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]
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| 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 |
Location
editTGS is in the town of Tororo, about 5 kilometres (3 mi) southeast of the town's central business district.[2] This is appro 210 kilometres (130 mi), by road, east of Kampala, the capital and largest city of Uganda.[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
editSome of the notable women who have attended TGS include the following:
- Jennifer Musisi: Lawyer and administrator. First executive director of the Kampala Capital City Authority, from 2011[5] until 15 December 2018.[6]
- Beatrice Wabudeya: Veterinary doctor, politician.
- Grace Freedom Kwiyucwiny: Politician. She is the State Minister for Northern Uganda in the Ugandan Cabinet.[7]
- Ruth Doreen Mutebe: Accountant/Auditor. Head of Audit at Umeme Limited (2018 - present).
- Esta Nambayo: Lawyer and judge.
- Christine Alalo: Peacekeeper.
- Rachael Magoola: Singer, songwriter and dancer.
- Agnes Ameede: Politician
Notable faculty
edit- Namirembe Bitamazire: Former Minister of Education in the Cabinet of Uganda. She served as the principal of TGS from 1971 until 1974.[8]
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ Eremu, John (12 February 2006). "Are Single-Sex Schools Better Academically?". New Vision. Kampala. Retrieved 15 June 2016.
- ^ GFC (15 June 2016). "Distance between Tororo Market, Tororo, Eastern Region, Uganda and Tororo Girls School, Tororo, Eastern Region, Uganda". Glbefeed.com (GFC). Retrieved 15 June 2016.
- ^ Globefeed.com (15 June 2016). "Distance between Kampala, Central Region, Uganda and Tororo Girls School, Tororo, Eastern Region, Uganda". Globefeed.com. Retrieved 15 June 2016.
- ^ "Location of Tororo Girls School" (Map). Google Maps. Retrieved 15 June 2016.
- ^ Kasyate, Simon (9 May 2016). "Jovial Jennifer Musisi started baking in P3". The Observer (Uganda). Kampala. Retrieved 15 June 2016.
- ^ Administrator (15 October 2018). "Jennifer Musisi Resigns As KCCA Executive Director". New Vision. Kampala. Retrieved 8 July 2019.
- ^ Monitor Team (8 June 2016). "Who are the new faces in Museveni's Cabinet?: Grace Freedom Kwiyucwiny - State Minister for Northern Uganda". Daily Monitor. Kampala. Retrieved 8 June 2016.
- ^ Ogwang, Joel (28 January 2009). ""I'm Still Around" Says Minister Bitamazire". New Vision. Kampala. Retrieved 15 June 2016.