Nsambya Hillside-Western Campus has once again ranked among the best schools in Mbarara district in the just released Uganda Advanced Certificate of Education (UACE).
The UACE examination results were released by Janet Kataha Museveni, the Minister of Education and Sports at State House, Nakasero.
According to UNEB Executive Director, Dan Odongo, a total of 80,643 passed and qualified to be admitted to various universities while 996 failed.
The results indicate that female students performed better than their male counterparts. The majority of the students scored between 16 and 20 points.
Kyasiimire Shibah with 17 points, Kyatuhaire Joan with 17 points and Bigirwaruhanga Antony with 16 points were among the best-performing students.
“We performed well compared to the 2022 UACE examinations,” said Namara Chloe, the director of Nsambya Hillside.
“More than five students got As in mathematics, physics, and other subjects. The performance was relatively good.”
She alluded to the performance as a result of the commitment of the experienced and qualified teachers, the student’s ability to learn, and the cooperation of parents.
“Parents have been a blessing to the school in that they have provided learners with all the required learning materials and other scholastic materials.”
According to her, Hillside was among Mbarara giants like Ntare School, Maryhill High School, St. Joseph’s Vocational School, Mbarara High School, and others.
“The school has, for the last decade, been marvellously performing well in the western region and country,” she said.
Relatedly, the school emerged as the best school in science subjects for the 2023 Uganda Certificate of Education (UCE) examinations.
The school also emerged as the best in Mbarara and the best in mathematics, biology, and other subjects in the whole country.
In biology, Nsambya Hillside floored Seeta High School, Uganda Martyrs SS, Namugongo, Namilyango College, and others.