Mount Saint Mary's College Namagunga
Ugandan all-girls boarding secondary school
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Mount Saint Mary's College Namagunga is an all-girl boarding secondary school located in Mukono District in Uganda. The school is affiliated with the Roman Catholic Diocese of Lugazi.[1]
(Through Knowledge to Virtue)
| Mount Saint Mary's College Namagunga | |
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| Location | |
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Namagunga , | |
| Coordinates | 00°22′21″N 32°53′01″E |
| Information | |
| Type | Public High School |
| Motto | Per Scientiam Ad Virtutem (Through Knowledge to Virtue) |
| Established | 1942 |
| Head teacher | Reverend Sister Regina Nabawanuka, LSOSF |
| Enrollment | 1,173 (2019) |
| Athletics | Track, Tennis, Volleyball, Basketball and Golf |
| Website | msmcnamagunga |
Location
The school is on the Kampala–Jinja Highway, approximately 42 kilometres (26 mi), by road, east of Kampala, Uganda's capital and largest city.[2] Its location is approximately 8 kilometres (5 mi), by road, west of Lugazi, the nearest town,[3] and approximately 18 kilometres (11 mi), by road, east of Mukono, where the district headquarters are located.[4] The geographical coordinates of the school campus are 0°22'21.0"N, 32°53'01.0"E (Latitude:0.3725; Longitude:32.8836).[5]
Overview
Prominent alumni
Some of the prominent alumni of the school include:[7]
- Josephine Nambooze, Emeritus professor of public health at Makerere University School of Public Health. Nambooze was the first female Ugandan to qualify as a physician circa 1959.[8]
- Specioza Kazibwe, Physician, politician, women's advocate. First African woman elected Vice President of Uganda, serving between 1994 and 2003.
- Winnie Byanyima, aeronautical engineer, politician and diplomat. Executive director of Oxfam International (1 May 2013- 14 August 2019), current Executive Director UNAIDS, since 2019.
- Christine Ondoa, Physician, politician, church minister. Former minister of health in Uganda 2011-2013. Executive director of the Uganda AIDS Commission.
- Mary Okwakol, University professor, academic administrator, and zoologist. Former Vice chancellor of Busitema University. Current Chairperson of Uganda National Examinations Board.
- Doris Akol, Former Commissioner general of the Uganda Revenue Authority.[9]
Other prominent alumni include:
- Sezi Mbaguta, Former Minister of State for public service.
- Joan Kagezi (14 July 1967 - 30 March 2015), Lawyer and prosecutor. Was deputy director of Public Prosecution and head of the International Criminal Division in Uganda's Ministry of Justice.[10]
- Lydia Mugambe, a Ugandan lawyer and judge at the High Court of Uganda. Appointed to that court on 3 May 2013.
- Irene Mulyagonja, Justice of the High Court of Uganda. Fourth Uganda Inspector General of Government (2012 until 2020).[11][12]