In Uganda, Students must pass each grade level before being promoted. There are seven levels in primary school: Primary 1–Primary 7. At the end of Primary 7, students take national exams to test out of primary school. Students who pass the Primary 6 national exams are promoted to secondary school.

There are six levels in secondary school: Senior 1–Senior 4 is the Ordinary leveland senior 5 – senior 6 is the Advanced Level.Students will take national exams again at the end of Senior 4 to test into Advanced level. At the end of Senior 6, students will take their final national exams and will graduate from secondary school if they pass. The Senior 6 national exam results also determine students’ eligibility for post-secondary education.

No. Our policy is to sponsor one child per family in order to spread the gift of education further throughout the communities in which we operate, to protect parental dignity, and to avoid creating dependency. Our colleagues in Uganda let us know if there are special cases that require exceptions, though this doesn’t happen frequently.

We do encourage you to ask your sponsored child about their siblings and pray for them. In Uganda culture, especially for families experiencing material poverty, people are much more open to sharing their possessions than we tend to be in the U.S. Keep in mind that gifts sent to your sponsored child will inevitably be shared with their siblings, cousins, or neighbors