Kitante Hill Secondary School
| Kitante Hill Secondary School | |
|---|---|
| Location | |
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Kampala, Kampala District Uganda | |
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| Type | Public Middle School and High School (8-13) |
| Established | 1960 |
| Number of students | 1,600+ |
| Athletics | Track, Tennis, Volleyball, Basketball and Golf |
Kitante Hill Senior Secondary School (KHSS), sometimes referred to as Kitante Hill School, is a public, mixed, day school located in Kitante, a neighborhood in the city of Kampala, the capital and largest metropolitan area in Uganda. It caters to middle school grades (S1 to S4) and to high school grades (S5 to S6).
Location
The school is located in the Kitante neighborhood in Kampala's Central Division, approximately 3 kilometres (1.9 mi), by road, northeast of the city's central business district.[1] Neighboring institutions include Kitante Primary School, a public elementary day school and the Uganda Museum. The school can be accessed off of Acacia Avenue (John Babiiha Avenue), on Kololo Hill or off of Kira Road on Mulago Hill. The coordinates of the school are:0°20'02.4"N, 32°35'06.0"E (Latitude:0.3340; Longitude:32.5850).
Overview
KHSS was established in 1960 to cater for the children of civil servants in the about-to-be independent Uganda. It started with a population of 200 students and was limited to O-Level classes until 1986 when A-Level studies were introduced. Initially a boys-only school, it became co-ed in 1987. The student population in April 2014 exceeds 1,600.[2]
Academics
The school teaches both science and liberal arts subjects.
Notable alumni
- Kiiza Besigye - Retired Colonel in the Uganda People's Defence Force. Former Presidential candidate in 2001, 2006 and 2011.
- Macdusman Kabega - Prominent criminal attorney in Kampala
- Moses Ssali - Musician also known as Bebe Cool
- Nicholas Tatambuka ("Nick Nola") - singer and dancer.
- Robert Kyagulanyi - Recording artist aka Bobi Wine
- Kajubi James - Prominent electronics technician aka Kajubi James Omuseenene
- Kibalama - Dance hall artist aka Toolman
- Rev. Dr. Alex Kasirye-Musoke. A very prominent theologian, historian and Anglican Priest, ordained in NAIROBI by Archbishop Manases Kuria in 1982 on the request of Bishop Yokaana B. Mukasa, the then Bishop of Mityaana Diocese, who could not ordain him in Mityana because of the war of Liberation that was taking place at that time, and Mityana Diocese was in the notorious Luweero Triangle, ravaged by the war. Dr. Kasirye-Musoke is currently resident in Boston, USA, where he misiters to St. Peter's Anglican Church of Uganda, after he pulled it from the Episcopal Church which sanctions homosexuality.He is one of the most academically qualified Anglican priests in the Anglican Church of Uganda, specializing in Philosophy, Systematic theology and Pastoral theology. He attended Namutamba Demonstration School, Kitante Hill School(1967-1970) during the Headmasterships of Kavanagh and Katungi, Aga Khan High School, Makerere University, University of Nottingham (UK), University of Toronto, Canada.
Notable faculty
- Jacqueline Mbabazi - Educator and politician. Taught science subjects at the school between 1976 and 1981.
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Coordinates: 00°20′02″N 32°35′06″E / 0.33389°N 32.58500°E