Wanyange Girls School is a girls' boarding government-aided secondary school on Nyange hill in Jinja District of the Eastern Region, Uganda. It was founded in 1960.
| Wanyange Girls School | |
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| Location | |
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Nyange hill, Jinja District Uganda | |
| Coordinates | 28°59′31″N 33°14′39″E / 28.99194°N 33.24417°E |
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| Other name | Wanyange Girls' Secondary School |
| Former name | Busoga College Wanyange |
| Motto | Kulwa Katonda Ne'Gwanga Lyaffe (For God and Our Country) |
| Established | 1 March 1960 |
| Founder | The Busoga Lukiiko |
| Gender | girls |
| Houses | River Nile Owen Falls L. Kyoga L. George L. George Mt. Masaba |
| Colour(s) | Blue, Maroon and Yellow |
| Website | wanyangegirls |
History
editWhen Wanyange Girls School opened on 1 March 1960, it was temporarily located at Buckley High School in Iganga. In 1967, it was provisionally merged with Busoga College Mwiri whilst keeping its own location on Nyange hill, but having the name Busoga College Wanyanga. In 1969, it regained its independence.[1] In 2013, the school was temporarily closed because of a students' strike which followed similar strikes in other schools in Jinja District.[2][3] In 2016, Schoolnet Uganda rated Wanyange Girls School as the tenth best girls' school in Uganda.[4] In 2018, the first RCMRD Uganda Space Challenge was held at Wanyange Girls School after two RCMRD Space Challenges had been held in Kenya in 2017 and 2018.[5]
Notable staff
editNotable alumnae
edit- Queen Sylvia of Buganda, the current Nnabagereka or Queen of Buganda[4][7]
- Beti Kamya-Turwomwe, businesswoman and politician[4]
- Esther Mbulakubuza Mbayo, politician[4]
- Margaret Lamwaka Odwar, politician
- Professor Jackline Bonabana-Wabbi, Professor of Agribusiness, Makerere University
References
edit- ^ "History and Founders". Wanyange Girls' Secondary School. Retrieved 2020-02-10.
- ^ Edema, Denis; Kolyangha, Mudangha (27 July 2013). "Wanyange Girls closed over strike". Daily Monitor. Retrieved 2020-02-09.
- ^ Kiirya, Donald (26 July 2013). "Mayhem as another school closes over strike". New Vision. Retrieved 2020-02-10.
- ^ a b c d "The Top 10 Girls' Schools In The Country". Schoolnet Uganda. 11 October 2016. Retrieved 2020-02-10.
- ^ "Inaugural RCMRD Space Challenge Held in Uganda". Space in Africa. 13 October 2018. Retrieved 2020-02-11.
- ^ Musinguzi, Bamuturaki (31 March 2012). "Rev Dr Florence Isabirye Muranga: Branded matooke for all". The East African. Retrieved 2020-02-11.
Her first job was at Wanyange Girls' School in Jinja as a biology and chemistry teacher.
- ^ "Nnaabagereka Sylvia Nagginda - The New Queen of Buganda". Buganda.com. Retrieved 2020-02-11.