BUSHENYI
Learners of Parental Care Nursery and Primary School have been urged to uphold discipline, hard work and to safeguard their bodies and shun habits that could jeopardise their future, including alcohol consumption, smoking and irresponsible sexual behaviour.
The call was made by the Bishop of West Ankole Diocese, Rt Rev Johnson Twinomujuni, during the thanksgiving service at Parental Care Nursery and Primary School in Bushenyi, following the school’s outstanding performance in the 2025 Primary Leaving Examinations, where candidates attained a 98% pass rate.
“You need your body because you cannot do anything or become anybody without it. The body is the medium of our operation. When you lose it, you have lost everything,” he said, emphasising the importance of maintaining a healthy and functional body to realise one’s God-given potential.
Twinomujuni urged pupils to live purposeful lives that outlast their earthly existence. Quoting John 15:16, he reminded them that they are chosen to bear lasting fruit.
“The best way to live is to live for something that will outlast your lifespan,” he said.
He commended the school director for founding the institution, describing it as a visionary investment that will benefit generations beyond her lifetime.
“If you can do something that betters humanity in terms of livelihood and meaning, then you have truly done something worthwhile,” he noted.
During the service, the bishop prayed for the newly enrolled Primary Seven candidates, asking God to guide them to success in their forthcoming examinations.
He urged learners to take their studies seriously. “Education is your future. Guard it well,” he said, adding that pupils should appreciate and respect their parents for the sacrifices made to educate them.
The Bishop also urged professionalism and discipline among teachers, saying children learn from their conduct, time management, neatness, dress code, speech and organisation.
“There are teachers I respect up to now because they were disciplined and committed. But there are those I struggle to respect because they wasted our time and did not teach us fully. Professional discipline matters,” he said.
Bushenyi–Ishaka Municipality education officer, Dan Mugyenyi attributed the municipality’s strong academic performance to deliberate efforts by schools and other stakeholders, noting that the area ranked fourth nationally.
“We have clear reasons for the good performance registered by our schools. As a municipality, we ranked number four in the whole country, and this is not by accident,” Mugyenyi said.
He added that the municipality has set its sights on becoming a national centre of academic excellence.
“We want to make Bushenyi–Ishaka, particularly Bushenyi District, an education hub for excellence in the country,” he said. “Just as some cities are recognised for particular strengths ,for example, Fort Portal is known as a tourism city, we want Bushenyi to be known for education.”
Mugyenyi said the impressive performance of schools such as Parental Care Primary School continues to make the municipality proud and reinforces its vision of becoming a centre for academic distinction
Parental Care Nursery and Primary Bushenyi holds Thanksgiving for excellent performance in 2025 PLEs
Elivaidah Nshemereirwe, the school director, said the institution adopts a holistic approach to education, which has enabled learners to excel in their examinations.
“We nurture the head, the hands and the heart,” she said, explaining that the school focuses on academic excellence, practical skills and character development to produce well-rounded learners.
Several people were honoured for their outstanding contribution to the development of Parental Care Nursery and Primary School in Bushenyi District, among them Kakonge Apollo, Executive Director of Western Ankole Civil Society Forum.
Speaking after receiving the award, Kakonge commended the school for nurturing disciplined and academically excellent learners, saying its success reflects hard work and strong values.
He urged parents to remain supportive of their children’s education.
