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The green campus: cutting cost and carbon at once
Solar, rainwater and kitchen gardens started as savings measures. Now they are a point of pride.
30 Jan 2026Read
Award categories
Green School Award
Environmental stewardship built into how the school runs and teaches.
How it’s judged
Sustainability practice, infrastructure and pupil engagement.
The full rubric & weightingWho can enter
Open to any school registered to operate in Uganda, every curriculum, every level. Free to enter, and a school need not nominate itself.
Put a name forwardThe 2026 cycle
No winner yet, not yet.
Judging runs through the 2026 cycle. The Green School Award shortlist is revealed in July 2026 and the winner announced at the ceremony in August. We never pre-announce, and we never fabricate.
Shortlist July 2026Winner August 2026
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How a school is run, and renewed.
Open the Innovation & Operations disciplineEdTech & Digital Innovation
Technology used to genuinely lift teaching and learning.
Wellbeing & Pastoral Care
A school where students are known, safe and supported.
Teacher Development & CPD
A school that invests seriously in its teachers’ continuing growth.
Newcomer of the Year
The most promising school registered within the last three years.
Could your school win this?
Entry is free and a single nomination is considered across every category it fits. Put your school forward for the 2026 cycle.