Mukono DEO Warns Parents Against Fake P7 Results as UNEB Release Nears
As the release of the Primary Seven (P7) examination results draws closer, education authorities in Mukono District have issued a strong warning to parents to be vigilant against schools that falsify examination results in a bid to boost their public image.
Speaking to the press on the eve of the official release by the Uganda National Examinations Board (UNEB), the Mukono District Education Officer, Mr Rashid Kikomeko, revealed that some government and private schools engage in unethical practices by forging examination results and presenting them to parents as genuine.
“At this time, when the results are about to be released tomorrow, I want to warn parents that there are some government and private schools that want to appear as though they performed very well,” Mr Kikomeko said. “They end up tampering with examination results and present them as excellent, yet this is not true.”
According to the district education office, the malpractice involves issuing parents with falsified result slips showing grades that pupils never attained in the national examinations. Mr Kikomeko noted that in some extreme cases, schools award pupils exceptionally high marks, only for the official UNEB results to later indicate a much lower score.
“We have encountered situations where a school gives a pupil very high marks, yet when the official UNEB results come out, the same candidate has a score of only 18,” he said.
Mr Kikomeko condemned the practice, warning schools involved to stop immediately, saying it undermines education standards and misleads parents in making critical decisions about their children’s academic future. He stressed that falsifying results not only damages the credibility of schools but also erodes public trust in the education system.
He further advised parents to rely solely on official channels when checking examination results, particularly the UNEB-approved mobile phone verification system, which allows parents to access authentic results directly.
Meanwhile, Mukono Resident District Commissioner, Hajjati Fatumah Ndisaba Nabitaka, echoed the call for transparency and integrity in the education sector. She urged schools to always issue correct and verified results, noting that accurate performance records help parents plan appropriately for their children’s next level of education.
“I advise parents to use their mobile phones to access their children’s examination results,” Hajjati Nabitaka said. “We appreciate the mobile platforms that have put this system in place so that parents do not have to spend money travelling to schools, and they also avoid unnecessary inconvenience.”
She added that honesty in reporting results benefits all stakeholders, including learners, parents, schools, and the government, by ensuring that educational planning is based on truth and merit.
As UNEB prepares to officially release the P7 results, parents across Mukono District have been urged to remain cautious, verify results through official channels, and report any suspected cases of result manipulation to education authorities.
