A total of 306 teachers have officially been appointed to leadership roles in government secondary schools across Uganda, bringing smiles and relief after a long wait.
The Education Service Commission (ESC) released the list yesterday, confirming 103 as headteachers and 203 as deputy headteachers.
Most of the appointees will be deployed to the 91 newly constructed seed secondary schools, while others will fill positions left vacant by retirements.
Under Uganda’s public service guidelines, mandatory retirement occurs at age 60, while early retirement is permitted from age 45, provided the individual has served in a pensionable position for at least 10 years.
Although the new seed schools were scheduled to open this term, funding delays caused setbacks. However, the process resumed after Parliament approved a supplementary budget of sh4.2 trillion last month, including sh1.3 billion earmarked for staff recruitment.
In total, the Government plans to recruit 2,821 teachers and support staff for the new schools.
Each school will receive 31 staff members, including a headteacher, deputy headteacher, classroom teachers, and support personnel such as bursars. All appointees are expected to report before the start of the second term.
The 91 new schools were constructed under the Uganda Intergovernmental Fiscal Transfers program, funded by the World Bank.
Haji Muhamed Kaaya, Commissioner for Education Services at ESC, announced that appointees must collect their nomination letters tomorrow at the ESC registry in Farmer’s House, Kampala.
They will then report to Dr. Kedrace Turyagyenda, the Permanent Secretary at the Ministry of Education, to receive their appointment letters and deployment instructions.
Kaaya emphasized that nominees must present their original national IDs when collecting nomination letters.
“Once they receive their appointment letters and posting instructions, they are expected to report to their new stations immediately,” he said.
Boost to Universal Secondary Education
The new seed schools will add capacity for approximately 91,000 more students under the Universal Secondary Education (USE) programme. These schools are designed to accommodate between 350 and 1,000 students each.
Currently, Uganda has around 1,500 government secondary schools. However, many sub-counties still lack one.
The Government’s Uganda Secondary Education Expansion Project aims to construct a secondary school in each sub-county, particularly in the estimated 200 sub-counties still without one.
New Appointees React
Moses Semwanga, newly confirmed as headteacher of Kura College Butiki in Jinja City, expressed gratitude: “I have been acting in this role for two years, and this promotion gives me the opportunity to serve even better.”
Meanwhile, Bunyangabu District Education Officer Robert Sanyu said preparations at Katugunda Seed Secondary School are progressing well. “We expect to receive staff wages soon. Construction is at 80%, and we are urging the contractor to finish ahead of schedule.”
Appointed Headteachers and Deputy Headteachers – April 2025
