Tororo Girls School

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Tororo Girls School
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Tororo Girls School
Tororo
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Tororo District

Uganda
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TypePublic middle school and high school
Motto"Light for life"
Established1960
Head teacherPrincipal
Athletics football, cricket, athletics, netball, volleyball, lawn tennis, table tennis, hockey
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Tororo Girls Secondary School, commonly known as Tororo Girls School (TGS), is an all-girls boarding school covering grades 8 -13 in the Eastern Region of Uganda. [1]

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Location

TGS is in the town of Tororo, about 5 kilometres (3 mi) southeast of the town's central business district. [2] This is appro 210 kilometres (130 mi), by road, east of Kampala, the capital and largest city of Uganda. [3] The coordinates of the school campus are 0°39'57.0"N, 34°11'21.0"E (Latitude:0.665833; Longitude:34.189167). [4]

Notable alumni

Some of the notable women who have attended TGS include the following:

Notable faculty

See also

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References

  1. ↑ Eremu, John (12 February 2006). "Are Single-Sex Schools Better Academically?". New Vision . Kampala. Retrieved 15 June 2016.
  2. ↑ GFC (15 June 2016). "Distance between Tororo Market, Tororo, Eastern Region, Uganda and Tororo Girls School, Tororo, Eastern Region, Uganda". Glbefeed.com (GFC). Retrieved 15 June 2016.
  3. ↑ Globefeed.com (15 June 2016). "Distance between Kampala, Central Region, Uganda and Tororo Girls School, Tororo, Eastern Region, Uganda". Globefeed.com. Retrieved 15 June 2016.
  4. ↑ Google (15 June 2016). "Location of Tororo Girls School" (Map). Google Maps . Google. Retrieved 15 June 2016.
  5. ↑ Kasyate, Simon (9 May 2016). "Jovial Jennifer Musisi started baking in P3". The Observer (Uganda) . Kampala. Retrieved 15 June 2016.
  6. ↑ Administrator (15 October 2018). "Jennifer Musisi Resigns As KCCA Executive Director". New Vision . Kampala. Retrieved 8 July 2019.
  7. ↑ Monitor Team (8 June 2016). "Who are the new faces in Museveni's Cabinet?: Grace Freedom Kwiyucwiny - State Minister for Northern Uganda". Daily Monitor . Kampala. Retrieved 8 June 2016.
  8. ↑ Ogwang, Joel (28 January 2009). ""I'm Still Around" Says Minister Bitamazire". New Vision . Kampala. Retrieved 15 June 2016.

Coordinates: 00°39′57″N34°11′21″E / 0.66583°N 34.18917°E / 0.66583; 34.18917

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