Full-time
Early Years Teacher
Kampala International School Uganda (KISU)
- Where
- Kampala, BUGANDA
- Posted
- 3 days ago
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109 roles open across the network.
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- Where
- Kampala, BUGANDA
- Posted
- 5 days ago
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University of Saint Joseph
- Where
- Mbarara, WESTERN
- Posted
- 1 week ago
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- Where
- Kampala, BUGANDA
- Posted
- 1 week ago
Full-time
Kindergarten Teacher (01)
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- Where
- Kisaasi, BUGANDA
- Posted
- 1 week ago
Part-time
French Teacher (Secondary Section)
Rainbow International School Kampala
- Where
- Kampala, BUGANDA
- Posted
- 1 week ago
The sector, by role
Who Ugandan schools actually hire.
An illustrative split of the postings circulating across Praecip-indexed secondary schools. Teaching dominates as you would expect, but the support and leadership tail is larger than most candidates assume.
Teaching
58%Subject teachers across UCE, UACE, Cambridge, IB, French Bac, Montessori and CBSE. Sciences and Maths most chronically under-supplied.
School leadership
14%Heads, deputies, heads of department, programme coordinators. Tenure averages four to seven years at the top tier.
Administration
12%Bursars, registrars, admissions officers, HR leads. The roles parents and inspectors actually deal with.
Support staff
9%Matrons, nurses, librarians, lab technicians, ICT support, catering and grounds staff.
Coaching & pastoral
7%Sports coaches, MDD directors, chaplaincy and counselling roles, often termly contracts rather than full-time.
What the cheque actually says
Pay structures, by school setting.
The same job title pays a different salary in a government school, a Kampala private school and an international curriculum school. Illustrative monthly bands below, including the allowances that are easy to miss in a base-salary comparison.
Government & UPE/USE schools
Set centrally by the Ministry of Public Service on the U-scale. Predictable, pensionable, and at the lower end of the market.
- U3 (Grade III, primary)
- UGX 600k – 800k
- U2 (Grade V, lower secondary)
- UGX 900k – 1.2M
- U1 (graduate teacher, A-Level)
- UGX 1.4M – 1.9M
- Head teacher (large school)
- UGX 2.0M – 2.4M
Entry-level primary teacher.
Allowances commonly added
- Housing where staff quarters available
- Hardship allowance in select districts
- Pension via NSSF
- Marking fees (per UNEB cycle)
Mid-tier to top-tier private
The Kampala private-school market, fees-funded, varies sharply by intake size, results and curriculum. Bonuses common; allowances variable.
- Primary teacher
- UGX 800k – 1.5M
- Secondary subject teacher
- UGX 1.5M – 2.8M
- Head of Department
- UGX 2.5M – 3.5M
- Head teacher
- UGX 3.5M – 6.0M
Sciences and Maths at top of band.
Allowances commonly added
- Termly performance bonuses (results-linked)
- On-site staff housing at boarding schools
- Lunch & transport stipend
- Discounted fees for staff children
International curriculum schools
Cambridge, IB and French Baccalauréat schools serving the expatriate and senior-professional market. Highest pay band in the country.
- Subject teacher (qualified, exp.)
- UGX 3.5M – 5.5M
- Subject lead / coordinator
- UGX 5.0M – 7.5M
- Senior leadership
- UGX 7.0M – 12.0M+
- Specialist (counsellor, SEN lead)
- UGX 4.5M – 7.0M
Allowances commonly added
- Furnished housing or housing allowance
- Health insurance (family cover)
- Annual flight allowance for expat staff
- Professional-development budget per year
From the editorial desk
What we've been writing about sector jobs.
Insight12 May 2026 · 10 min
The teacher gap: why Uganda’s private schools are paying 40% more than the government scale
A widening salary delta is reshaping who teaches where, and pulling experienced UCE and UACE markers out of government classrooms.
Read the piece
News28 April 2026 · 8 min
Headteacher turnover hit a five-year high in 2025. Here is what the numbers say.
Praecip indexed leadership changes at 1,200 secondary schools. Nearly one in eight had a new head appointed last year, the highest churn since 2020.
Read the piece
Insight2 May 2026 · 11 min
From PGCE to first classroom: a practical guide for new teachers entering the sector
The Ministry registration, the school interview, the first term. A step-by-step that wishes someone had walked us through it.
Read the pieceIndustry opportunities
The neighbouring boards.
Tenders & bids
Live RFPs from subscribed schools, bookbinders, caterers, transport, IT vendors. Bid in-platform.
Schools for sale
A confidential board for proprietors stepping back and acquirers stepping in.
School facilities for rent
Halls, fields, labs and ICT rooms hired out by the schools that own them.
Scholarships & bursaries
The funding that isn’t loud, school-level bursaries, tertiary scholarships and donor awards.
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