Busoga College
| Busoga College, Mwiri | |
|---|---|
| Location | |
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Mwiri Hill, Jinja District Uganda | |
| Information | |
| Type | Public Middle School and High School |
| Motto | "For God And Our Country" |
| Established | 1911 |
| Principal | Charles Kaziba |
| Number of students | 1,200 |
| Athletics | Soccer, Basketball, Cricket, Track, Rugby, Volleyball, Lawn Tennis, Table Tennis, Hockey. |
| Website | Homepage |
Busoga College Mwiri, commonly known as Busoga College, is a boarding secondary school (grades 8-13), in Uganda.
Location
Busoga College Mwiri is located on Mwiri Hill, in Jinja District, Eastern Uganda, adjacent and to the immediate west of the town of Kakira. Mwiri lies approximately 14 kilometres (8.7 mi) by road, northeast of the town of Jinja, the largest town in Busoga sub-region.[1] The coordinates of Busoga College are:0°29'55.0"N, 33°15'48.0"E (Latitude0.498611; Longitude:33.263333).[2]
Overview
The all-boys boarding school was founded by the Church Missionary Society, who later turned it over to the Church of Uganda. The school receives funding from Uganda's Ministry of Education, thus meeting the classification as a public school. It is one of the prominent middle and high schools (Senior Secondary Schools), in Uganda. The country's first Prime Minister, the late Milton Obote, attended Busoga College Mwiri.
History
Busoga College was founded in 1911, as Balangira High School, to educate the sons and of Busoga Chiefs. Initially, the school was housed in Kamuli. Between 1920 and 1930, plans were made to move the school to Mwiri Hill, because of more space and newer, better infrastructure. The school also opened to sons of non-chiefs. Between 1930 and 1933, the school temporarily relocated to Kings College Budo, in Wakiso District due to the poor accommodations at Kamuli. In 1933 the school permanently relocated to its present premises at Mwiri Hill. In 1967 a proposal was made to merge Busoga College with nearby Wanyange Girls School. However, the following year, the Busoga College Old Boys Association rejected the proposal and the idea was abandoned.[3]
Subjects taught
- Agriculture
- Art & Design
- Biology
- Chemistry
- Economics
- English Language
- Entrepreneurship
- French
- Geography
- History
- ICT
- Literature in English
- Mathematics
- Physics
- Christian Religion
- Technical & Building Drawing
Sports
The school provides equal opportunity to all students to play various games for both recreation and competition.
- Athletics (Field & Track)
- Baseball
- Basketball
- Chess
- Cricket
- Soccer
- Lawn Tennis
- Rugby
- Table Tennis
- Volleyball
Dormitories
The nine Houses are historically named after important persons. The idea of the school was originated by the Chiefs for their sons, Balangira and the Church actively participated by providing the teachers especially the Headmasters. So the names of the Houses/Dormitories. Each one of them has a distinct colour.
- Brewer House – is named after the Rev. H.A. Brewer Headmaster. He spearheaded the relocation of the school from Kamuli to the present day site.
- Coates House – is named after the Rev. F.G. Coates the longest serving Headmaster so far and arguably the most revered and remembered.
- Hannington House – is named after Bishop Hannington. One of the first CMS missionaries. He was murdered in Kyando - Busoga.
- Nabikamba House – is named after one of the founding Busoga chiefs.
- Nadiope House – is named after a prominent Busoga Chief; the initiator of the idea of Busoga High School later to become Busoga College Mwiri. It is the first house one sees when one enters the college.
- Presidents House – is named after the Presidents of the BusNadiope House – is named after a prominent Busoga Chief; the initiator of the idea of Busoga High School later to become Busoga College Mwiri. It is the first house one sees when one enters the college.
- Wako House – is named after another prominent Busoga Chief.
- Willis House – is named after Bishop Willis of the Church of Uganda.
- Wilson House – is named after Rev. Wilson of the Church of Uganda
Headmasters
- Reverend W.B. Gill - January 1911 to December 1912
- Reverend W.S.R. Russell - January 1913 to July 1913
- Reverend C.J. Burden - July 1913 to June 1914
- Reverend F.S. Rogers - June 1914 to October 1918
- Reverend A. Wilson - November 1918 to December 1919
- Reverend H.A. Brewer - January 1920 to December 1930
- Reverend K.V. Ball (Ag.) - January 1931 to December 1931
- Mr. J. Butlin - January 1932 to April 1933
- Mr. W.W. E. Giles - May 1933 to August 1935
- Mr. T.H. Harrison - August 1935 to April 1938
- Mr. R.C. H. Walker - April 1938 to December 1942
- Reverend F. G. Coates - January 1943 TO June 1963
- Mr. D.N. Okunga - June 1963 to December 1968
- Mr. Y.Y. Okot - January 1969 to February 1971
- Mr. J.B. Taylor (Ag.) - February 1971 to December 1972
- Mr. P.O. Eriaku - May 1973 to March 1974
- Mr. E.Y. Fagayo - April 1974 to December 1975
- Mr. K.D.B. Mutengu - January 1976 - June 1979
- Mr. D.P. Kintu - July 1979 to August 1981
- Mr. P.J. Ndiko - September 1981 to December 1984
- Mr. G.W. Kayondo - January 1985 to December 1992
- Mr. B.F. Kaggwa - January 1993 to June 1998
- Mr. C.W. Kaziba - June 1998 to August 1998
- Mr. G.W. Semivule - September 1998 to August 2000
- Mr D.H. Mulongo (Ag.) - September 2000 to February 2001
- Mr D.P. Kintu - February 2001 to December 2004
- Mr. John Mukubira - January 2005 to January 2012
- Mr. George Wamala Lule - January 2012 to December 2012
- Mr. Charles Kaziba - February 2013 to Present.
Prominent alumni
The prominent men who have attended Busoga College Mwiri, include the following:[4]
- Apollo Milton Obote - First Prime Minister of Uganda (1962 - 1966). President of Uganda (1966 to 1971) and (1980 to 1985). Deposed twice from power via coup d'état by Idi Amin in 1971 and by Tito Okello in 1985.
- George Barnabas Kirya - Physician, academic, microbiologist, politician and diplomat. Professor of Microbiology at Makerere University Medical School from 1978 until 1986. Vice Chancellor, Makerere University from 1986 until 1990. Was Uganda's High Commissioner to the United Kingdom, based in London, from 1997 to 2003. Chairman, Uganda Health Services Commission, from 2005 until 2007.
- Ruhakana Rugunda - Physician, politician and diplomat. Current Minister of Health in Uganda since May 2013. Former Minister of Information Communication Technology (ICT) from 2011 until 2003. Former Uganda's Permanent Representative at the United Nations, from January 2009 until May 2011.
- Kirunda Kivejinja - Zoologist and politician. Former Cabinet Minister and former Member of Parliament.
- Andrew Mwenda - Journalist and Community Activist. Owner and Editor of The Independent, a weekly Ugandan newsmagazine.
- James Shinyabulo Mutende - State Minister of Industry in the Ugandan cabinet, from 2011 until now.
References
- ↑ "Travel Distance Between Jinja And Mwiri With Map". Globefeed.com. Retrieved 22 August 2014.
- ↑ Google, . "Location of Busoga College Mwiri At Google Maps". Google Maps. Retrieved 22 August 2014.
- ↑ BCM, . (2011). "History of Busoga College Mwiri". Busoga College Mwiri (BCM). Retrieved 22 August 2014.
- ↑ Editorial, . (2012). "Busoga College Mwiri Gave Us The National Motto But Is Now In Ruins". Daily Monitor (Kampala). Retrieved 23 August 2014.
External links
Coordinates: 00°29′55″N 33°15′48″E / 0.49861°N 33.26333°E
