Mvara Secondary School

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Mvara Secondary School
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Mvara Secondary School
Mvara, Arua
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Arua District

Uganda
Coordinates 03°01′24″N30°55′38″E / 3.02333°N 30.92722°E / 3.02333; 30.92722
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Type Public middle school and high school (8–13)
Religious affiliation(s) Church of Uganda
EstablishedJanuary 1, 1960;64 years ago (1960-01-01)
HeadteacherMatua Eliakim Onyiga
Number of students1108 (796 males & 312 females) (2020)
Athletics Rugby, football, track, tennis, volleyball, basketball

Mvara Secondary School is a mixed (day and boarding), co-educational secondary school in Arua District in the Northern Region of Uganda. [1]

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Location

The school is located in Mvara, Mvara Parish, Arua Hill Sub-county, within the city of Arua, the largest urban centre in the West Nile sub-region, in northwestern Uganda. The school campus is approximately 3.5 kilometres (2 mi), by road, southeast of the central business district of Arua. [2] The geographical coordinates of the school are: 03°01'24.0"N, 30°55'38.0"E (Latitude:3.023333; Longitude:30.927222). [3]

History

Mvara Secondary School was established in 1960 by the Church Missionary Society. With peaceful relations between faculty and students since inception, Mvara began to experience a series of student strikes beginning circa 2016. The strikes were particularly worrisome as they were of a violent nature and involved destruction of school property. [4] [5]

More violence broke out in 2017, this time between students of Mvara Secondary School and St. Joseph’s College Ombaci, again leading to destruction of school property at both schools. [6]

Back in 2010 the Mvara Old Students Association identified lack of career guidance at the school as a major contributor to poor academic performance of the students. [7]

Prominent alumni

Some of the prominent alumni of the school include: (a) Peace Proscovia Drajole Agondua, a professional Ugandan netball player and the current captain of the Uganda national netball team, who also plays for the Sunshine Coast Lightning in the Australian Super Netball League. [8] and (b) James Acidiri, Member of Parliament for Maracha East County, Maracha District, in the 10th Parliament (2016 - 2021) [9]

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References

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  2. ↑ Google (22 April 2020). "Driving Distance Between Downtown Arua And Mvara Secondary School" (Map). Google Maps . Google. Retrieved 22 April 2020.
  3. ↑ Google (22 April 2020). "Location of Mvara Secondary School" (Map). Google Maps . Google. Retrieved 22 April 2020.
  4. ↑ Robert Ariaka (23 June 2016). "Mvara SS Students Strike, Human Waste in Head teacher's Office". Kampala: Uganda Radio Network . Retrieved 22 April 2020.
  5. ↑ Felix Warom Okello and Clement Aluma (1 July 2016). "Mvara Secondary school closed over strike". Daily Monitor . Kampala. Retrieved 22 April 2020.
  6. ↑ Denis Oringi (12 July 2017). "Trace perpetrators of the recent violent attacks in Ombaci & Mvara Secondary School". Arua: Radiopacis.org. Retrieved 22 April 2020.
  7. ↑ Dradenya Amazia (22 July 2010). "OBs Call For Career Guidance". New Vision . Kampala. Retrieved 22 April 2020.
  8. ↑ Fred Kaweesi (20 January 2020). "Peace Proscovia Believes 2020 Will Bring The Best Out Of Her". New Vision . Kampala. Retrieved 23 April 2020.
  9. ↑ Parliament of Uganda (2016). "Parliament of Uganda Members of the 10th Parliament: James Acidiri, Maracha East County, Maracha District". Kampala: Parliament of Uganda . Retrieved 22 April 2020.
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