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FULL PROGRAMME: Education ministry releases 2020 academic calendar for schools, polytechnics and other institutions

Uganda schools’ and other institutions’ calendar - 2020

JAVIRA SSEBWAMI | PML Daily Staff WriterbyJAVIRA SSEBWAMI | PML Daily Staff Writer
January 5, 2020
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Ministry of Education and Sports Permanent Secretary Mr Alex Kakooza recently released the 2019 academic calendar. (PHOTO/File)

KAMPALA – The ministry of education and sports has released the schools’ and other institutions’ calendar – 2020 that will run for 38 weeks.

In a circular to all primary, secondary, technical schools and community polytechnics heads and other and All Headteachers: Government & Private Secondary, Primary Schools and Community Polytechnics, the Permanent Secretary Alex Kakooza scheduled the first term to start on Monday, February 3, 2020, and run through to May 1, 2020.

The first term for primary, secondary, technical/farm schools and community polytechnics will run for 89 days.

Second-term will begin from May 25 to August 21. The second term will also run for 89 days.

The Third term that is scheduled to run for 82 days will start from September 14 to November 27.

Learners will then have a three-week holiday before opening for each term.

The ministry says that school holidays and term dates are followed by primary and secondary schools as well as colleges across the country.

Primary, secondary, technical/farm schools and community polytechnics

Term From To No of Days
Term I Monday 3rd February 2020 Friday 1st May, 2020 89 days
Term II Monday 25th May 2020 Friday 21st August, 2020 89 days
Term III Monday 14th September, 2020 Friday 27th November, 2020 82 days
TOTAL 260 days

Tough guild lines

According to the circular by the ministry, classes must start at 8:00 am and end not later than 5:00 PM every day and that districts/City Inspectors of Schools should ensure that schools comply.

The Ministry has also cautioned schools on wastage and loss of teaching and learning time at the beginning and end of the term.

“Lessons should start promptly and terms should not be cut short without clearance from my office,” the Permanent Secretary warned school heads adding that boarding schools should designate only one day a term as a visiting day.

The ministry warned school heads of Boarding Secondary Schools especially those in Kampala, Wakiso and Mukono districts that they should ensure that they stagger the starting dates a week earlier than the official opening dates and also stagger the days for the end of the term.

“This is aimed at eliminating the inconveniences caused every beginning and end of the term to parents and schools,” the PS wrote.

For Primary Teachers Colleges, Mr. Kakooza scheduled their first term to start from February 2 to May 1.

Learners will then have a three week holiday before the second term starts on May 27.

The third term according to the circular will begin on September 15 to December 5.

Holidays

Term From To No of Days
1st Term holidays Saturday 2nd May, 2020 Sun 24th May, 2020 23 days
2nd Term holidays Saturday 22nd August, 2020 Sun 13th September 2020 23 days
3rd Term holidays Saturday 28th November 2020 Sun 31st January, 2021 58 days
Total 104 days

Primary Teachers’ Colleges

Term From To No of Days
Term I Monday 3rd February, 2020 Friday 1st May, 2020 89 days
Term II Monday 25th May, 2020 Friday 21st August, 2020 89 days
Term III Monday 14th September, 2020 Friday 27th November, 2020 82 days
TOTAL 260 days

N.B.

Final School Practice for six weeks: – In-service: Sunday

Pre-service: Sunday

Promotion Examinations:

Final Written Examinations:

Technical and vocational and farm institutes:

Term From To No of Days
Term I Monday 3rd February, 2020 Friday 1st May, 2020 89 days
Term II Monday 25th May, 2020 Friday 21st August, 2020 89 days
Term III Monday 14th September, 2020 Friday 27th November, 2020 82 days
TOTAL 260 days

N.B.

End of Term III/Year UBTEB Examinations Calendar shall be followed.

Uganda Technical Colleges:

Term From To No of
Weeks
Semester I 17th August 2020 18th December 2020 17 Weeks
Semester II 15th February 2021 4th June 2021 17 weeks
UBTEB May/ June Examinations 2020 15th May 2020 29th May 2020
UBTEB Nov/Dec Examinations 2020 4th December 2020 18th December 2020
Industrial Training December 2020 January 2021
Total
3

Nursing training schools:

Term From To No of days
Semester I 13th July 2020 11th December 2020 17 Weeks
Semester II 22nd February 2021 28th June 2021 17 Weeks
UNMEB Examinations 4th December 2020 18th December 2020
Industrial Training
Paramedical Institutions
Semester I 20th July 2020 11th December 2020 17 Weeks
Semester II 15th February 2021 4th June 2021 17 Weeks

Uganda Colleges of Commerce:

Semester From To No. of
Weeks
1st Semester 24th August 2020 18th December 2020 17 Weeks
2nd Semester 22nd February 2021 11th June 2021 17 Weeks
UBTEB May/June Examinations 2020 15th May 2020 29th May 2020
UBTEB Nov/Dec Examinations 2020 4th December 2020 18th December 2020

Survey institute, meteorological institute, schools of clinical officers, school of hygiene Mbale, paramedical schools and Butabika school of psychiatry, agricultural colleges, wildlife institute, fisheries institute, and cooperative colleges

Semester From To No. of
Weeks
1st Semester 24th August 2020 11th December 2020 17 Weeks
Industrial training June 2020 August 2020
2nd Semester 24th February 2021 11th June 2021 17 Weeks

UBTEB Examinations’: Technical colleges, Colleges of Commerce, Agricultural Colleges, Survey Institutes, Meteorological Institutes, Wild Life Institutes, Fisheries Institutes and Cooperative Colleges End of Year Semester Examinations’. UBTEB Examinations’ calendar shall be followed.

Health Tutors’ College, Mulago

Term From To No. of weeks
1st Semester 17th August 2020 11th December 2020 17 Weeks
2nd Semester 25th January 2021 27th May 2021 17 weeks
Recess 29th June 2020 24th July 2020 25 days
Short Break 27th July 2020 14th August 2020 18 Days
1st Semester Academic Yr 19/20

National Teachers’ Colleges and Community Polytechnics Instructors’ Colleges

  1. Diploma in Education Secondary
Term Opening of Term Closing of Term No. of Days
Term I 23rd September 2019 13th December 2019 82 Days
Term II 3rd February 2020 2nd May 2020 91Days
Term III 25th May 2020 11th August 2020 77 Days
Total Days

Diploma in Education Primary

Session Opening of Term Closing of Term
1st Session 4th May 2020 22nd May 2020
2nd Session 23rd August 2020 11th September 2020
3rd Session 1st December 2019 31st January 2020
SESEMAT TRAINING FOR NTCs
C. THEORY EXAMINATIONS FOR NATIONAL TEACHERS’ COLLEGES
A Diploma Secondary Education (DES) 29th July 2020 10th August 2020
B Diploma Primary Education (DEP) 17th January 2020 31st January 2020

N.B.

All DEP face-to-face sessions will strictly take place during the Primary Schools’ holidays as indicated above.

All participating teachers/tutors must report to their respective duty stations on the opening dates of the term.

School Practice for Diploma in Education Secondary Monday 26th May 2013 to 14th July 2013

School Practice for Diploma in Education Primary to be conducted during term time as this is an on-job Distance Education Programme.

Other activities

ACTIVITIES TENTATIVE DATES
a. Placement of P7 and S4
Placement of P7 leavers January 2020
Placement of S4 Leavers January 2020
b. National Schools’ Science & Agriculture Fairs
Primary (This will double as the Education week) The
theme will be communicated during the course of 1st
term.
Secondary Schools Term II 2020
-Regional Science Fair
-National Science Fair
Tertiary Institutions
c. World Teacher’s Day 5th October 2020
National celebrations. Venue “to be decided ”
DEAR Day 12th March 2020
Primary Music Dance and Drama festival 25th– 29th August 2020
3rd National Teachers’ Conference 1st– 4th September 2020
d. Annual School Career Events
o Secondary Schools
o BTVET institutions
o Primary Teachers’ Colleges
e. National Book Week
f. National Music, Dance and Drama Competitions

Schools’ and other tertiary institutions’ games and sports calendar 2020

Date Activity Organized by Venue
March
29th -31st National Intercollegiate Tertiary Institution Intercollegiate UCC Pakwach –
(NITI) Games UTCs/UCCS/NTCs/ Tutors Principals Sports Pakwach /
Colleges/Other Specialized  Departments; Association UTC Kichwamba
Agriculture/Forestry/Fisheries/Meteorology (IPSA) –
(Athletics/ X – Country/Basketball/ Board Kabarole
Games Football/ Handball/
Volleyball/Netball/ Wood ball/Rugby)
24th – 27th All Institutions Goal Ball Competitions for Uganda Lugogo –
Students with Learning Needs – The blind Paralympics Kampala Uganda
(IUGC – SNE) Committee
(UPC)
April
1st -7th (NITI) Games continued IPSA UCC Pakwach
24th -30th National Technical Schools and Community Vocational Ruharo
Polytechnics Games (NTSCP) ( Athletics/ Schools  Sports Vocational
Board Games/ Cross Country/ Association Training Institute
Football/Handball/Netball/Volleyball/Wood (VSSA) – Mbarara/
ball and Demonstrations of Cricket) Rweziringiriro
TS-Isingiro/
Kakiika TS-
Mbarara
May
1st – 5th NTSCP Games Continued VSSA As above
5th – 14th National Secondary Schools Racket, Bat USSSA Sacred Heart –
And Ball Games I (Badminton/Tennis/Table Gulu
Tennis/Basketball/Girls Football/ Hockey/
Rugby, Demonstration of Wood ball
5th – 18th Copa Coca Cola Coca Cola Mvara SS – Arua
6th – 16th National Primary Schools Kids and SNE UPSGSA Sironko/ Kitgum/
Athletics Championship Masaka/Busia
District
June
28th – 30th Secondary Schools National Swimming USSSA Kampala Region
(SSNS) Gala; Racket/Bat/Board Games
29th – 30th Disability Cricket UPS & UCA Kyambogo
University

July

5th – 12th National Secondary Schools Ball Game II USSSA Dr. Obote SS and
(Handball/Netball/Volleyball/Swimming/Bo St. Catherine SS –
ard Games/FUFA S1 & S2 tournaments. Lira
Athletics & Cross Country Championship
23rd – 31st ALL AFRICA University Games (FASUG) FAUSU Rabat – Morocco –
August
1st – 5th FASU GAMES Continued Rabat – Morocco
13th – 23rd 18th  Edition of East Africa Secondary FEASSSA Kenya
Schools Games (FEASSA and Primary
School
Athletics/Netball/Football/Handball/Hockey
Volleyball/Basketball/Rugby and
Swimming)
14th 8TH Edition of the Education Sector Physical PES & ESSR Kampala/Wakiso
Activity and Sports (ESSR PAS)Gala Secretariat
20th – 30th 7th  Edition of the National Technical & National Bukinda PTC –
Vocational Institutes/PTC Games Association  of Kabale/Ndegeya
(Athletics/Cross Country/Basketball/ PTCs Technical CPTC – Masaka/
Football/Handball/Netball/Volleyball/Wood Vocational Bishop Stuart –
ball/Board Games) and MDD Institutes Sports Mbarara/Kabale
Association TI –
NAPTVISA Kabale/Rukungiri
TI – Rukungiri
25th – 31st International Paralympic Committee Games UPC/NCS/PES Tokyo Japan
26th – 31st Primary Schools and SNE Ball Games UPSSGA Masaka/Kabale/
Bushenyi
September
1st – 5th Primary Schools and SNE Ball Games UPSSGA Masaka/Kabale/
Bushenyi
1st -6th International Paralympic Committee Games UPC/NCS/PES Tokyo Japan
1st – 10th Health  Training Institutions Games APHTIU Fort portal
(Athletics/X-Couuntry/Handball/ Football/ College of Health
Netball/Volleyball/Wood  ball &  Board Sciences –
Games) Kabarole/ Kabale
Nursing School/
UIAHMS
Mulago –
Kampala
25th -30th 7TH  Edition of the National Education UPC Mbale
Institutions Disability Sports Gala
October
17th -24th International Schools sports Federation ISF Jinjiang – China
Summer Gymnasiade
25th -31st Tertiary Institutions Champions Uganda Tertiary UAHAIMS,
Championship Institutions Mulago –
Sports Kampala
Association
(UTISA)
November
1st – 6th Tertiary Institutions Champions UTISA UAHAIMS
Championship
December
10th – 20th East Africa Inaugural Games for Tertiary Federation of Kenya/ Kampala
Institutions East Africa –
Tertiary Uganda/Tanzania
Institutions
Regional Sports
Associations
(FEATIRSA)
15th – 22nd East Africa University Sport Games EAUSF Ndejje University
– Luwero

Public Holidays 2020

Wednesday 1st January, 2020 New year’s Day
Sunday 26th January, 2020 NRM Liberation Day
Sunday 16th February, 2020 Archbishop Janani Luwum Day
Sunday 8th March, 2020 Women’s Day
Friday 10th April, 2020 Good Friday
Sunday 12th April, 2020 Easter Sunday
Monday 13th April, 2020 Easter Monday
Friday 1st May, 2020 Labour Day
Wednesday 3rd June, 2020 Uganda Martyrs’ Day
Tuesday 9th June, 2020 National Heroes’ Day
Sunday 24th May, 2020 Eid -Il- Fitr
Friday 31st July 2020 Eid al-Adha
Friday 9th October, 2020 Independence day
Friday 25th December, 2020 Christmas Day
Saturday 26th December, 2020 Boxing day

Notes on Calendar

N.B. (i) This calendar does not include dates for Private and Public Universities. Their dates are decided upon by the respective Universities.

The days as recorded on this calendar include public holidays and weekends.

The number of weeks in the semester cycle is based on a 7-day working week.

The Permanent Secretary Ministry of Education & Sports should be notified of any changes in the schedules in the calendar.

Compliance by all

This calendar must be complied with by all Education Institutions (Government and Private). No teaching shall take place in any institution during designated holidays without the written permission of the Permanent Secretary. Also, note that violation of this calendar shall invite disciplinary action against Headteachers/Schools.

The dates indicated on this calendar may only be varied after obtaining written permission, on an individual basis, from the Permanent Secretary on the recommendation of the Director of Education, Basic and Secondary Education or Higher, Technical and Vocational Education and Training, Ministry of Education and Sports, as the case may be.

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