- Mount Saint Mary's College Namagunga
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Mount Saint Mary's College Namagunga Location Namagunga, Buikwe District, Uganda Information Type Public Middle School and High School (8-13) Motto Per Scientiam ad Vertutem
(Through Knowledge to Virtue)Established 1942 Number of students 750 (2011) Athletics Track, Tennis, Volleyball, Basketball and Golf Website Homepage Mount Saint Mary's College Namagunga is an all-girl boarding school located in Buikwe District in Uganda. The school is affiliated with the Roman Catholic Diocese of Lugazi.
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Location
The school is located on the Kampala-Jinja Highway, approximately 44 kilometres (27 mi), by road, east of Kampala, Uganda's capital and largest city.[1] Its location is approximately 5 kilometres (3.1 mi), by road, west of Lugazi, the nearest town and approximately 17 kilometres (11 mi), by road, east of Mukono. The coordinates of the school are: 00 22 21N, 32 53 01E (Latitude:0.3725; Longitude:32.8835).
Overview
Mount St. Mary's College Namagunga was founded in February 1942 by Mother Mary Kevin of the Franciscan Sisters for Africa. It is has one of te best academic reciords in Uganda at both the ordinary level ("O" Level), or middle school and at the advanced level ("A" Level) or high school.[2]
Academics
The school offers both science and liberal arts subjects from Senior One (Grade 8) through Senior Six (Grade 13). Between Senior 1 and Senior 4, (Grades 8 through 11), Ordinary Level ("O" Level) subjects offered include:[3]
- Additional Mathematics
- Biology
- Chemistry
- Christian Religious Education
- Commerce
- Computer Studies
- English Language
- Literature in English
- Fine Art
- French
- Geography
- Home Economics
- History
- Mathematics
- Physical Education
- Physics
- Technical Drawing
Subjects Offered at "A" Level include
From Senior 5 through Senior 6 (Grades 12 through 13), Advanced Level ("A" Level) subjects offered include:
- Biology
- Chemistry
- Divinity
- Economics
- Fine Art
- Foods and Nutrition Science
- French
- General Paper
- Geography
- History
- Literature in English
- Mathematics
- Physics
- Technical Drawing
Prominent Alumni
Some of the prominent alumni of the school include:
- Dr. Specioza Naigaga Wandira Kazibwe - Physician, politician, Women's Advocate. First African woman elected Vice President. Vice President of Uganda between 1994 and 2003.
- Winnie Byanyima - Aeronautical Engineer, politician, diplomat. Currently, Head of the Gender Unit at the United Nations Development Program, based in New York City
- Dr. Christine Joyce Dradidi Ondoa - Physician, politician, church minister. Current Minister of Health in Uganda 2011 - Present
See also
- Education in Uganda
- Buikwe District
External links
References
Capital: Buikwe Towns and villages Geography River Sezibwa · Mabira ForestEconomy Barclays Bank · Stanbic Bank · Pride Microfinance Limited · Uganda Finance Trust Limited · Ugma Engineering Corporation Limited · Cable Corporation Limited · Uganda Hortech Limited · Nile Breweries Limited · Nalubaale Power Station · Bujagali Hydroelectric Power Station · East African Packaging Solutions · Sugar Corporation of Uganda Limited · Lugazi Power Station · Mehta GroupNotable landmarks Lake Victoria · Source of the Nile · Victoria Nile · Kawolo Hospital · St. Francis Hospital, Nkokonjeru · Czech-Slovak-Ugandan Hospital · Roman Catholic Diocese of Lugazi · New Jinja Bridge · Kawolo Hospital · Lugazi Golf CourseEducation University of Military Science and Technology · Mount Saint Mary's College NamagungaNotable people Categories:- Schools in Uganda
- Buikwe District
- Boarding schools in Uganda
- Educational institutions established in 1942
- Girls' schools in Uganda
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