Mount Saint Mary's College Namagunga | |
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Location | |
Namagunga, Mukono District Uganda |
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Coordinates | 00°22′21″N 32°53′01″E / 0.37250°N 32.88361°ECoordinates: 00°22′21″N 32°53′01″E / 0.37250°N 32.88361°E |
Information | |
Type | Public Middle School and High School (8-13) |
Motto |
Per Scientiam Ad Virtutem (Through Knowledge to Virtue) |
Established | 1942 |
Principal | Sister Seraphine Amulen, MBA |
Number of students | 750 (2011) |
Athletics | Track, Tennis, Volleyball, Basketball and Golf |
Website | msmnamagunga |
Mount Saint Mary's College Namagunga is an all-girl boarding school located in Mukono District in Uganda. The school is affiliated with the Roman Catholic Diocese of Lugazi.
The school is on the Kampala-Jinja Highway, approximately 44 kilometres (27 mi), by road, east of Kampala, Uganda's capital and largest city. Its location is approximately 5 kilometres (3.1 mi), by road, west of Lugazi, the nearest town, and approximately 17 kilometres (11 mi), by road, east of Mukono, the site of the district headquarters. The coordinates of the school are 0°22'21.0"N, 32°53'01.0"E (Latitude:0.3725; Longitude:32.8836).
The college was founded in February 1942 by Mother Mary Kevin of the Franciscan Sisters for Africa. It has the best academic records in Uganda at both the ordinary level ("O" Level), or middle school, and at the advanced level ("A" Level), or high school.
Some of the prominent alumni of the school include: