Why government is rolling out competence-based curriculum in primary schools

The government is accelerating plans to introduce competence-based learning in primary schools across the country as part of wider education reforms aimed at equipping learners with practical skills, creativity, and innovation from an early age.

The initiative follows the ongoing implementation of the revised lower secondary school curriculum, which was rolled out in 2020 to shift Uganda’s education system away from rote learning and examination-driven memorisation.

Speaking during the handover of newly renovated facilities at Bukoto Muslim Primary School in Nakawa Division,…