| St. Peters College Tororo | |
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| Type | Public Middle School and High School |
| Motto | "Palma Sub Pondere Crescit" |
| Established | 1942 |
| Headmaster | Emuron Luke [1] |
| Athletics | Soccer, cricket, track, volleyball, lawn tennis, table tennis, hockey |
| Website | www.stpeterscollegetororo.ac.ug |
St. Peters College Tororo (SPCT), also known as Tororo College, is an all-boys boarding school covering grades 8 -13 in Eastern Uganda.
The school is located in the Eastern Ugandan town of Tororo, approximately 230 kilometres (140 mi), by road, east of Kampala, the capital of Uganda and the largest city in that country. [2] This location lies approximately 3 kilometres (1.9 mi), by road, outside of the central business district of Tororo, along Kwapa Road. The coordinates of the school campus are: 0° 42' 18.00"N, 34° 12' 0.00"E (Latitude:0.7050; Longitude:34.2000).
Notable people who have attended Tororo College include:
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