Kyebambe Girls' Secondary School

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Kyebambe Girls Secondary School
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Kyebambe Girls' Secondary School
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Uganda
Coordinates 0°38′48″N30°16′33″E / 0.6466°N 30.2758°E / 0.6466; 30.2758
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Type Public Middle School and High School
Motto"Mukwekamba Tutaba Bagara" [1]
Established1910
Athleticssoccer, track, tennis, volleyball, Netball
Nickname "The Star"

Kyebambe Girls Secondary School is a residential girls-only secondary school located in Fort Portal, Kabarole District in western Uganda. It was founded in 1910 under the Church of Uganda and named after the Omukama of Toro, Daudi Kasagama Kyebambe IV.

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Location

The school is situated a distance of approximately 2 Kilometres from the heart of Fort Portal town which is approximately 290 kilometres from Kampala, the capital and largest city of Uganda. [2]

Academics

Subjects offered at "O" Level include; Biology, Chemistry, Christian Religious Education, Commerce, Computer Studies, English Language and Literature, Fine Art, French, Geography, History, Mathematics, and Physics.

At "A" Level subjects offered are categorised into Arts and Sciences. The Arts subjects offered are; History, Economics, Divinity, French, Literature in English, Geography, Computer Studies and Fine Art. The Science subjects offered are Physics, Chemistry, Mathematics, Biology, Subsidiary Mathematics and General Paper which is compulsory. [3]

Notable alumni

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References

  1. Paige, John Rhodes (2000). Preserving Order Amid Chaos: The Survival of Schools in Uganda, 1971-1986. Berghahn Books. p. 62. ISBN   9781571812131.
  2. 1 2 "Kyebambe to mark 100 years". newvision.co.ug. Retrieved 16 December 2014.
  3. "Innovations drive Kyebambe on journey to academic revival". newvision.co.ug. Retrieved 16 December 2014.