St. Denis Ssebugwawo Secondary School is a Ugandan mixed day and boarding school, located in Ggaba, Kampala District.
The school covers senior one to senior six classes. It is a Universal Secondary Education (U.S.E.) school, funded by the government and the Catholic Church.
The school is named after St. Denis Ssebugwawo, one of the Uganda Martyrs.
Location The school is located in Ggaba, approximately south of Kampala, Uganda's capital and largest city. The school grounds cover an area of on the main road to Ggaba opposite the junction to Munyonyo. The school is located one kilometer from the Ggaba landing site.
History The school was started in 1984, at the same time as other schools including Kitebi S.S., Kalinabiri S.S., Luzira S.S. and Kawempe Muslim S.S.
Until 1991, the school was located at Ggaba Demonstration Primary School. The school shifted to its present site when St. Karoli Lwanga Catholic Church Ggaba offered seven acres of land to the school.
Curriculum The school follows the curriculum provided by the Ministry of Education and Sports through the National Curriculum Development Centre (NCDC). It provides both Ordinary Level and Advanced Level teaching.
The subjects taught at O-Level include:
Biology Chemistry Physics Mathematics Geography History Christian religious education (C.R.E.) Agriculture English language Commerce Literature Fine art Luganda Islamic Religious Education Music Computer studies Kiswahili Physical education
The subjects taught at A-Level include:
Geography History Divinity Entrepreneurship Economics Luganda Literature Fine art General paper Functional computing Biology Physics Mathematics Agriculture Subsidiary mathematics
At A-level, students can choose a maximum of three subjects as a combination.
See also
Education in Uganda List of boarding schools List of schools in Uganda Roman Catholicism in Uganda
References
External links St.Denis Ssebugwawo Secondary School on Schools in Uganda