By KT Reporter
As the release of Primary Seven (P7) examination results draws closer, education authorities in Mukono District have warned parents to remain vigilant against schools that falsify examination results to boost their public image.
Speaking to the press ahead of the official release by the Uganda National Examinations Board (UNEB), the Mukono District Education Officer, Rashid Kikomeko, revealed that some government and private schools engage in unethical practices by forging results and presenting them to parents as genuine.
“At this time, when the results are about to be released, I want to warn parents that there are some government and private schools—both government and private—that want to appear as though they performed very well,” Kikomeko said.
“They end up tampering with examination results and present them as excellent, yet this is not true.” According to the district education officer, the malpractice involves issuing parents with falsified result slips showing grades that pupils never attained in the national examinations.
Kikomeko noted that in some cases, schools award pupils exceptionally high marks, only for the official UNEB results to later reflect much lower scores.
“We have encountered situations where a school gives a pupil very high marks, yet when the official UNEB results come out, the same candidate has a score of only 18,” he said.
He condemned the practice and warned schools involved to stop immediately, saying it undermines education standards and misleads parents when making critical decisions about their children’s academic future. He added that falsifying results damages the credibility of schools and erodes public trust in the education system.
CUE IN: DEO Rashid Kikomeko on exam malpractice (Luganda)
Kikomeko further advised parents to rely only on official channels when checking examination results, particularly the UNEB-approved mobile phone verification system, which allows parents to access authentic results directly.
Meanwhile, the Mukono Resident District Commissioner, Hajjati Fatumah Ndisaba Nabitaka, echoed the call for transparency and integrity in the education sector.
She urged schools to issue accurate and verified results, saying truthful performance records help parents plan appropriately for their children’s next level of education.
“I advise parents to use their mobile phones to access their children’s examination results,” Hajjati Nabitaka said. “This helps parents avoid unnecessary travel and prevents them from being misled.”
She added that honesty in reporting results benefits all stakeholders—learners, parents, schools, and government—by ensuring that education planning is based on truth and merit.
CUE IN: RDC Hajjati Fatumah Ndisaba
Nabitaka on parents and schools (Luganda) As UNEB prepares to officially release the P7 results, parents in Mukono District have been urged to remain cautious, verify results through official channels, and report any suspected cases of result manipulation to education authorities.
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