St. Denis Ssebugwawo Secondary School
School in Ggaba, Kampala District, Uganda
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St. Denis Ssebugwawo Secondary School is a Ugandan mixed day and boarding school, located in Ggaba, Kampala District.
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| Coordinates | 0.2589°N 32.6280°E |
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| Type | Government-aided day and boarding high school |
| Motto | Harvest What You Sow |
| Religious affiliation | Catholic Church |
| Patron saint | Named for St. Denis Ssebugwawo |
| Established | 1984 |
| Principal | Nassiwa Teddy Ddamulira |
| Gender | Co-educational |
| Enrollment | 1200 |
| Athletics | Major sports: athletics, basketball, chess, netball, soccer, volleyball |
The school covers senior one to senior six classes. It is a Universal Secondary Education (U.S.E.) school, funded by the government and the Catholic Church.[1]
The school is named after St. Denis Ssebugwawo, one of the Uganda Martyrs.
Location
The school is located in Ggaba, approximately 7 miles (11 kilometres) south of Kampala, Uganda's capital and largest city. The school grounds cover an area of 8 acres (0.032 km2) on the main road to Ggaba opposite the junction to Munyonyo. The school is located one kilometer from the Ggaba landing site.[2]
History
The school was started in 1984, at the same time as other schools including Kitebi S.S., Kalinabiri S.S., Luzira S.S. and Kawempe Muslim S.S.
Until 1991, the school was located at Ggaba Demonstration Primary School. The school shifted to its present site when St. Karoli Lwanga Catholic Church Ggaba offered seven acres of land to the school.
Curriculum
The school follows the curriculum provided by the Ministry of Education and Sports through the National Curriculum Development Centre (NCDC). It provides both Ordinary Level and Advanced Level teaching.
The subjects taught at O-Level include:
- Biology
- Chemistry
- Physics
- Mathematics
- Geography
- History
- Christian religious education (C.R.E.)
- Agriculture
- English language
- Commerce
- Literature
- Fine art
- Luganda
- Islamic Religious Education
- Music
- Computer studies
- Kiswahili
- Physical education
The subjects taught at A-Level include:
- Geography
- History
- Divinity
- Entrepreneurship
- Economics
- Luganda
- Literature
- Fine art
- General paper
- Functional computing
- Biology
- Physics
- Mathematics
- Agriculture
- Subsidiary mathematics
At A-level, students can choose a maximum of three subjects as a combination.
