By Emmanuel Olinga
A report on Katakwi High School’s financial performance and situation from January 2024 to December 4th, 2024, read at the annual general meeting, revealed a dramatic decline in grants for all preceding closed terms.
According to Joseph Opule, head teacher of Katakwi High School, the school got a capitation grant from term one to term three, however the money was drastically reduced, which affected the majority of the school’s scheduled activities.
He stated that in term one, the school received 61,607,082, in term two, 57,890,574, and in term three, 27,000,000, for a total of 146, 497,666.
Opule is hoping that by drafting a letter to district authorities and the permanent secretary of the Ministry of Education, the school will receive a positive response on capitation grants to match government pupils.
On the other hand, the BOG and PTA have increased school development fees by shs 10,000 for day students and shs 15,000 for borders for the coming school year.
According to school bursary Frances Acam, a day student who previously paid 186, 000 will now pay 196,000, while a government sponsored student in boarding section who formerly paid 321,000 will pay 336,000.
While at the advanced level, a day student who previously paid 211,000 will now pay 221,000, and a government sponsored student in boarding section who previously paid 346,000 will pay 361,000.
The budget for next year is scheduled to increase from 760,953,872 to 939, 746,567, which will benefit numerous planned educational and sporting events.
Joseph Opule, head teacher of Katakwi High School, feels that the budget increase for next year will aid in the development of school activities such as renovations, sports, in-service training, and the empowerment of new lower secondary curriculum training to empower learners.
He also stated that the school faces challenges and plans to address them, including the construction of boys and girls dormitories, the renovation of the laboratory block, the construction of teachers’ houses, the construction of the administration block, the science laboratory for ‘A’, the ICT laboratory, the library, and the multi-purpose hall.
Mary Akori, along with other parents from the umbrella PTA led by Otoke Joseph, applauded the school expansion, stating that it is one step toward poster growth and a higher grade of education.
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