Nabisunsa Girls’ Secondary School is a Muslim founded girl’s school in Kampala District headed by a Muslim headmistress. It holds classes from senior one through to senior six. The school is one of the oldest girls’ school and topmost performing in “Ordinary” and “Advanced” levels in Uganda. The student population of this middle class girls’ school is 1150 with a teaching staff of 70 (34 female, 36 male).
History
It started as a Girls’ Boarding School. In 1958 it became a Junior Secondary School. At its enrollment the Headmistress Miss E.N. Dimblebee said that 56 girls’ had been enrolled. Ten of the pupils were not Muslims since it had not been possible to find sufficient Muslim girls at that time. Later in 1964, it turned into a Senior Secondary School and attained ‘A’ level status in 1980.
In the hearts of its founders, it was meant to be the best Girls’ School in the country and since its inception until about 1969, it was headed by British Expatriate Headmistresses. Being a Muslim founded school it was emphasized that girls should take pride in their religion and be examples of Good Educated Muslim Women, with the value of the fear of Allah. That everything possible had to be done to achieve that status.
There had been great fear that the few Muslim girls who had joined the church schools had and were converting to other religion. That said right from when the school opened it registered many girls from other religious denominations. Over the years Nabisunsa has lived up to the dreams of the founders. Many prominent figures in this country have been nurtured by this great institution.
Prince Badru named the school after his grandmother Omuzaana Nabisunsa, the mother of the Late Prince Noah Mbogo, a devoted Muslim.
Vision: A versatile Girl child who is composed, dignified, morally upright and globally competitive.
Mission: Nabisunsa will excel in providing a holistic quality Education to girl child.
Core Values
- God fearing, Self Discipline
- Integrity
- Nobility
- Commitment to Excellence
- Team Work
Curriculum
Nabisunsa Girls’ School is among the best government Aided Schools in Uganda, offering a wide range of curriculum approved by the Ministry of Education and Sports.
[related_posts]Quality is the corner stone of our academic programmes. All programmes offered meet the stringent requirements of the Government of Uganda. The curriculum is distinctive in its breadth and academic rigour. It is an imaginative and well balanced curriculum tailored to the needs of each student individually. This is manifested in the optional subjects like Computer studies, Home economics, Agriculture etc which students take at will.
We provide both sciences and Arts at ordinary and Advanced level. They are all taught respectively and the students are encouraged to excel in their specialties. International languages like French, German and Arabic are part of our curriculum. We have also started a theological curriculum, to supplement the already existing one.
Co-Curricular Activities
All-rounded development is pivitol to the educational process. As such, we nurture girls to be both professionally and socially confident. At Nabisunsa we are proud of our commitment to sports and recreational activities. We believe these activities play an important role in providing a wholesome and well balanced growth. This is reflected in our standing as one of the most successful girls’ school in sporting competitions. We are champions of basketball for over a decade. We are seed N0.1 in Lawn tennis.
The school is endowed with variety of games and sports like basketball, netball, table tennis, volleyball, badminton, lawn tennis, La-cross and Aerobics. Some of our students have been admitted in American universities on sports tickets. These include among others: Namutebi Janet, Achayo Peninah, Nankya Tabitha, Ndagire Lydia, Mvano Doris.
There are a total of 50 functional computers in Nabisunsa Girls’ Secondary School computer lab but only 40 are available to students giving a student computer ratio of 1:29. Out of the 50 computers, 20 are connected to Internet.
General Activities at Nabisunsa Girls’ Secondary School include sports, rotaract club, debate clubs, girl guides, environmental clubs quern completion, and other academic activities.
P.O. Box 30691, Kampala, Uganda