Kitante Hill Senior Secondary School (KHSS), sometimes referred to as Kitante Hill School, is a public, mixed, day school located in ''Kitante'', a neighborhood in the city of

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, the capital and largest metropolitan area in

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. It caters to middle school grades (S1 to S4) and to high school grades (S5 to S6).

Location

The school is located in the Kitante neighborhood in

's Central Division, approximately , by road, north-east of the city's central business district. Neighboring institutions include Kitante Primary School, a public elementary day school, and the Uganda Museum. The school can be accessed off of Acacia Avenue (John Babiiha Avenue), on Kololo Hill or off of Kira Road on

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. The coordinates of the school are 0°20'02.4"N, 32°35'06.0"E (Latitude:0.3340; Longitude:32.5850).

Overview

KHSS was established in 1960 to cater for the children of civil servants in the about-to-be independent

. It started with a population of 200 students and was limited to ''O-Level'' classes until 1986 when ''A-Level'' studies were introduced. Initially a boys-only school, it became co-ed in 1987. The student population in April 2014 exceeds 1,600.Kitante Hill School Makes 50
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Academics

The school teaches both science and liberal arts subjects.

Notable alumni

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Notable faculty

* Jacqueline Mbabazi - Educator and politician. Taught science subjects at the school between 1976 and 1981.

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