Schools dedicate PLE candidates to God ahead of examinations

26 October 2026, 1:26 pm

By Ronald Ssemagonja

Several schools across the country have dedicated their Primary Seven candidates to God in prayer ahead of the 2026 Primary Leaving Examinations (PLE), which begin next week.

The annual practice is intended to encourage candidates to trust in God as they prepare for their final primary school examinations, while reminding them of the importance of discipline, obedience and hard work.

At The Windsor School in Nansana Municipality, Wakiso District, candidates were dedicated to God during a prayer service led by Rev. Canon Kabanda. In his preaching, he encouraged the learners not to fear but to trust in God for help as they prepared for their examinations.

Meanwhile, at Little Bears Kindergarten and Junior School in Ndejje-Kanyanya, Makindye Ssabagabo Division, Wakiso District, the school’s director, Mrs Maureen Namusisi Ntambaazi, thanked God for enabling the school to prepare candidates despite the challenges faced during the year.

“We thank God for the grace He has given us to be able to sit this year’s candidates. We believe in God that they are going to excel highly because we have prepared the close to 40 candidates so well, as teachers and as parents,” she said.

Namusisi also urged parents to use the long school holiday to strengthen their relationships with their children by teaching them to love, fear and understand God.

She encouraged parents to befriend their children rather than treat them as enemies, saying close relationships would help parents understand their children’s fears and find solutions to their challenges.

The director also called upon parents to enrol their children at the school, saying vacancies were still available.

At Creamland Junior School in Ndejje, the headteacher, Mr Thembo Mwidin, said the school had adequately prepared its candidates and was confident they would perform well.

“We have encouraged our learners to always put their trust in God Almighty because He is capable of everything. Secondly, they should be obedient to their parents and guardians, and they should do house chores,” he said.

Mwidin also urged parents to limit their children’s use of mobile phones and other electronic gadgets, while calling upon them to enrol their children at the school.

His remarks echo concerns raised by the Executive Director of the Uganda Communications Commission, Nyombi Thembo, who has encouraged parents to monitor their children’s phone usage and discourage them from sleeping with their phones. He has warned that the misuse of social media can divert children from the right path.

In the two schools in Ndejje, the Area Parish Priest of the Church of Uganda, Rev. Julius Matovu, preached about repentance as a foundation for success before joining parents and teachers in dedicating the 2026 candidates to God.

As the candidates prepare to sit their examinations, school leaders and religious figures have called upon them to remain disciplined, respect their parents and guardians, work hard and put their trust in God.