Nyakasura School
| Nyakasura School | |
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Fort Portal, Kabarole District Uganda | |
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| Type | Public Middle School and High School (8-13) |
| Motto | To Minister And Not To Be Ministered Unto |
| Established | 1926 |
| Principal | Frank Manyindo |
| Number of students | 970 |
| Athletics | track, tennis, volleyball, basketball, netball, cricket |
| Website | Homepage |
Nyakasura School is a mixed, boarding, middle, and high school in Fort Portal, Kabarole District, Western Region of Uganda.
Location
The school is located in Nyakasura, off the Fort Portal-Bundibugyo Road, approximately 6.5 kilometres (4.0 mi), by road, northwest of the central business district of Fort Portal.[1] The coordinates of Nyakasura School are:0°40'18.0"N, 30°13'12.0"E (Latitude:0.671660; Longitude:30.220000).
History
The school was founded by a Scotsman, Ernest Ebohard Calwell, a retired naval officer, in 1926. Calwell was a teacher at King's College Budo, before he fell out with the headmaster there. They had differences on what uniform the students should wear. There were two students from Toro Kingdom at Buddo at that time, by the names of Komwiswa and Byara. They convinced Calwell to come and ask the Omukama of Toro for land to set up a school like Buddo in Toro. Rukirabasaija Daudi Kasagama Kyebambe III showed the Calwell three sites, out of which he selected Nyakasura. He selected Scottish kilts as the boys' uniform.[2][3]
Notable alumni
- Andrew Mwenda - journalist and community activist
- Crispus Kiyonga - physician and politician. Minister of Defense in the Cabinet of Uganda
- Patrick Bitature - businessman, entrepreneur, and industrialist. chairman of the Private Sector Foundation Uganda, Umeme, and Electromaxx Uganda. He is one of the wealthiest people in Uganda.
- Edward Rugumayo - author, politician, diplomat, academic, nd environmentalist. Chancellor of Kampala University and Mountains of the Moon University.
- Jaberi Bidandi Ssali - politician and businessman. Former member of parliament for Nakawa Division. Minister for Local Government from 1989 until 2004. Founder of the People's Progressive Party.
- Aston Kajara - lawyer and politician. State Minister of Finance for Privatization.
- Crispus Kiyonga - physician and politician. Ugandan Defence Minister.
- Mumbere Joab - Computer Programmer and Systems Administrator
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Coordinates: 0°40′18″N 30°13′12″E / 0.67167°N 30.22000°E