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Kasangati, Wakiso
Established in 1905 as Uganda's first girls' school, Gayaza has been the country's most consistent producer of women leaders for more than a century. Its motto, Never Give Up, is woven through every dormitory, every hymn, every classroom.
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USh 1,750k – USh 2,050k
Lugazi, Mukono
Mt. St. Mary's Namagunga is one of Uganda's most consistent producers of female academic and professional leaders, set on rolling sugar-belt hills outside Lugazi. Established in 1945 by the White Sisters, the school combines high academic standards with a serene rural setting.
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USh 1,650k – USh 1,930k
Buddo, Wakiso
Founded in 1906 atop Buddo Hill, King's College Budo is one of Uganda's oldest and most prestigious secondary schools. Long associated with the Buganda monarchy, Budo has shaped generations of national leaders, scholars and public intellectuals.
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USh 1,850k – USh 2,150k
Namilyango, Mukono
Founded in 1902 by the Mill Hill Missionaries and now run by the Brothers of Christian Instruction, Namilyango is Uganda's oldest secondary school, a powerhouse of academics, sport and Catholic-formation tradition.
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USh 1,700k – USh 1,990k
Mbarara Town, Mbarara
Founded in 1956, Ntare is the dominant boys' school of Western Uganda, academically rigorous, deeply tied to Ankole heritage, and the alma mater of presidents, generals, and prime ministers.
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USh 1,750k – USh 2,050k
Jinja Town, Jinja
Founded in 1911 atop Mwiri Hill, Busoga College is one of Uganda's oldest secondary schools and the dominant academic and cultural institution of the Busoga sub-region, a feeder of national leaders, judges and clergy for over a century.
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USh 1,700k – USh 1,950k
Wakiso Town, Wakiso
Established in 1956 to form young men discerning a vocation to ordained Anglican ministry, Bukalasa pairs the Ugandan national curriculum with a daily liturgical, theological and pastoral formation programme. Open to baptised Anglican boys recommended by their parish.
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USh 1,080k – USh 1,300k
Tororo Town, Tororo
Established in 1959, Tororo Girls' is the most consistent academic performer in eastern Uganda's all-girls' boarding tier, and a steady supplier of women to Makerere, Busitema and Mbarara University.
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USh 1,600k – USh 1,850k
Mukono, Mukono
Founded in 1997 on the historic grounds of Bishop Tucker Theological College, Uganda Christian University is the country's leading private, faith-based university. It is known for strong programmes in law, journalism, business, health and theology within a values-driven residential community.
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USh 1,100k – USh 2,600k
Kampala Central, Kampala
Founded in 1922 as a technical school, Makerere is Uganda's oldest and most prestigious university and one of Africa's leading research institutions. Its ten colleges span the humanities, sciences, health, engineering, agriculture, business and law, awarding undergraduate, postgraduate and doctoral degrees.
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Mukono Town, Mukono
Founded in 1969 by the Anglican Diocese of Mukono, Salama is one of East Africa's longest-running schools for blind and low-vision children, offering Braille-instructed primary and lower-secondary education, with strong onward placement to inclusive secondary schools.
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USh 580k – USh 870k
Gulu Town, Gulu
Founded in 1954 and named for the British explorer who reached Lake Albert, Sir Samuel Baker is the leading boys' school of Northern Uganda, central to the region's post-conflict educational recovery and a steady producer of Acholi professionals.
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USh 1,450k – USh 1,700k
Kampala, Kampala
Attached to Uganda's national referral hospital, Mulago School of Nursing and Midwifery is the country's flagship public nurse-training institution. It runs UNMC-accredited diploma programmes in nursing and midwifery, with clinical placements on the wards of Mulago Hospital itself.
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USh 700k – USh 1,150k
Namugongo, Wakiso
A modern co-educational secondary school in the fast-growing Namugongo belt, Vienna College has built a reputation for rapid academic improvement, broad co-curricular ambition and accessible day-and-boarding flexibility.
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USh 1,100k – USh 2,100k
Mbarara, Mbarara
Established in 1989, Mbarara University of Science and Technology is Uganda's leading science-and-health-focused public university, renowned for its community-based medical education model and strong faculties of medicine, science, applied sciences and computing.
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Nkozi, Mpigi
Opened in 1993 at Nkozi by the Uganda Episcopal Conference, Uganda Martyrs University is a leading private Catholic university noted for its programmes in ethics, development studies, business administration, health sciences and the built environment, and for its strong distance-learning provision.
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Kampala, Kampala
Run within St Francis Hospital Nsambya, this school is among Kampala's most respected faith-based nurse-training institutions. It offers UNMC-accredited certificate and diploma programmes in nursing and midwifery, with clinical placements at the busy Nsambya teaching hospital.
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USh 1,050k – USh 1,350k
Kampala, Kampala
Kyambogo University was created in 2003 through the merger of the Institute of Teacher Education Kyambogo (ITEK), the Uganda Polytechnic Kyambogo (UPK) and the Uganda National Institute of Special Education (UNISE). It is Uganda's largest provider of teacher education and technical / vocational instructor training, alongside engineering, sciences and special-needs education.
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Kampala, Kampala
Founded within Uganda's oldest hospital, Mengo Hospital School of Nursing and Midwifery carries one of the longest traditions in East African nurse training. It runs UNMC-accredited certificate and diploma programmes with clinical practice at the historic Mengo Hospital.
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USh 1,100k – USh 1,400k
Kampala Central, Kampala
Kampala Adult Learners' Institute serves adults, drop-outs, working professionals and parents, who left formal secondary school early and want to complete UCE or UACE. Evening and weekend timetables, condensed two-year tracks, and a strong on-ramp to Ugandan universities and polytechnics.
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USh 750k – USh 900k
Lira, Lira
Canon Lawrence Core Primary Teachers' College at Boroboro, Lira, is one of northern Uganda's oldest teacher-training institutions. It awards the Grade III Teacher Certificate, preparing teachers for primary schools (P1–P7) and serving as a core PTC that coordinates in-service teacher development for the surrounding districts.
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USh 780k
Soroti, Soroti
Serving the Teso sub-region, Soroti School of Comprehensive Nursing and Midwifery trains comprehensive nurses for eastern Uganda. It runs UNMC-accredited diploma programmes with clinical placements at Soroti Regional Referral Hospital.
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USh 650k – USh 1,050k
Kaliro, Kaliro
National Teachers' College Kaliro prepares teachers for the lower-secondary years (S1–S4), awarding the Grade V Teacher Diploma after a two-year programme. It is one of the Ministry's national teachers' colleges serving the eastern region, and is affiliated for academic supervision to a public university.
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USh 650k – USh 1,050k
Kampala, Kampala
Sited on historic Kibuli Hill, Kibuli Primary Teachers' College trains Grade III primary teachers within a Muslim-founded tradition, while admitting students of all faiths. It awards the Grade III Teacher Certificate over a two-year programme and is among Kampala's long-standing primary-teacher institutions.
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USh 600k – USh 980k
Wakiso Town, Wakiso
A community-based secondary school founded in 2003 by parents and elders of Nakaseke Sub-county, Nakaseke CSS provides accessible, low-cost UNEB secondary education to children from a largely agricultural catchment, with a particular focus on orphans and other vulnerable children.
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USh 380k – USh 740k