The school deputy headteacher in charge of academics, Peter Ndagiire, reasons that the current economic crisis coupled with a poor harvesting season has forced many parents to withdraw their children from private schools because they could not afford school fees and other mandatory requirements.
The high numbers are attributed to learners who have come from private schools that closed due to financial constraints before government allowed a staggered re-opening of schools. Parents with pupils in P.5 have also chosen to send their children into the semi-candidate classes.
