St. John Paul II summarized education as, clearly and simply as “learning to think rigorously, so as to act rightly and to serve humanity better.” We strive at all times to instil integrity and virtue in all the students alongside the good academic knowledge, education from Mt.St. Mary’s College Namagunga caters for quality, moral values for sustainable individual and societal development. Education with us is not all about grades, but the general human formation in diverse life spheres through academic knowledge to virtue.
Mt. St. Mary’s College Namagunga welcomes all girls (from P7 and S4) to study, grow and thrive at the best girls’ school in the country to pursue still what St. John Paul II called “the selfless search for truth and for the wisdom that comes from above,” regardless of one’s faith.
At Mt. St. Mary’s College Namagunga, Uganda’s first all-girls’ boarding and still the best girls’ secondary school, the search for truth across disciplines, and every continent ranging from academics to all-round human formation. Founded in 1942, we offer the National Curriculum. The school offers a wide curriculum so as to provide a balanced education for the girls and wider opportunities in career options.
Subjects
Christian Living
Christian Religious Education
Literature in English
Fine Art
Music
English Language
French
Mathematics
Physics
Chemistry
Biology
History
General Paper
Christian Living
Christian Religious Education
Literature in English
Fine Art
Music
Academic Levels
For senior 1 and 2, students study a total number of 14 subjects, all compulsory. Senior 3 and 4 students offer a maximum number of 10 subjects 7 compulsory and 3 optional.
The compulsory subjects are
- English Language
- Mathematics
- Chemistry
- Physics
- History
- Biology
- Geography
The three optional subjects are selected from the following:
- Christian Religious Education
- Literature in English
- Commerce
- Home Economics
- French
- Fine Art
- Mathematics
- Technical Drawing
- Computer
At A’ level (senior 5 and 6) the following subjects are offered under Science or Arts.
Subjects
- History (H)
- Divinity (D)
- Economics (E)
- Literature (L)
- Principle Mathematics (PM)
- Physics (P)
- Chemistry (C)
- Biology (B)
- Foods and nutrition (FN)
- Fine Art (F/A)
- French(F)
- General paper (GP)
- Technical Drawing
- Subsidiary Mathematics
- Subsidiary Computer Information Technology
Students at A’ level are expected to offer 3 principle subjects with general paper and a subsidiary subject. The subsidiary depends on the combination offered