Wanyange Girls School Explained

Wanyange Girls School
Motto:Kulwa Katonda Ne'Gwanga Lyaffe
Motto Translation:For God and Our Country
Location:Nyange hill, Jinja District
Region:Eastern Region
Country:Uganda
Other Name:Wanyange Girls' Secondary School
Former Name:Busoga College Wanyange
Founder:The Busoga Lukiiko
Gender:girls
Colours:Blue, Maroon and Yellow
Houses:River Nile
Owen Falls
L. Kyoga
L. George
L. George
Mt. Masaba

Wanyange Girls School is a girls' boarding government-aided secondary school on Nyange hill in Jinja District of the Eastern Region, Uganda. It was founded in 1960.

History

When Wanyange Girls School opened on 1 March 1960, it was temporarily located at Buckley High School in Iganga. In 1967, it was provisionally merged with Busoga College Mwiri whilst keeping its own location on Nyange hill, but having the name Busoga College Wanyanga. In 1969, it regained its independence.[1] In 2013, the school was temporarily closed because of a students' strike which followed similar strikes in other schools in Jinja District.[2] [3] In 2016, Schoolnet Uganda rated Wanyange Girls School as the tenth best girls' school in Uganda.[4] In 2018, the first RCMRD Uganda Space Challenge was held at Wanyange Girls School after two RCMRD Space Challenges had been held in Kenya in 2017 and 2018.[5]

Notable staff

Notable alumnae

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: History and Founders . Wanyange Girls' Secondary School . 2020-02-10 .
  2. Web site: Wanyange Girls closed over strike . Edema . Denis . Kolyangha . Mudangha . 27 July 2013 . Daily Monitor . 2020-02-09 .
  3. Web site: Mayhem as another school closes over strike . Kiirya . Donald . 26 July 2013 . New Vision . 2020-02-10 .
  4. Web site: The Top 10 Girls’ Schools In The Country . 11 October 2016 . Schoolnet Uganda . 2020-02-10 .
  5. Web site: Inaugural RCMRD Space Challenge Held in Uganda . 13 October 2018 . Space in Africa . 2020-02-11 .
  6. Web site: Rev Dr Florence Isabirye Muranga: Branded matooke for all . Musinguzi . Bamuturaki . 31 March 2012 . The East African . 2020-02-11 . Her first job was at Wanyange Girls’ School in Jinja as a biology and chemistry teacher. .
  7. Web site: Nnaabagereka Sylvia Nagginda - The New Queen of Buganda . Buganda.com . 2020-02-11 .