Tororo Girls School
| Tororo Girls School | |
|---|---|
| Location | |
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Tororo, Tororo District Uganda | |
| Information | |
| Type | Public middle school and high school |
| Motto | "Light for life" |
| Established | 1960 |
| Head teacher | Principal |
| Athletics | football, cricket, athletics, netball, volleyball, lawn tennis, table tennis, hockey |
| Website | Homepage |
Tororo Girls Secondary School, commonly known as Tororo Girls School (TGS), is an all-girls boarding school covering grades 8 -13 in the Eastern Region of Uganda.[1]
Location
TGS is in the town of Tororo, approximately 210 kilometres (130 mi), by road, east of Kampala, the capital and largest city of Uganda.[2] This is approximately 5 kilometres (3.1 mi), by road, outside of the central business district of Tororo, along the Tororo-Malaba road.[3] The coordinates of the school campus are 0°39'57.0"N, 34°11'21.0"E (Latitude:0.665833; Longitude:34.189167).[4]
Notable alumni
Some of the notable women who have attended TGS include the following:
- Jennifer Musisi - Lawyer & administrator. First executive director of the Kampala Capital City Authority, since 2011
- Susan Akello - Physician at Nakasero Hospital in Kampala[5]
- Beatrice Wabudeya
Notable faculty
- Namirembe Bitamazire - Former Minister of Education in the Cabinet of Uganda. She served as the principal of TGS from 1971 until 1974.[6]
See also
References
- ↑ Eremu, John (12 February 2006). "Are Single-Sex Schools Better Academically?". New Vision (Kampala). Retrieved 21 April 2015.
- ↑ "Road Distance Between Kampala And Tororo Girl's School With Interactive Map". Globefeed.com. Retrieved 21 April 2015.
- ↑ "Map Showing Downtown Tororo And Tororo Girls School With Route Marker". Globefeed.com. Retrieved 21 April 2015.
- ↑ Google. "Location of Tororo Girls School At Google Maps". Google Maps. Retrieved 21 April 2015.
- ↑ Natukunda, Carol (8 May 2009). "Akello Refused To Take A No For An Answer". New Vision (Kampala). Retrieved 21 April 2015.
- ↑ Ogwang, Joel (28 January 2009). ""I'm Still Around" Says Minister Bitamazire". New Vision (Kampala). Retrieved 21 April 2015.
External links
Coordinates: 00°39′57″N 34°11′21″E / 0.66583°N 34.18917°E
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