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Location:
[edit]St. Kizito Primary School Ombaci is Located in Arua City, Ayivu Division in West Nile, Uganda. it is the Immediate Junior school neighboring St. Joseph's College Ombaci and Obaci Catholic Parish. It is located about 6 kilometres (4 mi), by road, north east of the central business district of Arua. The geographical coordinates of Ombaci are:03°03'53.0"N, 30°56'17.0"E (Latitude:3.064722; Longitude:30.938056). Ombaci lies at an average elevation of 1,128 metres (3,701 ft) above sea level.
History:
[edit]The School was founded by the Comboni Missionaries in 1964 by Fr. Lino Zuko. It has been run exclusively as a primary school and has passed through many Headteachers prominent among them was Brother Maniku Kasiano. The school has produced many successful personalities. The Current Headteacher Mr. Obeti Pius being an old boy of the school.
The school performed academically at its peak in the 1990s in the reign of Brother Maniku Kasiano when it was considered a power house in academics and Sports.
Ombaci Massacre
[edit]Main article: Ombaci § Ombaci_Massacre
On Wednesday, 24 June 1981, six months into the second reign of Apollo Milton Obote, UNLA soldiers arrived at the Ombaci Catholic Mission and adjoining secondary school. They began to indiscriminately kill civilians, women, children and the elderly; by shooting, bludgeoning, stabbing, lancing, stomping, kicking and exploding ordinance (rocket propelled grenades).
The exact number of people killed is not accurately known. Credible sources have quoted a number as "over 80". Another credible source reports that the secondary school grounds contain a mass grave for 97 victims.
A large number of survivors, estimated at about 400 were still alive in May 2019, living with physical and mental injuries as a result of the assault.
Challenges
[edit]The school suffers from Infrastructure deterioration much as government has put up more structure. There is also a challenge of the inadequate number of Teaching staff.
Efforts have been put to renovate the existing structures since year 2014 to date with support from the founding fathers the Comboni Missionaries, Parents and Old Boys Association.
See also
[edit]- Ombaci
- Mvara Secondary School
- Education in Uganda
- St. Joseph's College Ombaci
- Arua