Ntare School

Ntare School is a residential all-boys' secondary school located in Mbarara, Mbarara District, south western Uganda. It was founded in 1956 by a Scottish educator named William Crichton.[3]

Ntare School
Location
Mbarara
,
Mbarara District

Uganda
Information
TypePublic Middle School and High School
MottoBetter your best
Established1956
HeadteacherJimmy Turyagyenda [1]
Number of students900 (2006)[2]
SloganThe Lion Roars
AthleticsRugby, soccer, track, tennis, hockey, cricket, volleyball, basketball, table tennis
WebsiteHomepage

Location

The school is approximately 1 kilometre (0.62 mi), by road, north of the central business district of Mbarara,[4] the largest city (2014 population: 195,013),[5] in the Western Region. The school campus is approximately 267 kilometres (166 mi), by road, west of Kampala, Uganda's capital and largest city.[6] The coordinates of the school are 0°36'10.0"S, 30°39'11.0"E (Latitude:-0.602778; Longitude:30.653056).[7] The school is situated on the convex slope of Ntare hill at an elevation of 1,400 metres (4,600 ft), above sea level.[8]

Reputation

Ntare School is one of the most prestigious schools in Uganda due to its history, reputation, excellent academic performance, and dominance in sports.[9][10]

Ntare School also boasts of an Alumni Soccer League the Ntare Lions League [11] which runs every sunday.

Academics

Subjects offered at Ordinary ("O") Level include; Biology, Chemistry, Christian Religious Education, Agriculture, Commerce, Computer Studies, English Language and Literature, Music, Fine Art, French, Geography, History, Mathematics, Physics, Political Education and Kiswahili.

At Advanced ("A") Level subjects offered are categorised into Arts and Sciences. The Arts subjects offered are; History, Economics, Divinity, French, Literature in English, Geography, Kiswahili, Music and Fine Art. The Science subjects offered are Physics, Chemistry, Mathematics, Biology, Agriculture, Subsidiary Mathematics and General Paper which is a compulsory subject.

Houses of residence

[12]

  • Africa
  • Nile
  • Mbaguta
  • Pioneer
  • Aggrey
  • New House
  • Crichton
  • Pearl
  • Golden

Former Headmasters[13]

Mr. William Crichton - Founding Headmaster 1956 to 1971

Mr. Brian Remmer - 1971 to 1977

Mr. Jed Bangizi - 1977 to 1982

Mr. Gumisiriza G.L. - 1983 to 1985

Mr. H.H Mehangye - 1985 to 1987

Mr. Francis Kairagi - 1987 to 1990

Mr. Eric Kansiime - 1990 - 1991

Mr. Stephen Kamuhanda - 1991 to 2002

Mr. Humphrey Ahimbisibwe - 2003 to 2012

Mr. Turyagyenda Jimmy - 2013 up-to-date

Prominent alumni

Politicians

Civil Servants

  • Vincent Opio-Lukone, Deputy Head of Public Service 2015-2016, Permanent Secretary/Deputy Secretary to Cabinet 2000-2016[15]

Academics

Judges

Lawyers

Writers

Others
  • Allan Toniks
  • Dr Harmandar Singh Gupta Prominent Indian origin medical doctor, moved to Zaire in 1972 and finally settled in Bristol in 1984.
  • Byonanebye Dathan Mirembe- Medical doctor
  • Emmanuel Mugarura- Information Technologist
  • Onesmus Kamacooko- Statistician

References
  1. Administrator, . (8 April 2013). "Ntare School Students Engage Police In Running Battles". Red Pepper Uganda. Retrieved 3 April 2015.CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
  2. KS, . (2006). "KayeSchools: Ntare School - The Lion Roars". Kayeschools.com. Retrieved 3 April 2015.CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
  3. Nalubwama, Jackie (17 August 2006). "Ntare 'The Only' School: Laissez-Faire Attitude Pays Off". The Observer (Uganda). Archived from the original on November 23, 2006. Retrieved 3 April 2015.
  4. "Map Showing Downtown Mbarara And Ntare School With Route Marker". Globefeed.com. Retrieved 3 April 2015.
  5. UBOS (27 August 2014). "The Population of The Regions of the Republic of Uganda And All Cities And Towns of More Than 15,000 Inhabitants". Citypopulation.de Quoting Uganda Bureau of Statistics (UBOS). Retrieved 3 April 2015.
  6. "Road Distance Between Kampala And Ntare School With Map". Globefeed.com. Retrieved 3 April 2015.
  7. Google. "Location of Ntare School At Google Maps". Google Maps. Retrieved 3 April 2015.
  8. NS. "About Ntare School". Ntare School (NS). Retrieved 3 April 2015.
  9. Moses Talemwa, and Shifa Mwesigye (11 February 2010). "Top 10 Schools In Last 10 Years". The Observer (Uganda). Retrieved 3 April 2015.
  10. Mubangizi, Michael (6 October 2009). "VIP Schools: Ntare And Kisubi OBs In Charge". The Observer (Uganda). Retrieved 3 April 2015.
  11. https://ntareleague.com/
  12. Accomodation [sic], Ntare School, accessed 16 April 2017
  13. School, Ntare. "Ntare School". Schoolsuganda. Retrieved 2019-04-22.
  14. Uganda State House, . (19 April 2014). "President Museveni Attends Ntare School Alumni Reunion, Calls for Intellectualisation And Skilling of Society for Future Development". Statehouse.go.ug. Retrieved 3 April 2015.CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
  15. https://allafrica.com/stories/201611290003.html

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