Tororo Girls School Explained

Tororo Girls School
Motto:	"Light for life"
Established:	1960
Type:	Public middle school and high school
Head:	Principal
City:	Tororo
State:	Tororo District
Country:	Uganda
Athletics:	football, cricket, athletics, netball, volleyball, lawn tennis, table tennis, hockey
Website:	Homepage

Tororo Girls Secondary School, commonly known as Tororo Girls School (TGS), is an all-girls boarding school covering grades 8 -13 in the Eastern Region of Uganda.^[1]

Location

TGS is in the town of Tororo, about 5km (03miles) southeast of the town's central business district.^[2] This is appro 210km (130miles), by road, east of Kampala, the capital and largest city of Uganda.^[3] The coordinates of the school campus are 0°39'57.0"N, 34°11'21.0"E (Latitude:0.665833; Longitude:34.189167).

Notable alumni

Some of the notable women who have attended TGS include the following:

• Jennifer Musisi: Lawyer and administrator. First executive director of the Kampala Capital City Authority, from 2011^[4] until 15 December 2018.^[5]
• Beatrice Wabudeya: Veterinary doctor, politician.
• Grace Freedom Kwiyucwiny: Politician. She is the State Minister for Northern Uganda in the Ugandan Cabinet.^[6]
• Ruth Doreen Mutebe: Accountant/Auditor. Head of Audit at Umeme Limited (2018 - present).
• Esta Nambayo: Lawyer and judge.
• Christine Alalo: Peacekeeper.
• Rachael Magoola: Singer, songwriter and dancer.
• Agnes Ameede: Politician

Notable faculty

• Namirembe Bitamazire: Former Minister of Education in the Cabinet of Uganda. She served as the principal of TGS from 1971 until 1974.^[7]

See also

• Education in Uganda
• List of schools in Uganda

External links

• Official Website of Tororo Girls School

0.6658°N 34.1892°W

Notes and References

1. Web site: 15 June 2016 . Eremu . 12 February 2006 . Are Single-Sex Schools Better Academically? . John. . Kampala.
2. Web site: 15 June 2016. Distance between Tororo Market, Tororo, Eastern Region, Uganda and Tororo Girls School, Tororo, Eastern Region, Uganda. 15 June 2016. GFC . Glbefeed.com (GFC).
3. Web site: Globefeed.com . 15 June 2016. 15 June 2016. Distance between Kampala, Central Region, Uganda and Tororo Girls School, Tororo, Eastern Region, Uganda. Globefeed.com.
4. Web site: Jovial Jennifer Musisi started baking in P3. 9 May 2016 . Simon . Kasyate. 15 June 2016. . Kampala.
5. Web site: 15 October 2018 . Jennifer Musisi Resigns As KCCA Executive Director . . 8 July 2019 . Administrator . Kampala.
6. Web site: 8 June 2016 . Who are the new faces in Museveni’s Cabinet?: Grace Freedom Kwiyucwiny - State Minister for Northern Uganda . . 8 June 2016 . Monitor Team . Kampala.
7. Web site: . "I'm Still Around" Says Minister Bitamazire . 28 January 2009 . 15 June 2016 . Ogwang . Joel . Kampala.