Mount Saint Mary's College Namagunga
| Mount Saint Mary's College Namagunga | |
|---|---|
| Location | |
|
Namagunga, Mukono District Uganda | |
| Coordinates | 00°22′21″N 32°53′01″E / 0.37250°N 32.88361°ECoordinates: 00°22′21″N 32°53′01″E / 0.37250°N 32.88361°E |
| Information | |
| Type | Public Middle School and High School (8-13) |
| Motto |
Per Scientiam Ad Virtutem (Through Knowledge to Virtue) |
| Established | 1942 |
| Sister Seraphine Amulen, MBA[1] | Principal |
| Number of students | 750 (2011) |
| Athletics | Track, Tennis, Volleyball, Basketball and Golf |
| Website |
msmnamagunga |
Mount Saint Mary's College Namagunga is an all-girl boarding school located in Mukono District in Uganda. The school is affiliated with the Roman Catholic Diocese of Lugazi.
Location
The school is on the Kampala-Jinja Highway, approximately 44 kilometres (27 mi), by road, east of Kampala, Uganda's capital and largest city.[2] Its location is approximately 5 kilometres (3.1 mi), by road, west of Lugazi, the nearest town, and approximately 17 kilometres (11 mi), by road, east of Mukono, the site of the district headquarters.[3] The coordinates of the school are 0°22'21.0"N, 32°53'01.0"E (Latitude:0.3725; Longitude:32.8836).[4]
Overview
The college was founded in February 1942 by Mother Mary Kevin of the Franciscan Sisters for Africa. It has the best academic records in Uganda at both the ordinary level ("O" Level), or middle school, and at the advanced level ("A" Level), or high school.[5]
Prominent alumni
Some of the prominent alumni of the school include:[6]
- 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.[7]
- Specioza Kazibwe - Physician, politician, women's advocate. First African woman elected vice president of Uganda, serving between 1994 and 2003.
- Winnie Byanyima - aeronautical engineer, politician, diplomat. Executive director of Oxfam International.
- Christine Ondoa - Physician, politician, church minister. Former minister of health in Uganda 2011-2013. Executive director of the Uganda AIDS Commission.
- Mary Okwakol - University professor, academic administrator, and zoologist. Vice chancellor, Busitema University.
- Doris Akol - Commissioner general of the Uganda Revenue Authority.[8]
- Sezi Mbaguta - State Minister of public service.
- Joan Kagezi - Lawyer and prosecutor. Was deputy director of Public Prosecution and head of the International Criminal Division in Uganda's Ministry of Justice.[9]
See also
References
- ↑ Emorut, Francis (31 March 2015). "Senior Civil Servants Awarded MBAs At ESAMI". New Vision. Kampala. Retrieved 6 April 2015.
- ↑ "Road Distance Between Kampala And Namagunga With Route Marker". Globefeed.com. Retrieved 5 July 2015.
- ↑ "Map Showing Mukono And Namagunga With Route Marker". Globefeed.com. Retrieved 5 July 2015.
- ↑ Google (5 July 2015). "Location of Mount Saint Mary's College Namagunga At Google Maps" (Map). Google Maps. Google. Retrieved 5 July 2015.
- ↑ MSMCN, . (5 July 2015). "Profile of Mount Saint Mary's College Namagunga". Mt. St. Mary's College Namagunga (MSMCN). Retrieved 5 July 2015.
- ↑ Nalubega, Flavia (23 April 2012). "Namagunga: The Dream To Breed Successful Women". Daily Monitor. Kampala. Retrieved 5 July 2015.
- ↑ Mugagga, Robert (1 September 2012). "Prof Nambooze: Academic success that changed the region’s history". Daily Monitor l location=Kampala. Retrieved 7 January 2016.
- ↑ Muhumuza, Mark Keith (28 August 2014). "Who Is Doris Akol?". Kampala: Uganda Radio Network. Retrieved 5 July 2015.
- ↑ Ainomugisha, Lydia (5 April 2015). "10 Life Lessons From Kagezi". Daily Monitor (Kampala). Retrieved 5 April 2015.
External links
| |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
