Jinja College

Jinja College
Jinja College
Location
	Jinja, Eastern Uganda P.O. Box 211, Jinja; Uganda
Information
Type	Public Middle School and High School (8-13)
Motto	Strive to Excel
Established	1946
Head Teacher	Mr. Mathias Isabirye
Number of students	1000
Athletics	soccer, track, tennis, Darts, volleyball, basketball, chess and table tennis
Nickname	JICO
Website	[http://]

Jinja College is a Government Aided, Boys, Boarding, O and A’ level School, found in Jinja (Uganda).

History

The school was founded in 1946 as a junior school by the Mill Hill Missionary fathers. It became a government aided school and upgraded to secondary status (S.1 to S.4) in 1965. In 1981, the school was upgraded again to A’ level status (S.1- S.6) offering Arts and Science subjects.

Prominent old boys 1. Isaac Musumba Currently working as a minister and a member of parliament for Buzaya County In kamuli district and a prominent lawyer in Uganda.

2. Balazewa Richard Kintu. A powerful computer programmer, Business man, system analyst for DAI companies in East Africa.

Administration

Jinja college is run according to an established administrative structure in the hierarchy below; Ministry of Education and Sports, The Board of Governors, Head teacher, Deputy Head teacher, Staff, Students’ leadership and Students

Location

District : JINJA County : JINJA MUNICIPAL COUNCIL Sub-County : KIMAKA – MPUMUDDE Parish : RUBAGA Distance from Jinja town centre: 2 Kilo meters.

Curriculum

The following 16 subjects are offered at Ordinary Level (Senior 1 – Senior 4):

Mathematics
English language
Literature in English
French language
Physics
Chemistry
Biology
Agriculture
Technical Drawing
History
Geography
Fine Art
Christian Religious Education (C.R.E)
Entrepreneurship
Commerce
Computer studies
Physical Education

At Advanced Level (Senior 5 & Senior 6) the school offers the following subjects:

For Science Majors

Mathematics
Physics
Chemistry
Biology
Agriculture
Technical Drawing (T.D)
General Paper (compulsory)

For Arts Majors

Literature in English
History
Geography
Divinity/Christian Religious Education
Entrepreneurship
Arts and Craft
Economics
General Paper (compulsory)

An Arts or Science major student selects a combination of 4 subjects plus General Paper. This depends on the student’s ability and desired career path.

Dormitories/Houses

Upon admission to Jinja College, with the exception of Mulumba House which is for only Senior 1 students, a student is assigned one of the houses/dormitories listed below:

For Senior 1 Students Only

Mulumba House (houses only senior 1 students)

The Major Houses

Kaggwa House (white)
Muggaga House (red)
Lwanga House (yellow)
Kizito House (blue)
Gonzagga House (green)

Academic trends

Despite challenges/shortcomings, there has been consistency in academic performance for the last ten years. The school is pursuing its academic targets with precision. Its target is that no student fails to go to the next level. The school has employed a multidimensional approach involving strengthening all academic departments, intensifying monitoring and evaluation of the implementation of academic programs, increasing and improving counseling services, building and maintaining physical infrastructures, improving management systems, improving and maintaining good discipline among others.

References

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