The top 10 primary schools in the PLE 2023 exams, for each of Uganda’s 10 cities and the capital Kampala have been revealed.
Also in this report is the list of top 100 city schools in Uganda, according to results from Primary Leaving Examinations (PLE) as released by Uganda National Examinations Board (Uneb) on January 25.
The 10 cities are Mbale, Jinja, Soroti, Lira, Arua, Mbarara, Hoima, Fort Portal, Gulu, and Masaka.
The ranking of cities’ best PLE schools is based on the average aggregate score per school.
See lists below:
TOP 10 SCHOOLS PER CITY IN PLE 2023
| ARUA | ||
| School | Av Agg | |
| 1 | Oasis PS Obolokofuku | 9.8 |
| 2 | St Kizito Ediofe Orphanage PS | 10.5 |
| 3 | Queens and Kings PS | 11.7 |
| 4 | Sir Andrew PS | 12.1 |
| 5 | Christ the King Kindergarten | 13.4 |
| 6 | Montessori PS | 15.2 |
| 7 | Oasis PS Abirichi | 15.4 |
| 8 | Cornerstone PS | 15.5 |
| 9 | Bright Horizon PS | 16.5 |
| 10 | Ushindi PS | 16.6 |
| FORT PORTAL | ||
| School | Av Agg | |
| 1 | Tooro Parents Education Centre | 6 |
| 2 | Green Circle PS | 8 |
| 3 | Bukwali PS | 8.9 |
| 4 | Rwenzori Islamic PS | 10.1 |
| 5 | Divine PS | 10.8 |
| 6 | Banyatereza Memorial PS | 10.9 |
| 7 | St Jude Kyegobe PS | 11.2 |
| 8 | Kagote PS | 11.3 |
| 9 | Feed My Lamb PS | 11.5 |
| 10 | Fort Portal Islamic PS | 11.8 |
| HOIMA | ||
| School | Av Agg | |
| 1 | St Francisco P7 School | 8.5 |
| 2 | Flobbeto Nursery and PS | 8.7 |
| 3 | Nest of Hermon PS Kiganda | 8.8 |
| 4 | Step by Step PS | 8.9 |
| 5 | St Jude PS | 10.3 |
| 6 | Makkah Education Centre | 10.7 |
| 7 | Mapeera PS Kijungu | 11.1 |
| 8 | Victoria Day & Boarding PS | 11.3 |
| 9 | Yana PS | 12.1 |
| 10 | Hoima Mosque PS | 12.2 |
| JINJA | ||
| School | Av Agg | |
| 1 | Glory PS Masese | 8.2 |
| 2 | Vic View PS | 10 |
| 3 | Jinja Central School | 10.3 |
| 4 | Fr Bodewig PS | 11.3 |
| 5 | Riverside Academy PS | 11.3 |
| 6 | Deseret Community PS | 12.6 |
| 7 | Our Dad Elementary | 12.6 |
| 8 | St Benedict Grade School | 12.8 |
| 9 | St Paul’s Day & Boarding PS | 12.9 |
| 10 | Holy Cross PS | 13.2 |
| KAMPALA | ||
| School | Av Agg | |
| 1 | Yudesi PS | 5.4 |
| 2 | Bright Trust PS | 7.4 |
| 3 | Hormisdallen Day PS | 7.6 |
| 4 | Brains Buttons Grammar Sch | 7.8 |
| 5 | Brain Tree PS Kyanja | 8.3 |
| 6 | Mbuya Parents School | 8.4 |
| 7 | Ebenezer Junior School Ttula | 8.5 |
| 8 | Golden Stars PS | 8.5 |
| 9 | Kampala Standard PS | 8.7 |
| 10 | Kikulu PS | 8.7 |
| LIRA | ||
| School | Av Agg | |
| 1 | St Gracious PS | 7 |
| 2 | Saving Grace PS | 7.8 |
| 3 | St Kizito P7 School | 8.4 |
| 4 | Mantle Day & Boarding PS | 8.5 |
| 5 | Lira Central PS | 9.7 |
| 6 | Truth PS | 9.7 |
| 7 | City Parents School | 9.9 |
| 8 | Ajania PS | 10.8 |
| 9 | St Thomas Day PS | 11.8 |
| 10 | Milyer PS Kakoge | 12.1 |
| MASAKA | ||
| School | Av Agg | |
| 1 | Kassaana Junior School | 6.8 |
| 2 | Kissoso Parents PS | 7 |
| 3 | Uganda Martyrs Katwe PS | 7.6 |
| 4 | Leo’s Junior PS | 8.3 |
| 5 | Victory Learning PS | 8.3 |
| 6 | St John Paul Mugwanya PS | 8.8 |
| 7 | KY Day & Boarding PS | 9.2 |
| 8 | St Mary’s Nursery & PS | 9.7 |
| 9 | Good Foundation PS | 9.9 |
| 10 | Good Foundation Kijjabwemi | 10 |
| MBALE | ||
| School | Av Agg | |
| 1 | Nkokonjeru PS | 7.6 |
| 2 | Mbale Tower PS | 8.8 |
| 3 | Light Mixed PS | 10 |
| 4 | Bright Parents Junior School | 10.1 |
| 5 | Harshton JS Wamyera | 10.9 |
| 6 | Erisa PS | 11.1 |
| 7 | El-Shadai PS | 11.4 |
| 8 | Grace PS | 11.4 |
| 9 | Cream PS | 11.7 |
| 10 | Baobab PS | 12 |
| MBARARA | ||
| School | Av Agg | |
| 1 | St Kizito Preparatory | 8.9 |
| 2 | Mbarara Preparatory | 9.5 |
| 3 | Coloma PS | 9.6 |
| 4 | Katatumba Mem Academy | 10 |
| 5 | Mbarara Junior PS | 10.1 |
| 6 | St Agnes Centre for Educ | 10.6 |
| 7 | Mbarara Progressive PS | 10.6 |
| 8 | Rwebiihuro PS | 11.1 |
| 9 | Goodwill Baptist PS | 11.2 |
| 10 | Kakukuru PS | 11.3 |
| 10 | Rwebishuri PS | 11.3 |
| SOROTI | ||
| School | Av Agg | |
| 1 | Goshen PS | 10.8 |
| 2 | Soroti Open PS | 12 |
| 3 | King’s Kids PS | 12.5 |
| 4 | Madera Girls PS | 12.8 |
| 5 | Charis Elementary School | 14.2 |
| 6 | Vineyard Christian School | 14.5 |
| 7 | Unity Premier School | 15.8 |
| 8 | Soroti Demonstration School | 16 |
| 9 | St Martha Junior School | 16.5 |
| 10 | Madera Boys School | 16.7 |
| GULU | ||
| School | Av Agg | |
| 1 | El-Shaddai PS | 6.5 |
| 2 | Mother Ludia PS | 8.7 |
| 3 | Charlton PS | 8.8 |
| 4 | Emmanuel PS Laroo | 9.1 |
| 5 | Credo PS | 10.3 |
| 6 | Hilder PS Vanguard | 10.4 |
| 7 | Lacor Parents PS | 11.4 |
| 8 | School Road PS | 11.5 |
| 9 | Layibi Green PS | 11.5 |
| 10 | Mmanuel Junior School | 12.3 |
PLE 2023 BEST 100 SCHOOLS IN ALL UGANDAN CITIES
| 1 | Yudesi PS | 5.4 |
| 2 | Tooro Parents Education Centre | 6 |
| 3 | El-Shaddai PS | 6.5 |
| 4 | Kassaana Junior School | 6.8 |
| 5 | St Gracious PS | 7 |
| 6 | Kissoso Parents PS | 7 |
| 7 | Bright Trust PS | 7.4 |
| 8 | Hormisdallen Day PS | 7.6 |
| 9 | Uganda Martyrs Katwe PS | 7.6 |
| 10 | Nkokonjeru PS | 7.6 |
| 11 | Brains Buttons Grammar Sch | 7.8 |
| 12 | Saving Grace PS | 7.8 |
| 13 | Green Circle PS | 8 |
| 14 | Glory PS Masese | 8.2 |
| 15 | Brain Tree PS Kyanja | 8.3 |
| 16 | Leo’s Junior PS | 8.3 |
| 17 | Victory Learning PS | 8.3 |
| 18 | Mbuya Parents School | 8.4 |
| 19 | St Kizito P7 School | 8.4 |
| 20 | St Francisco P7 School | 8.5 |
| 21 | Ebenezer Junior School Ttula | 8.5 |
| 22 | Golden Stars PS | 8.5 |
| 23 | Mantle Day & Boarding PS | 8.5 |
| 24 | Flobbeto Nursery and PS | 8.7 |
| 25 | Kampala Standard PS | 8.7 |
| 26 | Kikulu PS | 8.7 |
| 27 | Mother Ludia PS | 8.7 |
| 28 | Nest of Hermon PS Kiganda | 8.8 |
| 29 | St John Paul Mugwanya PS | 8.8 |
| 30 | Mbale Tower PS | 8.8 |
| 31 | Charlton PS | 8.8 |
| 32 | Bukwali PS | 8.9 |
| 33 | Step by Step PS | 8.9 |
| 34 | St Kizito Preparatory | 8.9 |
| 35 | Emmanuel PS Laroo | 9.1 |
| 36 | KY Day & Boarding PS | 9.2 |
| 37 | Mbarara Preparatory | 9.5 |
| 38 | Coloma PS | 9.6 |
| 39 | Lira Central PS | 9.7 |
| 40 | Truth PS | 9.7 |
| 41 | St Mary’s Nursery & PS | 9.7 |
| 42 | Oasis PS Obolokofuku | 9.8 |
| 43 | City Parents School | 9.9 |
| 44 | Good Foundation PS | 9.9 |
| 45 | Vic View PS | 10 |
| 46 | Good Foundation Kijjabwemi | 10 |
| 47 | Light Mixed PS | 10 |
| 48 | Katatumba Mem Academy | 10 |
| 49 | Rwenzori Islamic PS | 10.1 |
| 50 | Bright Parents Junior School | 10.1 |
| 51 | Mbarara Junior PS | 10.1 |
| 52 | St Jude PS | 10.3 |
| 53 | Jinja Central School | 10.3 |
| 54 | Credo PS | 10.3 |
| 55 | Hilder PS Vanguard | 10.4 |
| 56 | St Kizito Ediofe Orphanage PS | 10.5 |
| 57 | St Agnes Centre for Educ | 10.6 |
| 58 | Mbarara Progressive PS | 10.6 |
| 59 | Makkah Education Centre | 10.7 |
| 60 | Divine PS | 10.8 |
| 61 | Ajania PS | 10.8 |
| 62 | Goshen PS | 10.8 |
| 63 | Banyatereza Memorial PS | 10.9 |
| 64 | Harshton JS Wamyera | 10.9 |
| 65 | Mapeera PS Kijungu | 11.1 |
| 66 | Erisa PS | 11.1 |
| 67 | Rwebiihuro PS | 11.1 |
| 68 | St Jude Kyegobe PS | 11.2 |
| 69 | Goodwill Baptist PS | 11.2 |
| 70 | Kagote PS | 11.3 |
| 71 | Victoria Day & Boarding PS | 11.3 |
| 72 | Fr Bodewig PS | 11.3 |
| 73 | Riverside Academy PS | 11.3 |
| 74 | Kakukuru PS | 11.3 |
| 75 | Rwebishuri PS | 11.3 |
| 76 | El-Shadai PS | 11.4 |
| 77 | Grace PS | 11.4 |
| 78 | Lacor Parents PS | 11.4 |
| 79 | Feed My Lamb PS | 11.5 |
| 80 | School Road PS | 11.5 |
| 81 | Layibi Green PS | 11.5 |
| 82 | Queens and Kings PS | 11.7 |
| 83 | Cream PS | 11.7 |
| 84 | Fort Portal Islamic PS | 11.8 |
| 85 | St Thomas Day PS | 11.8 |
| 86 | Baobab PS | 12 |
| 87 | Soroti Open PS | 12 |
| 88 | Sir Andrew PS | 12.1 |
| 89 | Yana PS | 12.1 |
| 90 | Milyer PS Kakoge | 12.1 |
| 91 | Hoima Mosque PS | 12.2 |
| 92 | Mmanuel Junior School | 12.3 |
| 93 | King’s Kids PS | 12.5 |
| 94 | Deseret Community PS | 12.6 |
| 95 | Our Dad Elementary | 12.6 |
| 96 | St Benedict Grade School | 12.8 |
| 97 | Madera Girls PS | 12.8 |
| 98 | St Paul’s Day & Boarding PS | 12.9 |
| 99 | Holy Cross PS | 13.2 |
| 100 | Christ the King Kindergarten | 13.4 |
| 101 | Charis Elementary School | 14.2 |
| 102 | Vineyard Christian School | 14.5 |
| 103 | Montessori PS | 15.2 |
| 104 | Oasis PS Abirichi | 15.4 |
| 105 | Cornerstone PS | 15.5 |
| 106 | Unity Premier School | 15.8 |
| 107 | Soroti Demonstration School | 16 |
| 108 | Bright Horizon PS | 16.5 |
| 109 | St Martha Junior School | 16.5 |
| 110 | Ushindi PS | 16.6 |
You can also see the list of best and worst performing districts, municipalities and cities in 2023 PLE, the best schools with only first grades, and those with the highest number of aggregate 4-in-4 scores Here, There and Over There.
LIST: Top 230 Best Performing PLE 2023 Schools in Buganda (Central Uganda) Region
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