Wanyange Girls School is a girls' boarding government-aided secondary school on Nyange hill in
Jinja District
Jinja District is a district in the Eastern Region of Uganda. The town of Jinja is the district's main municipal and commercial center.
Location
Jinja District is bordered by Kamuli District to the north, Luuka District to the east, Mayuge Di ...
of the
Eastern Region, Uganda
The Eastern region is one of four Regions of Uganda, regions in Uganda. As of Uganda's 2014 census, the region's population was .
Districts
, the Eastern Region contained 32 Districts of Uganda, districts:
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. 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
Iganga is a town in the Eastern Region, Uganda, Eastern Region of Uganda. It is the main municipal, administrative, and commercial center of Iganga District.
Location
Iganga is located in Uganda's Busoga, Busoga sub-region. It lies approximate ...
. 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. In 2013, the school was temporarily closed because of a students' strike which followed similar strikes in other schools in Jinja District. In 2016, Schoolnet Uganda rated Wanyange Girls School as the tenth best girls' school in Uganda.
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.
Notable staff
*
Florence Muranga
Notable alumnae
*
Queen Sylvia of Buganda, the current Nnabagereka or Queen of Buganda
Beti Kamya-Turwomwe
Beti Olive Namisango Kamya-Turomwe, also known as Beti Kamya (), is a businesswoman and politician in Uganda, the third-largest economy in the East African Community. She is the Inspector General of Government in Uganda, since 16 July 2021.
Pre ...
, businesswoman and politician[
* Esther Mbulakubuza Mbayo, politician][
* Margaret Lamwaka Odwar, politician
* Professor Jackline Bonabana-Wabbi, Professor of Agribusiness, Makerere University
]
References
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External links
Wanyange Girls School at Schoolnet Uganda
Girls' schools in Uganda
Boarding schools in Uganda
Jinja District
Educational institutions established in 1960
1960 establishments in Uganda