Established 1945 Phone +256 41 4530231 Founded 1945 | Head Teacher Elizabeth Onen Number of students 2,593 | |
Type Public Middle School and High School (11-18) Athletics soccer, track, tennis, volleyball, basketball and Rugby Nickname macos/college/college school Address P.O.Box 7062, Kampala University Rd, Kampala, Uganda Motto Be Known By Works And Only Good Works | ||
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Makerere College School is a mixed, middle (S1–S4) and high (S5–S6) school in Uganda. It is predominantly a day-school, but it does have limited boarding facilities.
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Location
The school campus is located within the confines of the main campus of Makerere University, Uganda's oldest university. The school occupies the southwestern corner of the university campus and is bordered by the university's School of Education to the north, the School of Fine Art to the east, Makerere Hill Road to the south, the 'lUniversity Main Sports Grounds to the west, and Mary Stuart Hall to the northwest. This location is approximately 2.5 kilometres (1.6 mi) northwest of the central business district of Kampala, Uganda's capital and largest city. The coordinates of Makerere College School are 0° 19' 40.80"N, +32° 34' 1.20"E (Latitude:0.328000; Longitude:32.567000).
Reputation
Makerere College School is listed among Africa's top 100 schools and shares fame with other traditional schools such as Mengo Senior School, Namilyango College, Gayaza High School, Rainbow International School and Lincoln International to mention a few. Makerere College School has over the years produced some of best candidates in Kampala District in the national O and A level examinations. In 2010, the school was ranked among the ten best middle schools (O Level), based on analysis of S4 results for the ten years from 2000 to 2009.