Mount Saint Mary's College Namagunga

Mt. St. Mary's College Namagunga is an all-girl boarding secondary school located in Mukono District in Uganda. The school is affiliated with the Roman Catholic Diocese of Lugazi.[1]

Mt. St. Mary's College Namagunga
Location
Namagunga
,
Mukono District

Uganda
Coordinates00°22′21″N 32°53′01″E
Information
TypePublic High School
MottoPer Scientiam Ad Virtutem
(Through Knowledge to Virtue)
Established1942 (1942)
Head teacherReverend Sister Regina Nabawanuka, LSOSF
Number of students1,173 (2019)
AthleticsTrack, Tennis, Volleyball, Basketball and Golf
Websitemsmcnamagunga.ac.ug

Location

The school is on the Kampala–Jinja Highway, approximately 42 kilometres (26 mi), by road, east of Kampala, Uganda's capital and largest city.[2] Its location is approximately 8 kilometres (5 mi), by road, west of Lugazi, the nearest town,[3] and approximately 18 kilometres (11 mi), by road, east of Mukono, where the district headquarters are located.[4] The geographical coordinates of the school campus are 0°22'21.0"N, 32°53'01.0"E (Latitude:0.3725; Longitude:32.8836).[5]

Overview

The college was founded in February 1942 by Mother Mary Kevin of the Franciscan Sisters for Africa. It is among the best schools academically in Uganda at both the ordinary level ("O" Level), and at the advanced level ("A" Level), or high school.[1][6]

Prominent alumni

Some of the prominent alumni of the school include:[7] (1) Josephine Nambooze, Emeritus professor of public health at Makerere University School of Public Health. Nambooze was the first female Ugandan to qualify as a physician circa 1959.[8] (2) Specioza Kazibwe, Physician, politician, women's advocate. First African woman elected Vice President of Uganda, serving between 1994 and 2003. (3) Winnie Byanyima, aeronautical engineer, politician and diplomat. Executive director of Oxfam International(1 May 2013- 14 August 2019), current Executive Director UNAIDS, since 2019. (4) Christine Ondoa, Physician, politician, church minister. Former minister of health in Uganda 2011-2013. Executive director of the Uganda AIDS Commission. (5) Mary Okwakol, University professor, academic administrator, and zoologist. Former Vice chancellor of Busitema University. Current Chairperson of Uganda National Examinations Board. (6) Doris Akol, Former Commissioner general of the Uganda Revenue Authority.[9]

Other prominent alumni include (7) Sezi Mbaguta, Former Minister of State for public service. (8) Joan Kagezi (14 July 1967 to 30 March 2015), Lawyer and prosecutor. Was deputy director of Public Prosecution and head of the International Criminal Division in Uganda's Ministry of Justice.[10] (9) Lydia Mugambe, a Ugandan lawyer and judge at the High Court of Uganda. Appointed to that court on 3 May 2013. (10) Irene Mulyagonja, Justice of the High Court of Uganda. Fourth Uganda Inspector General of Government (2012 until 2020).[11][12]

See also

References
  1. Mt. St. Mary's College Namagunga (5 May 2020). "About Mount Saint Mary's College Namagunga". Mt. St. Mary's College Namagunga. Retrieved 5 May 2020.
  2. Google (5 May 2020). "Distance Between Kampala And Mount Saint Mary's College Namagunga" (Map). Google Maps. Google. Retrieved 5 May 2020.
  3. Google (5 May 2020). "Distance Between Lugazi And Mount Saint Mary's College Namagunga" (Map). Google Maps. Google. Retrieved 5 May 2020.
  4. Google (5 May 2020). "Distance Between Mukono And Mount Saint Mary's College Namagunga" (Map). Google Maps. Google. Retrieved 5 May 2020.
  5. Google (5 May 2020). "Location of Mount Saint Mary's College Namagunga" (Map). Google Maps. Google. Retrieved 5 May 2020.
  6. Conan Busingye (10 February 2013). "UCE Star Performing Schools Ranked". New Vision. Kampala.
  7. Nalubega, Flavia (23 April 2012). "Namagunga: The Dream To Breed Successful Women". Daily Monitor. Kampala. Retrieved 5 July 2015.
  8. Robert Mugagga (1 September 2012). "Professor Nambooze: Academic success that changed the region's history". Daily Monitor. Kampala. Retrieved 7 January 2016.
  9. Muhumuza, Mark Keith (28 August 2014). "Who Is Doris Akol?". Kampala: Uganda Radio Network. Retrieved 5 July 2015.
  10. Lydia Ainomugisha (5 April 2015). "10 Life Lessons From Kagezi". Daily Monitor. Kampala. Retrieved 5 April 2015.
  11. Red Pepper Uganda (13 Apr 2012). "Museveni Names New IGG - Irene Mulyagonja". Uganda Inspectorate of Government Quoting Red Pepper (newspaper). Retrieved 12 January 2018.
  12. Kasyate, Simon (8 December 2013). "Mulyagonja's long journey from Jinja to judge to IGG". The Observer (Uganda). Kampala. Retrieved 12 January 2018.
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