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Overview
Kabojja secondary school is a private co-education boarding school for both O’ Level and A’ Level. It started its operations in 1997. Since it’s beginning, Kabojja remains one of the major secondary schools in Uganda and East Africa, offering comprehensive educational programmes to all secondary school learners.
Kabojja boasts of learners from well over fifteen countries, including those from the great Dispora. The learners are enthusiastic and eager to achieve the very best on exams and other life expectations
Kabojja is consistently one of the top independent schools in the country in the IGCSE and GCE. The school is far from the distracting influences of urban life and yet it is within easy reach from the main airports and the capital Kampala. The school enjoys not only a stunning setting but also a beautiful and stimulating environment. Today the school caters for young people between the ages of thirteen and eighteen years. At Kabojja there is a firm belief that each child has the ability to excel in at least one sphere of secondary life and that it is the responsibility of the school to find and nuture that area of excellence. A well-qualified and highly motivated staff, a hard working student body, and a friendly, family atmosphere make Kabojja Secondary a happy, dynamic and successful school.
Vision
To produce a confident, fluent, competitive and practical individual.
Mission
• Provide a welcoming, friendly and supportive culture that recognises the worth of each individual within the collective family of the school.
• Establish a fulfilling environment for it's staff, both teaching and non-teaching and encourage their development.
• Liase closely with the parents and encourage them to participate in the life of the school.
• Facilitate and provide effective means of communication between the students, teachers, the non-teaching staff and all other stakeholders of the school.
We aim to support our students so that they:
• Become fulfilled human beings.
• Develop their talents to the full in a variety of areas, including the academic, artistic personal and spiritual
• Obtain the best possible qualifications.
• Gain knowledge, understanding and skills relevant in the 21st century.
• Become well disciplined and acquire sound study habits.
• Value creativity, originality and independent thought.
• Appreciate the responsibilities, obligations rights and priveledges of being part of a society.
• Understand Ugandan and African cultures and foster international understanding
The Curriculum
The school provides a duo-curriculum programme being the second of its kind after Aga Khan Schools. The academic program follows the national i.e. UNEB and international curriculum i.e. IGCSE/GCE syllabi. It admits learners from the age of twelve into the lower school where they follow a comprehensive range of subjects in preparation for UNEB, IGCSE and GCE examinations. Kabojja is divided into three sections: the upper school (S5-S6), the middle school (S3-S4) and the lower school (S1-S2). Learners may choose to do either Cambridge (IGCSE/GCE) or UNEB syllabi. The Cambridge programme run a northern hemisphere timetable with final CIE examinations in May/June for both IGSCSE (O’ Level) and GCE (A’ Level), and in October/ November for the GCE (AS Level). The national UNEB programme runs a southern hemisphere timetable with final examinations in November/December
The school aims to promote academic excellence and provide the right framework for each pupil to fulfill his or her academic potential. Pupils are supported, encouraged and guided to obtain the best qualifications. The teacher: pupil ratio (1:40) enables teachers to pay close attention to each individuals academic development. Pupils are expected to master basic academic disciplines and develop sound study skills and appropriate work ethic. The atmosphere within class is positive as pupils are expected to participate actively in their own learning and support the learning of others. They are also encouraged to value creativity, originality and independence of thought and above all a love of learning and genuine spirit of enquiry.
Pupil’s progress is monitored closely and efforts in each subject are graded monthly. Class meetings provide an important forum for raising and discussing any specific problems identified by the monthly results. Termly reports to parents comment on general progress, strengths and weaknesses and recommend any necessary action. Parents meetings are held annually and they can discuss their children academic performance.
The Lower and Middle school programmes.
Both the programmes are 4 years in S1-2 the student take a combined course choosing which syllabi to offer at the end of S2, in order to make the correct choices students are offered the appropriate guidance.
Cambridge student normally take eight subjects whilst UNEB student take up to 10.The subjects we offer include:
Physics, Chemistry, Biology, History, Geography, English Literature, Maths, Computers (Currently UNEB only), a Language) (Including German, French Swahili, Luganda (UNEB only) Arabic, Religious Education, Music, Agriculture Economics (Cambridge only), Commerce, and Political Education (UNEB Only)
The upper school
The UNEB A’ Level programmes provide opportunities for admission into major universities in Africa and beyond. The Cambridge programme is ideal for learners wishing to pursue higher education within and outside the African continent. At A’ Level subjects offered include:
Biology, Physics, Chemistry, Maths, Economics, History, English Language, English Literature, Geography, Christian Religious Studies, Islamic Religious Studies, French, German, Arabic, Swahili, Sociology, Fine Art, Business Studies, General Paper, Food Nutrition, Information Technology and General Studies
Facilities
In addition to having a magnificent campus, an international reputation and excellent study conditions, Kabojja’s other facilities include:
Spacious boarding houses
Quality dinning facilities
Modern resource centres (print and electronic) with full time internet services
Fully furnished science laboratories
Affirmative classrooms and learning environment
A gymnasium
A swimming pool
Extensive playing fields for a variety of out door games
Public telephone booth
DSTV facilities in boarding houses
Child Welfare and Development
Spiritual Development
Kabojja welcomes students of all beliefs and aims to develop each pupil's understanding of a personal faith to give awareness of the political and challenge of religion, and to encourage their capacity to discover spiritual values for themselves.
The Tutorial System
Each learner at Kabojja is entitled to a tutor who acts as parent at school. In addition to tutors and their tutees having regular informal meetings, there are weekly scheduled tutorial discussions that facilitate learners to come together as family units, express their concerns, exchange ideas, break down social barriers between themselves and their teachers as they receive guidance.
Health Care
The school provides first hand medical care with two nurses on site and a visiting doctor. All parents are strongly encouraged to secure Health Insurance Scheme with any internationally recognised hospital.
Heads of Section
The primary responsibility of the head of section is to monitor, appraise and guide the discipline and welfare of the leaner. The heads of section are empowered to address any serious concern raised to them by parents, staff members and learners.
Location
Kabojja secondary school is half an hour drive from Kampala capital city of Uganda, and an hour from Enteebe airport off Masaka road. The school sits on the scenic hill of Kabojja, with a clean breeze blowing throughout the year. In this splendid location, our learners experience a safe and comfortable learning environment
Visit us at www.kabojja.net
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