Jinja College
Jinja College is a Government Aided, Boys, Boarding, O and A’ level School, found in Jinja (Uganda).
| Jinja College | |
|---|---|
| Location | |
| , Eastern Uganda P.O. Box 211, Jinja | |
| Information | |
| Type | Public Middle School and High School (8-13) |
| Motto | Strive to Excel |
| Established | 1946 |
| Head Teacher | Mr. Kawuki Joseph |
| Number of students | 1050 |
| Athletics | soccer, track, tennis, Darts, volleyball, basketball, chess and table tennis |
| Nickname | JICO |
| Website | [http://] |
History
The school was founded in 1946 as a junior school by the Mill Hill Missionary fathers. It became a government aided school and upgraded to secondary status (S.1 to S.4) in 1965. In 1981, the school was upgraded again to A’ level status (S.1- S.6) offering Arts and Science subjects.
Administration
Jinja college is run according to an established administrative structure in the hierarchy below; Ministry of Education and Sports, The Board of Governors, Head teacher, Deputy Head teacher, Staff, Students’ leadership and Students
Location
District : JINJA County : JINJA MUNICIPAL COUNCIL Sub-County : KIMAKA – MPUMUDDE Parish : RUBAGA Distance from Jinja town centre: 2 Kilo meters.
Curriculum
The following are 16 subjects offered at O’ LEVEL (S.1 – S.4) 1. Mathematics * 9. English language* 2. Literature in English 10. French language 3. Physics* 11. Chemistry * 4. Biology* 12. Agriculture 5. Technical Drawing 13. History* 6. Geography* 14. Fine Art 7. Christian Religious Education 15. Entrepreneurship 8. Computer studies 16. Physical Education At A’ LEVEL (S.5& S.6) the school offers the following subjects; Sciences 1.Mathematics 2. Physics 3. Chemistry 4. Biology 5. Agriculture 6. Technical Drawing Arts 7. Literature in English 8. History 9. Geography 10. Christian Religious 11. Entrepreneurship 12. Art and craft 13. Economics 14. General Paper
A combination of four subjects plus General paper is selected by the student from the above subjects depending on the student’s ability and desired career.
Academic trends
Despite challenges/shortcomings, there has been consistency in academic performance for the last ten years. The school is pursuing its academic targets with precision. Its target is that no student fails to go to the next level. The school has employed a multidimensional approach involving strengthening all academic departments, intensifying monitoring and evaluation of the implementation of academic programs, increasing and improving counseling services, building and maintaining physical infrastructures, improving management systems, improving and maintaining good discipline among others.