Equatorial College School, also known as ECS, is a private secondary school in the

Ibanda District Ibanda District is a Districts of Uganda, district in the Western Region, Uganda, Western Region of Uganda. The town of Ibanda is the site of the district headquarters. Location Ibanda District is bordered by Kitagwenda District to the west, Kamw ...

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. It was founded by a group of professionally skilled teachers in 2002 under the board of Directors headed by Robert Kamasaka, and the current Headmaster is Bigirwa Moses. It maintains strong links with its sister school,

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, from which it receives funds, resources and a steady stream of gap year students. It also has links with

Kingston University , mottoeng = "Through Learning We Progress" , established = – gained University Status – Kingston Technical Institute , type = Public , endowment = £2.3 m (2015) , ...

. The ECS is a mixed school where the pupils are aged 13-19 and it has a total of 470 students. The school teaches traditional subjects, such as maths, English and science and pupils who attend here, achieve some of the highest exam results in the region. Here, girls are given equal opportunities to the boys. Fees are between £150 a year which includes daily meals, and if boarding is required, these fees are doubled. Regular trips to Uganda are made by students and teachers from University College School.

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Schools in Uganda Educational institutions established in 2002 Ibanda District 2002 establishments in Uganda {{Uganda-school-stub