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

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] It provides a wide variety of classes at both O and A levels. [3]

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Purpose

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]

Winning Science fair trophy, 2011 Winning trophy1.jpg
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]

Co-curricular activities

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 [11] . The school is set to host the 2025 Uganda Secondary Schools Sports Association (USSA) National Boys' football championships. [12]

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. ↑ "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)
  12. ↑ Esiku, Gabriel (October 23, 2024). "Ngora High School celebrates winning bid for 2025 USSSA football championship". New Vision . Retrieved November 26, 2024.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  13. ↑ "Museveni reveals why he picked Alupo for VP post(2021). President Museveni appointed Hon Jessica Alupo as the Vice President of the Republic of Uganda". Monitor.
  14. ↑ "Parliament of Uganda. (2011). "Profile of Agnes Akiror Egunyu, Ex-Officio Member of Parliament"". 9 March 2015.
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