The Education Department in Gulu district says that it is facing a shortage of 3,299 desks.
While the recommended ratio is 3 pupils per desk, many schools in Gulu district struggle with sometimes 6 pupils per desk, forcing others to sit on bare floors.
Alfred Lutwa, the inspector of schools Gulu district says that a monitoring report for 2026 indicates that 45 out of the 47 primary schools in the district do not have adequate desks for learner in the ratio of 1:3 pupils.
Lutwa was last week presenting the report to a team of education officials from Tororo district who were on a learning visit
Gulu district currently has an enrolment of 30,910 pupils with a total of 7,004 desks.
Experts say proper furniture improves focus; increase attendance rates, and boosts academic performance.
Desks also improve hygiene by keeping children off dusty floors.
By Justine Muboka
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