Makerere College School
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| Type | Public Middle School and High School (11-18) |
| Motto | Be Known By Works And Only Good Works |
| Established | 1945 |
| Head Teacher | Elizabeth Onen |
| Number of students | 1,800 |
| Athletics | soccer, track, tennis, volleyball, basketball and Rugby |
| Nickname | macos/college/college school |
| Website | http://macos@macos.ac.ug |
Makerere College School is a mixed, middle (S1–S4) and high (S5–S6) school in Uganda. It is predominantly a day-school, but it does have limited boarding facilities.
Location
The school campus is located within the confines of the main campus of Makerere University, Uganda's oldest university. The school occupies the southwestern corner of the university campus and is bordered by the university's School of Education to the north, the School of Fine Art to the east, Makerere Hill Road to the south, the 'lUniversity Main Sports Grounds to the west, and Mary Stuart Hall to the northwest. This location is approximately 2.5 kilometres (1.6 mi) northwest of the central business district of Kampala, Uganda's capital and largest city.[1] The coordinates of Makerere College School are 0° 19' 40.80"N, +32° 34' 1.20"E (Latitude:0.328000; Longitude:32.567000).[2]
Reputation
Makerere College School is listed among Africa's top 100 schools and shares fame with other traditional schools such as Mengo Senior School, Namilyango College, Gayaza High School, Rainbow International School and Lincoln International to mention a few. Makerere College School has over the years produced some of best candidates in Kampala District in the national O and A level examinations. In 2010, the school was ranked among the ten best middle schools (O Level), based on analysis of S4 results for the ten years from 2000 to 2009.[3]
Notable alumni
- Mugisha Muntu - Politician and former military officer. Former commander of the Uganda People's Defence Force (1989 - 1998). President of the Forum for Democratic Change political party in Uganda. Member of the East African Legislative Assembly (2006 to present).
- Syda Bbumba - Former minister of gender, labor & social development in Uganda. First woman to serve as minister of finance in the history of Uganda (2009 - 2011).
- Emmanuel Tumusiime-Mutebile - Economist and banker. Governor of the Bank of Uganda (2001 - 2016).
- Bebe Cool - A Ugandan recording artist.
- Israel Kibirige Ssebunya (1946 - 2008) - Cytogeneticist, academic, and politician. Served as director of Kawanda Agricultural Research Institute (1992 - 1996), represented Kyaddondo County North in the Ugandan parliament (1996 - 2008), and state Minister for Agriculture (1999 - 2008).
- Stephen Isabalija - Management consultant, accountant, academic, and academic administrator. Vice chancellor of Victoria University Uganda, chairman of the Uganda Electricity Generation Company Limited, and board member of the Uganda Development Bank.
- John Chrysestom Muyingo - Ugandan educator and politician. State minister for primary education in the Ugandan cabinet. Served as state minister for higher education from 27 May 2011 until 1 March 2015.[4]
See also
- Makerere University
- Education in Uganda
- Namilyango College
- Ntare School
- Gayaza High School
- Mengo Senior School
- King's College Budo
- Jinja College
References
- ^ "Road Distance Between Central Kampala And Makerere With Map". Globefeed.com. Retrieved 28 August 2014.
- ^ Google. "Location of Makerere College School At Google Maps".
Google Maps. Retrieved 28 August 2014.
{{cite web}}:|last=has generic name (help); line feed character in|publisher=at position 10 (help) - ^ Moses Talemwa, and Shifa Mwesigye (7 February 2010). "Top Ten Schools In The Last Ten Years". The Observer (Uganda). Retrieved 28 August 2014.
- ^ Uganda State House (27 May 2011). "Comprehensive List of New Cabinet Appointments A d Dropped Ministers". Facebook.com. Retrieved 28 August 2014.