What is the school system like in Uganda?
1. Day/Kinder/Infant Care - 0-3 Years
2. NURSERY GRADE
Baby Class - 4 Yrs
Middle Class - 5 Yrs
Top Class - 6 Yrs
3. PRIMARY SCHOOL GRADE
P1 - 7 Yrs
P2 - 8 Yrs
P3 - 9 Yrs
P4 - 10 Yrs
P5 - 11 Yrs
P6- 12 Yrs
P7 - 13 Yrs (Students Write National Exams called - PRIMARY LEAVING EXAMINATIONS)
4. SECONDARY SCHOOL/JUNIOR HIGH SCHOOL (ORDINARY LEVEL)
S.1/Senior One) - 14 Yrs
S.2/Senior two - 15 Yrs
S.3/Senior Three - 16 Yrs
S.4/Senior Four - 17 Yrs (Students Writes Exams called - Uganda Certificate Exmanination)
5. SECONDARY SCHOOL (ADVANCED LEVEL)
S.5/Senior Five - 18 Yrs
S.6/Senior Six - 19Yrs (Students Write Exams called - Uganda Advanced Certificate Examination)
6. College/Institution/Vocational School - 20 Yrs and above.
Please keep in mind that the age listed above is the ideal. However, this is not always the case with our sponsored children because, due to various circumstances, particularly poverty, many of them do not have the opportunity to attend school, and when they finally do, through sponsorship; they begin late when they are older, which has an impact on how they perform. As a result, many of them struggle to meet standards and are even required to retake a grade because of poor performance.
What is the Grading System in Uganda?