Curriculum8 min
Choosing between Cambridge and UNEB in 2026
Parents keep asking the same question. Here's the honest answer, university outcomes, cost, and the part nobody mentions.
5 Apr 2026Read
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Long-form guides, checklists and explainers for the families picking, paying for and supporting a child through school in Uganda. Updated as terms move and as the schools themselves change.
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Choosing a school
Frameworks for deciding when the schools look the same on paper, boarding vs day, single-sex vs co-ed, religious vs secular, big-name vs neighbourhood-strong.
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Fees & financing
Termly budgeting, when to apply for bursaries, employer school-fees policies, and the loan products worth (and not worth) considering.
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Applications & interviews
What entrance papers actually test. How to prep a P7 for a S1 interview without crushing them. The parent questions heads listen for.
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Transitions
P7 → S1. UCE → A-Level. A-Level → university. The emotional and logistical playbook for the three biggest school-life shifts.
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Wellbeing & boarding
Homesickness, bullying, exam pressure and the warning signs to look for. Conversations to have before the trunk is packed.
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University & after
Subject-combination logic for UACE. Applying to Makerere, Strathmore, KCAU, and the East-African UK-affiliated programmes. Scholarship windows.
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Featured this term
The three pieces we keep being asked to send.
Editor's pick
The five questions to ask before paying a placement deposit
A placement deposit is the moment a school becomes a school. Five things to clarify in writing, and one thing to never accept verbally.
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Long read
What boarding actually teaches, and what it doesn't
An honest read of the case for and against boarding for a 13-year-old in 2026, written by an editor who spent eight years inside one of Uganda's best-known boys' schools.
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Worksheet
The one-page shortlist worksheet
A printable comparison sheet covering fees, distance, exam record, ethos and class size. Fill it once per school, three is the sweet spot.
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Six lightweight checklists for the moments when a long article is too much. Print them, stick them on the fridge, work down the column.
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