The decision to relieve the staffs of their duties was made by the University Appointments Board during a meeting held on October 5, 2018, and communicated in letters dated October 8, 2018, signed by Andrew Abunyang, the Director Human Resources at Makerere University.
Rukungiri District Education Officer, Jackson Nzarirwehi says that the decision to close the school follows a recent survey which showed that the accommodation for students in the boarding section does not meet the standards. He also accuses the school administration for collecting school fees from the students without issuing any receipts.
With increased enrollment of learners in the district from 40,000 in 2017 to over 43,000 this year, the teacher to pupil ratio now stands at 1:78 as opposed to the national standard of 1:40. The district got 13 first grades in 2015 Primary Leaving Examinations PLE; 19 in 2016 and 74 in 2017.
