Makerere College School

Makerere College School
Location
Kampala, Central Uganda
Uganda
Information
Type Public Middle School and High School (11-18)
Motto Be Known By Works And Only Good Works
Established 1945
Head Teacher Elizabeth Onen
Number of students 1,800
Athletics soccer, track, tennis, volleyball, basketball and Rugby
Nickname macos/college/college school
Website http://macos@macos.ac.ug

Makerere College School is a mixed, middle (S1–S4) and high (S5–S6) school in Uganda. It is predominantly a day-school, but it does have limited boarding facilities.

Location

The school campus is located within the confines of the main campus of Makerere University, Uganda's oldest university. The school occupies the southwestern corner of the university campus and is bordered by the university's School of Education to the north, the School of Fine Art to the east, Makerere Hill Road to the south, the 'lUniversity Main Sports Grounds to the west, and Mary Stuart Hall to the northwest. This location is approximately 2.5 kilometres (1.6 mi) northwest of the central business district of Kampala, Uganda's capital and largest city.[1] The coordinates of Makerere College School are 0° 19' 40.80"N, +32° 34' 1.20"E (Latitude:0.328000; Longitude:32.567000).[2]

Reputation

Makerere College School is listed among Africa's top 100 schools and shares fame with other traditional schools such as Mengo Senior School, Namilyango College, Gayaza High School, Rainbow International School and Lincoln International to mention a few. Makerere College School has over the years produced some of best candidates in Kampala District in the national O and A level examinations. In 2010, the school was ranked among the ten best middle schools (O Level), based on analysis of S4 results for the ten years from 2000 to 2009.[3]

Notable alumni

See also

References

  1. "Road Distance Between Central Kampala And Makerere With Map". Globefeed.com. Retrieved 28 August 2014.
  2. Google. "Location of Makerere College School At Google Maps". Google Maps. Retrieved 28 August 2014. line feed character in |publisher= at position 10 (help)
  3. Moses Talemwa, and Shifa Mwesigye (7 February 2010). "Top Ten Schools In The Last Ten Years". The Observer (Uganda). Retrieved 28 August 2014.
  4. Uganda State House (27 May 2011). "Comprehensive List of New Cabinet Appointments A d Dropped Ministers". Facebook.com. Retrieved 28 August 2014.

Coordinates: 0°19′41″N 32°34′01″E / 0.3280°N 32.5670°E / 0.3280; 32.5670

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