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A parent who goes by Med Villa on social media platform X stirred debate after sharing the Uganda Certificate of Education (UCE) results of his son, a Senior Four student at Kibuli Secondary School.
The boy performed well in his first attempt at Senior Four exams.
In first term, he scored 100% in Geography and Islamic Religious Education.
His lowest score was 70% in History and Political Education. In other subjects like Physics, he scored 97%, with most of his grades falling in the 80s and 90s.
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Reactions to Villa’s post were mixed. Some users praised him for celebrating his son's hard work and success.
Others criticised him for putting the child’s personal academic details online without consent. One person asked, “Why are you taking away the child’s right to privacy?”
Villa replied, “Tebikukwatako. Have your own child and protect their privacy.”
Another user wrote, “Some parents are sad. Too eager to show off their kids. Let them have some privacy! People online don’t really care.”
A third comment read, “This is grown-up behaviour from people with small minds.”
One user simply said, “This is classic Twitter 😂.”
The Ugandan government recently prohibited schools from publishing students’ exam results publicly. This includes names, grades, or photos. The ban follows the Data Protection and Privacy Act, Cap 97.
Minister of Education and First Lady Janet Museveni made the announcement when she released the 2024 UCE results.
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She said this step will help shield students from shame, bullying, and emotional pain. It will also stop schools from competing unfairly by ranking learners.
She added that the Office of Data Protection and Policy had warned the Uganda National Examinations Board (UNEB) that sharing student details breaks children’s rights to privacy.
She warned that posting results on notice boards, in newspapers, or on social media hurts learners, especially those who do not pass well.
Schools can now only share general summaries of how students did overall, as long as they do not include names, photos, or other details that identify individual learners
The Minister has asked UNEB and other testing bodies to work closely with the Office of Data Protection and Policy to make sure they follow the law.