Mt. St. Mary's College Namagunga | |
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Namagunga , | |
Coordinates | 00°22′21″N32°53′01″E / 0.37250°N 32.88361°E |
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Type | Public High School |
Motto | Per Scientiam Ad Virtutem (Through Knowledge to Virtue) |
Established | 1942 |
Head teacher | Reverend Sister Regina Nabawanuka, LSOSF |
Number of students | 1,173 (2019) |
Athletics | Track, Tennis, Volleyball, Basketball and Golf |
Website | msmcnamagunga |
Mt. St. Mary's College Namagunga is an all-girl boarding secondary school located in Mukono District in Uganda. The school is affiliated with the Roman Catholic Diocese of Lugazi. [1]
The school is on the Kampala–Jinja Highway, approximately 42 kilometres (26 mi), by road, east of Kampala, Uganda's capital and largest city. [2] Its location is approximately 8 kilometres (5 mi), by road, west of Lugazi, the nearest town, [3] and approximately 18 kilometres (11 mi), by road, east of Mukono, where the district headquarters are located. [4] The geographical coordinates of the school campus are 0°22'21.0"N, 32°53'01.0"E (Latitude:0.3725; Longitude:32.8836). [5]
The college was founded in February 1942 by Mother Mary Kevin of the Franciscan Sisters for Africa. It is among the best schools academically in Uganda at both the ordinary level ("O" Level), and at the advanced level ("A" Level), or high school. [1] [6]
Some of the prominent alumni of the school include: [7]
Other prominent alumni include: