Stewards Great Lakes High School
The High School education builds on pupils’ knowledge, leading to ‘O’ level exams based on UK standards.
Children learn the skills they will need to get a job, earn an income, and support their family.
Teaching starts broadly but, for senior pupils, specialises on subjects which help them into employment. This requires a focus on scientific knowledge which is lacking in many local schools.
Pupils share what they learn with the wider community, for example teaching their family better health habits and crop management.
The self-confidence they develop at school empowers them to make better life choices, for example reducing the number of teenage girls who get pregnant.
Only a minority of boys and girls in Uganda benefit from a secondary education. For those who do, the impact on their lives and their contribution to the community is dramatic.