Ngora High School

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Ngora High School
Ngora District

Uganda
Coordinates 01°28′38.5266″N33°47′49.7738″E / 1.477368500°N 33.797159389°E / 1.477368500; 33.797159389
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TypePublic Middle School and High School
Motto"Iponesio ka Akukuranut" meaning "Discipline and Hard Work"
Established1914
School district Ngora District
Faculty62+
Enrollment1357 as of (2015)
Color(s)Green & White
MascotDove
NewspaperThe Rock
Website 2=ngorahighschool.sc.ug/..

Ngora High School is a secondary boarding school for boys and girls in the Ngora institutional complex, Ngora District, Uganda. As of 2015, the school had 1357 students enrolled in class. [1] It is one of the oldest educational establishments in Uganda, founded in 1914 by Anglican missionaries. [2] Ngora High school provides a wide variety of classes at both O and A levels. It is one of the most academically distinguished schools in the region. [3]

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Purpose

The school's mission is to inculcate in its students a strict moral conscience and the values of commitment, competence, responsibility, discipline, truthfulness, self-motivation, and respect. The school motto is "Iponesio Ka Akukuranut", meaning "Discipline and Hard Work." [4]

History

Ngora High School was founded on July 13, 1914, by the Anglican Church of Uganda to educate high-minded professionals. It recently celebrated its 100-year anniversary. The Archbishop of the Church of Uganda, Stanley Ntagali, led prayers at the celebrations attended by Education, Science, Technology and Sports minister Jessica Alupo. Also in attendance was Minister Without Portfolio Richard Todwong, who represented his excellence Yoweri Museveni, president of Uganda. [5]

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Winning Science fair trophy, 2011

In the years after its founding, Ngora High School was one of Uganda's première schools, with students from the surrounding districts competing to attend. However, the hardships of the Teso Insurgency (1986 - 1993) and the incursion of the Lord's Resistance Army (2001 - 2003), combined to damage both the physical premises of the school and its academic reputation. [6] During this time, it was the site of battles between government forces and the rebels. When there was no fighting, it was used as a camp for displaced persons. Many students and teachers relocated to safety in other areas. After the violence ended, the school was left with fewer than ten teachers on a war-battered campus. [7]

Ngora High School has made a gradual recovery, admitting more students and hiring more teachers. [8] Now it is once again one of the top schools in the country, with its students performing very well in Uganda Certificate of Education exams [9] and winning the 2011 Secondary Schools Science Fair against competition from 24 other schools. [10]

Religious Life in Ngora High

Ngora High School permits freedom of worship. Students of Anglican faith (Church of Uganda) pray in St. Andrews Chapel which is directly opposite the Administration Block in the Boys Wing. Meanwhile, students of other faiths, including Catholics and Pentecostals, too conduct their prayers in designated rooms located in the Boys wing.

Classes and staff

Ngora High School provides its students with a rich curriculum of study subjects and co-curricular activities. Principal subjects at A level are divinity, history, biology, fine art, physics, chemistry, agriculture, geography, economics, mathematics, English literature, and entrepreneurship education. Subsidiary A courses include General Paper, Subsidiary ICT and Subsidiary Mathematics. [11]

The O level class offerings are Fine Art, History, Biology, Physics, Ateso, Chemistry, Geography, Agriculture, Commerce, Mathematics, English Language and Literature, Computer Studies, Foods and Nutrition, Entrepreneurship, Principles of Accounting, and Christian Religious Education. [12]

Ngora High School also integrates deaf students into its regular program of classes with the assistance of government-funded interpreting services. [13]

The current head teacher is Mr. Okiria Martin Obore, while the deputy head teachers are Mr. Osuu John Robert and Mr. Omadi John Robert. The Director of Studies is Mr. Odeke Michael, and the Alumni Chairman is Mr. Kenneth G. Oluka. [14]

Co-curricular activities

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FootBall Game

Students are encouraged to take part in co-curricular activities with athletics such as volleyball, netball, and football. The boys football team competes at district and regional levels in competitions such as the 2015 Copa Coca-Cola Championship. [15]

Alumni

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References

  1. ↑ Ngora High School Student 2016 Handbook. 9 September 2016.
  2. ↑ "Otim, R. (2014, June 16). Ngora High marks 100 years as Teso education anchor". Daily Monitor.
  3. ↑ "Teso College, Ngora High School lead in Teso sub-region". Daily Monitor. 9 February 2011.
  4. ↑ Ngora High School Student Handbook (9 September 2016). Ngora High School Student 2016 Handbook.
  5. ↑ "Ngora High celebrates 100 years in style". New Vision: 8. 16 July 2014.
  6. ↑ "Otim, R. (2014, June 16). Ngora High marks 100 years as Teso education anchor". Daily Monitor.
  7. ↑ "Ngora High School emerging from effects of turmoil". New Vision. 21 September 2011.
  8. ↑ "Ngora High School emerging from effects of turmoil". New Vision. 21 September 2011.
  9. ↑ "Teso College, Ngora High School lead in Teso sub-region". Daily Monitor. 9 February 2011.
  10. ↑ "Ngora High School wins science fair". The Observer. 25 September 2011.
  11. ↑ Ngora High School Student Handbook (9 September 2016). Ngora High School Student 2016 Handbook.
  12. ↑ Ngora High School Student Handbook (9 September 2016). Ngora High School Student 2016 Handbook.
  13. ↑ "History of Deaf Education in Uganda. (n.d.)".
  14. ↑ Ngora High School Student Handbook (9 September 2016). Ngora High School Student 2016 Handbook.
  15. ↑ "Wounded Ngora High Lock Horns with Jinja S.S Day 5 Copa Tourney. Kawowo Sports". 30 April 2015.{{cite journal}}: Cite journal requires |journal= (help)
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