Bweranyangi Girls' Secondary School is a girls-only boarding middle and high school in Bushenyi District in the Western Region of Uganda.[1]
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| Type | Public Middle School and High School (8-13) |
| Motto | Sow To Reap[1] |
| Established | 1912 |
| Principal | Juliet Muzoora Atuhairwe[2] (2017–present) |
| Number of students | 1,500+ (2014) |
| Athletics | Athletics, tennis, volleyball, basketball, netball |
| Website | Homepage |
Location
editThe school campus is located on Bweranyangi Hill (elevation:1,600 metres (5,200 ft)) in the southern suburbs of the town of Bushenyi. This is approximately 4.5 kilometres (3 mi), by road, south-east of the central business district of Bushenyi.[3] Bweranyangi is approximately 55 kilometres (34 mi), by road, west of Mbarara, the largest city in the Ankole sub-region.[4] The coordinates of the school campus are 0°33'35.0"S, 30°12'30.0"E (Latitude:-0.559722; Longitude:30.208333).[5]
History
editThe school traces its origins from Kamukuzi Hill in Mbarara. In 1912, the Church Missionary Society, with eight girl-students housed in a grass-thatched hut, founded the school, then known as Mbarara Junior School. The inaugural class included the daughter of the King of Ankole and one of the Ankole prime minister's daughters.[6]
The school relocated to Ruharo Hill, also in Mbarara, in 1914, with a student population of 30. There was more land at Ruharo for expansion. This, however, placed the girls' school adjacent to Mbarara High School, a boys' school that had started in 1911. While at Ruharo, the name of the school was changed to Mbarara Girls' Boarding School. In 1954, because of frequent unwelcome visits by students from nearby Mbarara High School and the need for still more expansion, the girls' school was again relocated to Bweranyangi Hill in Bushenyi, 55 kilometres (34 mi) to the west.[6]
In the early 1960s, the school was granted permission to start middle school (S1 to S4) and later high school (S5 to S6). The primary school was separated from the middle and high school and today exists adjacent to the secondary school as Bweranyangi Primary School, a day and boarding all-girls elementary school.[6]
Notable alumni
editNotable alumni of the school include:[1]
Janet Museveni, First Lady of Uganda since 1986.
Jacqueline Mbabazi, wife of former Prime Minister Amama Mbabazi and chairperson of the National Resistance Movement Women's League.
Mary Karooro Okurut, Uganda's Cabinet Minister for General Duties in the Office of the Prime Minister. Former Minister of Information and National Guidance. Concurrently serving as the elected member of parliament for Bushenyi District Women's Constituency.
Miria Matembe, former member of the Pan-African Parliament from Uganda. She was Minister of ethics and integrity from 1998 until 2003.
Pamela Mbabazi, University professor, academic, and academic administrator. Deputy vice chancellor of Mbarara University of Science and Technology.
Anne Kansiime, an entertainer, comedian, writer, youtuber and actress.[7][8][9]
Notable staff
edit- Yoweri Museveni - The president of Uganda taught at the school for two months in 1965.[10]
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ a b c Alfred Tumushabe, and Paul Aruho (8 October 2012). "Bweranyangi Girls' Recall A Journey of 100 Years". Daily Monitor. Kampala. Retrieved 9 May 2014.
- ^ Desire Mbabaali (29 April 2019). "Integrity And Diligence Are My Values". Daily Monitor. Kampala. Retrieved 29 April 2019.
- ^ Globefeed.com (15 November 2016). "Distance between Post Office, Mbarara-Bushenyi Road, Bushenyi, Western Region, Uganda and Bweranyangi Girls Secondary School, Igara, Western Region, Uganda". Globefeed.com. Retrieved 15 November 2016.
- ^ Globefeed.com (15 November 2016). "Distance between Main Post Office, Mbarara, Uganda and Bweranyangi Girls Secondary School, Igara, Western Region, Uganda". Globefeed.com. Retrieved 15 November 2016.
- ^ "Location of Bweranyangi Girls' Senior Secondary School At Google Maps" (Map). Google Maps. Retrieved 5 July 2015.
- ^ a b c BWERAS (2014). "Bweranyangi Girls' Senior Secondary School: About Us - Historical Background". Bushenyi: Bweranyangi Girls' Senior Secondary School (BWERAS). Archived from the original on 2014-04-26. Retrieved 15 November 2016.
- ^ Umutesi, Doreen (4 July 2013). "Rwanda: Queen of Comedy Anne Kansiime Speaks About Her Journey to Stardom". New Times (Rwanda) via AllAfrica.com. Retrieved 18 June 2015.
- ^ Rubagumya, Ikilezi (31 May 2013). "Kansiime Anne: Uganda's Queen of Comedy". Cimamag.com. Archived from the original on 2015-02-04. Retrieved 18 June 2015.
- ^ Mubangizi, Odomaro (4 December 2014). "Uganda: Anne Kansiime - A Philosophical Inquiry Into The Political Economy of Humour". AllAfrica.com. Retrieved 18 June 2015.
- ^ Alfred Tumushabe, Paul Aruho (8 October 2012). "Yoweri Museveni Taught At Bweranyangi In 1965". Retrieved 9 May 2014.