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Type | Public Middle School and High School |
Motto | Better your best |
Established | 1956 |
Headteacher | Rwampororo Saul [1] |
Number of students | 900 (2006) [2] |
Slogan | The Lion Roars |
Athletics | Rugby, soccer, track, tennis, hockey, cricket, volleyball, basketball, table tennis |
Website | Homepage |
Ntare School is a residential all-boys' secondary school located in Mbarara, Mbarara District, south western Uganda. It was founded in 1956 by a Scottish educator named William Crichton. [3]
The school is approximately 1 kilometre (0.62 mi), by road, north of the central business district of Mbarara, [4] the largest city (2014 population: 195,013), [5] in the Western Region. The school campus is approximately 267 kilometres (166 mi), by road, west of Kampala, Uganda's capital and largest city. [6] The coordinates of the school are 0°36'10.0"S, 30°39'11.0"E (Latitude:-0.602778; Longitude:30.653056). [7] The school is situated on the convex slope of Ntare hill at an elevation of 1,400 metres (4,600 ft), above sea level. [8]
Ntare School is one of the most prestigious schools in Uganda due to its history, reputation, excellent academic performance, and dominance in sports. [9] [10]
Ntare School also boasts of an Alumni Soccer League the Ntare Lions League [11] which runs every sunday.
Source: [13]
Mr. William Crichton - Founding Headmaster 1956 to 1971
Mr. Brian Remmer - 1971 to 1977
Mr. Jed Bangizi - 1977 to 1982
Mr. Gumisiriza G.L. - 1983 to 1985
Mr. H.H Mehangye - 1985 to 1987
Mr. Francis Kairagi - 1987 to 1990
Mr. Eric Kansiime - 1990 - 1991
Mr. Stephen Kamuhanda - 1991 to 2002
Mr. Humphrey Ahimbisibwe - 2003 to 2012
Mr. Turyagyenda Jimmy - 2013 up-2023
Mr. Rwampororo Saul- 2023- up to date