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UACE 2019: Here are the top 100 schools in the country

Stephen Kalema
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The Uganda National Examinations Board (UNEB) on Thursday February 27, 2020 released the Uganda Advanced Certificate of Education (UACE) 2019 results, with a significant improvement in performance as compared to the previous year.

A total of 104,481 candidates sat for the 2019 UACE exams at 1,982 centres as compared to 99,512 students in 2018.

The overall pass level stands at 98.6 per cent, Dan Odongo, the Executive Secretary UNEB said.

This means they qualify for the award of of Uganda Advanced Certificate of Education. Of the total number of candidates who sat, 38,737 got three principal passes.

Those who scored two Principal Passes are 65,723 (63.6 per cent) and are eligible for admission to university while candidates who scored One Principal Pass and qualify for tertiary admission are 89,050.

Here are the top 100 best schools as per average points scored.

Schools                                                            Average points per school 

1. King’s CoL. Budo.                                                    16.15
2. God’s way High Sch. Maganjo                                15.36
3. St. Mary’s Sec. Sch. Kitende                                    14.48
4. St. Julian High Sch. Gayaza Annex.                          14.46
5. Gayaza High Sch.                                                    14.45
6. Uganda Martyrs SS, Namugongo.                          14.38
7. Seeta High Sch                                                         14.31
8. Cornerstone Leadership Acad                                 14.21
9. Mt. St. Mary’s, Namagunga                                      14.17
10. MaryHill High Sch                                                   13.52
11. Bukalasa Minor Sem                                              13.52
12. St. Joseph’s Sec Sch                                                13.43
13. Nsambya Hillside H/S Nakireebe                            13.41
14. Immaculate Heart Girls Sch.                                   13.32
15. Madinah Islamic Sec. Sch.                                      13.31
16. St. Joseph’s Sem., Nyenga                                     13.20
17. Ndejje Sec. Sch                                                      12.94
18. Nabisunsa Girls Sch.                                               12.93
19. Kisozi High Sch.                                                      12.90
20. Trinity Col. Nabingo                                               12.87
21. BP. Cipriano Kihangire Sec. Sch                             12.84
22. Namilyango Col.                                                     12.80
23. Jinja Progressive Sec Annex                                    12.79
24. Kisubi Sem.                                                              12.74
25. Ntungamo Girls’ High Sch.                                       12.72
26. St Henry’s CoL., Kitovu                                             12.70
27. St. Andrea Kahwa’s Col., Hoima                               12.70
28. Kiboga Light Col.                                                     12.63
29. Royal CoL., Namugongo                                          12.57
30. Cornerstone Leadership Acad.                                 12.57
31. Five Star High Sch., Ntungamo                                12.55
32. St. Mary’s Col. Kisubi                                                12.46
33. Naalya Sec. Sch., Bwoyogerere                                12.44
34. Tha Acad. St. Lawrence. Budo                                   12. 36
35. Ntare Sch.                                                                  12.25
36. Gombe Sec Sch                                                         12.25
37. Kawempe Muslim Sec. Sch                                        12.24
38. Bweranyingi Girls’ Sch.                                               12.20
39. Naalya Sec Sch., Namugongo                                    12.10
40. Light Acad. Sec. Sch.                                                   12.9
41. St. Mary’s Col., Lugazi                                                12.04
42. Standard Col., Ntungamo                                          12.02
43. Citizens Sec. Sch. Ibanda                                           12.00
44. Wagwa High Sch.                                                      11.96
45. Green light Islamic S.S.                                              11.92
46. Mandela Sec. Sch., Hoima                                         11.91
47. Seeta High Sch                                                          11.89
48. Wakiso Muslim Sec. Sech                                          11.76
49. Bishop Cyprian High Sch,                                           11.69
50. Mengo Sch.                                                               11.65
51. Seroma Christian High Sch.                                       11.63
52. Ibanda High Sch.                                                       11.60
53. Kitagata High Sch.                                                      11.56
54. Kiira Col., Butiki                                                           11.52
55. Mpigi Mixed Sec Sch.                                                  11.49
56. Mpigi Light Col.                                                           11.46
57. St. John’s Progressive SS                                            11.44
58. St. Joseph’s Vocational Sch.                                        11.41
59. Notredame High Sch.                                                 11.40
60. Alliance Sec. Sch.                                                         11.38
61. Lubiri Sec. Sch. Annex                                                  11.34
62. Stella Maris Col., Nsube                                               11.32
63. St. Thomas Aquinas Col.                                              11.28
64. Namilyango Sec. Sch.                                                   11.28
65. St. Andrea Kaahwa Sch. S. Kooki                                  11.24
66. Christ The King Girls SS                                               11.24
67. Jinja Col                                                                       11.20
68. Gayaza Road Sec. Sch                                                 11.20
69. Ntungamo High Sch                                                   11.20
70. Hill View Col. Bulangira                                               11.18
71. Ubuntu Hill Sch.                                                          11.16
72. St. Charles Lwanga Sem                                             11.15
73. Brilliant High Sch., Kawempe                                      11.13.
74. Amity Sec. Sch., Nansana-Ganda                                11.13
75. Luigi Giussani High Sch.                                             11.08
76. Makindye Sec Sch.                                                      11.08
77. St. Padre Pio Sec Sch. Busunju                                    11.07
78. Saviour High Sch., Kiboga                                          11.03
79. St. Elizabeth Sec. Sch., Nkoowe                                  11.00
80. Ekitangaala Transformation                                       11.00
81. St. George Sec. Sch.                                                   11.00
82. St. Paul’s Sem., Kabale                                              10.98
83. Buddo Sec, Sch.                                                         10.95
84. Our Lady of Africa Sec Sch.                                       10.94
85. St Kalembe Sec., Villa Maria                                      10.94
86. St. Lawrence Sec Sch. Ssonde                                   10.88
87. Najjembe Homeland SS, Lugazi.                               10.88
88. St. Maria Goretti SS, Katende.                                   10.85
89. St. Joseph’s Girls Nsambay                                       10.79
90. St. Kirigwajjo Sec. Sch.                                               10.77
91. Kojja Sec Sch.                                                            10.76
92. Bishop’s Senior Sch. Mukono                                    10.75
93. Namirembe Hillside High Sch.                                 10.75
94. St. Edward’s Col., Galamba                                       10.73
95. Tororo Girls’ Sch.                                                      10.73
96. Isaac Newton High Sch.                                           10.72
97. Mityana Standard Sec Sch.                                      10.71
98. Imperial Sec. Sch., Ibanda                                        10.70
99. Mbogo Mixed Sec. Sch.                                            10.67
100. St. Balikudembe Sec Sch.                                      10.65


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