St Mukasa Seminary, Tooro Parents Education Centre, St Allen’s PS, Parental Care Bushenyi, Ntandi SDA Integrated are Western Uganda’s Best PLE 2023 Schools
Sheema Municipality’s St Mukasa Seminary, Fort Portal City’s Tooro Parents Education Centre, Kisoro Municipality’s St Allen’s Primary School, Bushenyi-Ishaka Municipality’s Parental Care Primary School and Bundibugyo’s Ntandi SDA Integrated Primary School are the best schools in Western Uganda, according to the 2023 Primary Leaving Examinations (PLE) results released by the Uganda National Examinations Board (Uneb).
This ranking features 20 best performing PLE 2023 schools in Western Uganda based on three parameters: the number of first grades, the rate (percentage) of first grades (Division One scores), and number of candidates.
This ranking has considered schools which had 50 candidates. This means that schools which had fewer candidates are not part of this list.
The list also includes schools which had 100 per cent, 99 per cent, and 98 per cent first grade scores. Only one school leading the 97 per cent pack has also been included.
LIST OF BEST PERFORMING WESTERN UGANDA SCHOOLS IN PLE 2023
| School | District/City/Municipality | Div I | All candidates | Div (%) | |
| 1 | St Mukasa Seminary | Sheema Municipality | 119 | 119 | 100 |
| 2 | Tooro Parents Educ Centre | Fort Portal City | 115 | 115 | 100 |
| 3 | St Allen’s PS | Kisoro Municipality | 92 | 92 | 100 |
| 4 | Parental Care PS | Bushenyi-Ishaka Municipality | 89 | 90 | 99 |
| 5 | Ntandi SDA Integrated PS | Bundibugyo | 84 | 86 | 98 |
| 6 | St Maria Goretti PS | Kabale Municipality | 75 | 77 | 97 |
| 7 | Queen of Peace Noble’s PS | Kyegegwa | 71 | 72 | 99 |
| 8 | Kabale Moslem PS | Bunyangabu | 70 | 71 | 99 |
| 9 | Karagirwe Memorial PS | Ntungamo | 64 | 64 | 100 |
| 10 | Kyenzaza Integrated PS | Rubirizi | 59 | 59 | 100 |
| 11 | Bukwali PS | Fort Portal City | 57 | 57 | 100 |
| 12 | Christ Aid PS | Kabarole | 56 | 56 | 100 |
| 13 | Rwimi Parents PS | Bunyangabu | 54 | 54 | 100 |
| 14 | Nyakateete Bright Future | Mitooma | 54 | 54 | 100 |
| 15 | Maria Junior School | Kitagwenda | 53 | 53 | 100 |
| 16 | Kabale Universal PS | Kabale Municipality | 51 | 51 | 100 |
| 17 | Excel PS Rwimi | Bunyangabu | 51 | 52 | 98 |
| 18 | Kabale Preparatory School | Kabale Municipality | 50 | 50 | 100 |
| 19 | Nadir Preparatory School | Kasese Municipality | 50 | 50 | 100 |
| 20 | Parental Care Kasese | Kasese Municipality | 49 | 50 | 98 |
Source: The Standard News
