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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Lubowa, Wakiso
ISU is Uganda's flagship International Baccalaureate World School, accredited across PYP, MYP and DP, with a richly multinational student body drawn from more than 50 nationalities. Its 50+ acre Lubowa campus is the most architecturally generous in the country.
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$8.5k – $22.5k
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
Kampala Central, Kampala
Greenhill Academy 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
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
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
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 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 Central, Kampala
The Uganda branch of the Delhi Public School Society delivers the Indian CBSE curriculum from KG to Class 12, primarily serving the Indian-origin and broader business community across Kampala.
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$1.5k – $3.8k
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
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
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