Commissioner (RDC); education department teams; head teachers from across the district; parents; and the pupils themselves.
Before presenting the awards, Aguti commended district education stakeholders for their support. She advised learners to remain focused on their studies and resist the temptation of early marriage. The MP also pledged to provide past exam papers to all candidate classes in Dokolo to foster better future results.
Furthermore, Aguti pledged to continue the annual distribution of scholastic materials to top PLE performers. She stated this initiative aims to boost healthy academic competition. The legislator also called upon parents, especially, to guard against teenage marriages for their children.
Dokolo District Acting Inspector of Schools, Tonny Lameck Erecu, presented the performance statistics. He reported that in 2024, 3,394 candidates registered, with 116 passing in Division One. In 2025, out of 3,125 registered candidates who sat, 136 attained Division One.
Erecu noted that the 2025 results showed marked improvement over 2024. He, however, expressed concern over pupil dropout rates. He revealed that while 60 aided primary schools had 73,000 learners in 2024, only about 24,000 completed the cycle.
Morish Odung Omara, the Senior Inspector of Schools representing the District Education Officer (DEO), warned parents against forcing children into marriage. He lamented the drastic reduction in pupil numbers from Primary One to Primary Seven.
“What is now killing education for our children in Dokolo District is early child marriage,” Omara stated. He cited examples of girls aged 14-15 who are already mothers and vowed to hold accountable parents who hinder their daughters’ education.
Ismail Masaba, the Dokolo Deputy Resident District Commissioner (DRDC), thanked the people of Dokolo for voting for President Yoweri Museveni Kaguta in the January 15, 2026, general elections. He also commended MP Aguti for supporting education through the awards.
Masaba urged parents not to keep school-age children at home. He warned that the district leadership would monitor school attendance starting the second week of Term One. The DRDC also encouraged teachers to concentrate on classroom instruction for improved performance.
Among the top 2025 PLE candidates honored were Okello Benedict from St. Marglexs, who scored aggregate 6 and received school equipment and shs100,000. Apio Priscilla from the same school, who also scored aggregate 6, received similar awards.
Otim Ignatius from Dokolo Central Primary School, who scored aggregate 7, was also among the recipients.
Schools represented at the ceremony included Amuda (2 in Div. 1), Agwata (4), Dokolo Central (36), St. Mary’s (16), St. Marglexs (30), Apye (6), Atur (3), Aderolongo (1), Atabu (1), and Awiealem (1).
Schools like Akolodong and Apyennyang did not have candidates in Division One.
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