Mvara Secondary School | |
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Mvara,
Arua , | |
Coordinates | 03°01′24″N 30°55′38″E / 3.02333°N 30.92722°E |
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Type | Public middle school and high school (8–13) |
Religious affiliation(s) | Church of Uganda |
Established | January 1, 1960 |
Headteacher | Matua Eliakim Onyiga |
Number of students | 1108 (796 males & 312 females) (2020) |
Athletics | Rugby, football, track, tennis, volleyball, basketball |
Mvara Secondary School is a mixed (day and boarding), co-educational secondary school in Arua District in the Northern Region of Uganda. [1]
The school is located in Mvara, Mvara Parish, Arua Hill Sub-county, within the city of Arua, the largest urban centre in the West Nile sub-region, in northwestern Uganda. The school campus is approximately 3.5 kilometres (2 mi), by road, southeast of the central business district of Arua. [2] The geographical coordinates of the school are: 03°01'24.0"N, 30°55'38.0"E (Latitude:3.023333; Longitude:30.927222). [3]
Mvara Secondary School was established in 1960 by the Church Missionary Society. With peaceful relations between faculty and students since inception, Mvara began to experience a series of student strikes beginning circa 2016. The strikes were particularly worrisome as they were of a violent nature and involved destruction of school property. [4] [5]
More violence broke out in 2017, this time between students of Mvara Secondary School and St. Joseph’s College Ombaci, again leading to destruction of school property at both schools. [6]
Back in 2010 the Mvara Old Students Association identified lack of career guidance at the school as a major contributor to poor academic performance of the students. [7]
Some of the prominent alumni of the school include: (a) Peace Proscovia Drajole Agondua, a professional Ugandan netball player and the current captain of the Uganda national netball team, who also plays for the Sunshine Coast Lightning in the Australian Super Netball League. [8] and (b) James Acidiri, Member of Parliament for Maracha East County, Maracha District, in the 10th Parliament (2016 - 2021) [9]