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.
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Parents keep asking the same question. Here's the honest answer, university outcomes, cost, and the part nobody mentions.
A practical checklist for parents weighing the decision, from results to the things the prospectus never mentions.

The practical effect for sixth-formers: a narrower but better-resourced menu, and tighter cut-offs.
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Kampala Central, Kampala
Kampala International School Uganda is a long-established IB World School in the Bukoto suburb, authorised across the Primary Years, Middle Years and Diploma Programmes. Founded in 1993, KISU serves a multinational community and runs the full IB continuum from Early Years through to the Diploma. Class sizes are kept small and teaching is inquiry-led in the IB tradition, with a faculty drawn from across the UK, East Africa and beyond. The school is known for a warm, family feel relative to the larger international campuses, and for strong pastoral structures alongside its academic programme.
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$7.2k – $19.5k

Central, Kampala
Accorns International School Kampala is a premium IB World School in Kololo running the Primary Years and Diploma Programmes, with a strong reputation for university counselling and a polished campus.
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$12k – $19k

Kampala Central, Kampala
Scoris International School has grown from a small Kibuli Hill primary in 1996 into one of the largest Cambridge schools in Uganda, with strong IGCSE and A-Level outcomes and a notably energetic co-curricular life.
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USh 1,800k – USh 5,900k

Kampala Central, Kampala
Part of the Aga Khan Education Services global network, AKHS Kampala has delivered the Cambridge curriculum at IGCSE and A-Level since the 1990s, with strong outcomes and a richly diverse student body. The school is open to all faiths.
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USh 2,200k – USh 5,200k

Makindye, Kampala
Set on Buziga Hill with views over Lake Victoria, Rainbow International School Uganda is an IB World School running the Primary Years, Middle Years and Diploma Programmes. Established in 1992, it draws a diverse student body from the surrounding Muyenga and Buziga neighbourhoods and the wider expatriate community. The school combines the IB framework with a strong arts and outdoor-learning tradition, making use of its green hillside campus for environmental and service-learning projects woven through the programmes.
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$6.5k – $17.5k

Kampala Central, Kampala
Acacia International School is a primary IB World School on Acacia Avenue in Kololo, running the Primary Years Programme for children from Early Years to the end of primary. Founded in 2008, it is a feeder for the secondary IB and Cambridge schools across Kampala. The school is small and centrally located, with an inquiry-led PYP programme and a close-knit, internationally diverse parent community.
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$5.5k – $9.5k
Kololo, Kampala
Accredited by the French Ministry of Education and operated under the Mission Laïque Française, LFGL delivers the French national curriculum from maternelle to collège in Kampala's diplomatic district of Kololo.
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Fees on request

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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Fees on request
Kampala, Kampala
Kampala Montessori School offers authentic Montessori education across the 3–6 (Casa) and 6–12 (elementary) cycles, with mixed-age classrooms, the full complement of Montessori materials and trained guides. Children transition into UNEB primary for the upper-primary, PLE-preparation years.
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USh 1,450k – USh 1,650k
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

Makindye, Kampala
Boston International School is an IB World School in Munyonyo, running the Primary Years, Middle Years and Diploma Programmes for a diverse, internationally-minded student body.
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$10.5k – $17.5k

Kampala Central, Kampala
Kabira International School in Bukoto delivers the Cambridge curriculum from Early Years through IGCSE and A-Level, with an internationally diverse student body. Founded in 1997, it pairs the British-style Cambridge pathway with a broad co-curricular and sports programme. The campus sits on Old Kira Road close to central Kampala, making it a convenient option for families across the Naguru, Bukoto and Ntinda corridor.
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USh 2,000k – USh 4,800k