Wanyange Girls School

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Wanyange Girls School
Location
Wanyange Girls School
Nyange hill, Jinja District

Eastern Region

Uganda
Coordinates 28°59′31″N33°14′39″E / 28.99194°N 33.24417°E / 28.99194; 33.24417
Information
Other nameWanyange Girls' Secondary School
Former nameBusoga College Wanyange
MottoKulwa Katonda Ne'Gwanga Lyaffe
(For God and Our Country)
Established1 March 1960 (1960-03-01)
FounderThe Busoga Lukiiko
Gendergirls
HousesRiver Nile
Owen Falls
L. Kyoga
L. George
L. George
Mt. Masaba
Colour(s)Blue, Maroon and Yellow
Website wanyangegirls.sc.ug

Wanyange Girls School is a girls' boarding government-aided secondary school on Nyange hill in Jinja District of the Eastern Region, Uganda. It was founded in 1960.

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History

When Wanyange Girls School opened on 1 March 1960, it was temporarily located at Buckley High School in Iganga. In 1967, it was provisionally merged with Busoga College Mwiri whilst keeping its own location on Nyange hill, but having the name Busoga College Wanyanga. In 1969, it regained its independence. [1] In 2013, the school was temporarily closed because of a students' strike which followed similar strikes in other schools in Jinja District. [2] [3] In 2016, Schoolnet Uganda rated Wanyange Girls School as the tenth best girls' school in Uganda. [4] In 2018, the first RCMRD Uganda Space Challenge was held at Wanyange Girls School after two RCMRD Space Challenges had been held in Kenya in 2017 and 2018. [5]

Notable staff

Notable alumnae

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References

  1. ↑ "History and Founders". Wanyange Girls' Secondary School. Retrieved 2020-02-10.
  2. ↑ Edema, Denis; Kolyangha, Mudangha (27 July 2013). "Wanyange Girls closed over strike". Daily Monitor. Retrieved 2020-02-09.
  3. ↑ Kiirya, Donald (26 July 2013). "Mayhem as another school closes over strike". New Vision. Retrieved 2020-02-10.
  4. 1 2 3 4 "The Top 10 Girls' Schools In The Country". Schoolnet Uganda. 11 October 2016. Retrieved 2020-02-10.
  5. ↑ "Inaugural RCMRD Space Challenge Held in Uganda". Space in Africa. 13 October 2018. Retrieved 2020-02-11.
  6. ↑ Musinguzi, Bamuturaki (31 March 2012). "Rev Dr Florence Isabirye Muranga: Branded matooke for all". The East African. Retrieved 2020-02-11. Her first job was at Wanyange Girls' School in Jinja as a biology and chemistry teacher.
  7. ↑ "Nnaabagereka Sylvia Nagginda - The New Queen of Buganda". Buganda.com. Retrieved 2020-02-11.
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