BACKGROUND
Mt. St. Mary’s College is a girls’ boarding school for ‘O’ and ‘A’ levels. It was founded in 1942 by Mother Kevina of the Franciscan Missionary Sisters for Africa, a congregation of nuns originating in Ireland. The school is located in Kyaggwe County in Mukono district, 44 Km East of Kampala along Kampala Jinja High way.
The idea to start the school was born out of a need to promote the then very much neglected education for girls and women in this country.
The group of Missionaries that started the school had within their ministry the mission to uplift the standard and status of women in African society. At its inception in 1942, the school started with only 12 students. In 1946 it was officially opened as the first secondary school for girls in Uganda and by then it had 65 students. In 1964 the Government took over the management and up to date, the school is a National school and Government aided and affiliated to Lugazi Diocese.
MISSION
To provide quality education to the girl child and inculcate moral values for sustainable individual and societal
development.
OBJECTIVES OF THE SCHOOL
The present Government of Uganda has placed great emphasis on the sensitisation and emancipation of women particularly through education. One of the articles given prominence in the Government’s Education White Paper emphasises education of the girl child for development. This is very much in agreement with the vision of the founders of Mt. St. Mary’s College Namagunga. The school is aligned with the following objectives:
1. To educate and emancipate young girls of this Nation and shape them through discipline and academic excellence into enlightened and God-fearing citizens.
2. To sensitize and raise the status of women and girls through education and give them the opportunity to participate/contribute to the development of society and their country.
3. Give leadership training to young women to prepare them to competently assume leadership roles in this Nation.
4. Equip young women with practical skills that will help them be self-sustaining.
CORE VALUES
