LIST: 300 A-level Schools With Most Number of Students Admitted on Government Sponsorship in Public Universities

The names of A-level schools that have dominated government sponsorship admissions under the national merit scheme have been revealed.

Up to 2,515 students have been admitted on overnment sponsorship under the national merit scheme. At least 209 schools had only one student admitted on government sponsorship under the national merit scheme, each.

A total of 493 A-level schools schools will send at least one student to public universities in Uganda in the 2025-2026 academic year.

The public universities are: Makerere University and its affiliate college of Makerere University Business School (Mubs), Gulu University, Kyambogo University, Busitema University, and Mbarara University of Science and Technology (Must).

Others include Kabale University, Muni University, Soroti University, Lira University, Mountains of the Moon University and Soroti University.

Every year, Government of Uganda offers a total of 4,000 scholarships on schemes such as national merit (for brilliant students), district quota system, diploma scheme, mature age entry, special needs scheme and talent scheme.

For the national merit scheme, there are 2,515 slots this year.

Makerere University has already admitted its share of 1,405, Kyambogo University about 381 students, Mbarara University of Science and Technology 143, Gulu University 133, Busitema University 92, Kabale University 78, Mountains of the Moon University 78, Lira University 74, Muni University 73 and Soroti University 58.

In this report, we show which schools have taken the biggest number of slots under the national merit scheme of government sponsorship for the 2025-2026 academic year. Here is the number of students each school sent to public universities on government sponsorship (national merit scheme).

TOP A-LEVEL SCHOOL SENDING 10 – AND ABOVE – STUDENTS TO PUBLIC UNIVERSITIES ON GOVERNMENT SPONSORSHIP (NATIONAL MERIT)

1. Uganda Martyrs Secondary School Namugongo 71
2. St Andrea Kaahwa’s College Hoima 68
3. St Mary’s Kitende 66
4. Mengo Secondary School 65
5. King’s College Budo 59
6. Seeta High School 57
7. Amus College 46
8. Gombe Secondary School 43
9. St Joseph’s Secondary School Naggalama 39
10. Namilyango College 36
11. Buddo Secondary School 33
12. St Gracious Secondary School Lira 33
13. St Mary’s Namagunga 32
14. Gayaza High School 30
15. St Mary’s College Kisubi 29
16. St Mary’s College Lugazi 28
17. Kawempe Muslim Secondary School 27
18. Seeta High School Mukono 27
19. Nabisunsa Girls Secondary School 26
20. Mengo Secondary School Annex 26
21. Makerere College Mulawa 25
22. Maryhill High School 25
23. Ndejje Secondary School 25
24. Merryland High School Entebbe 24
25. Bishop Cipriano Kihangire Secondary School 23
26. Seeta High School Green Campus 23
27. St Mark’s College Namagoma 23
28. Kibuli Secondary School 20
29. Our Lady of Africa Secondary School 20
30. God’s Way High School Maganjo 20
31. Citizens Secondary School Ibanda 19
32. Seeta High School A-level Campus 19
33. Ntare School 19
34. Kyadondo Secondary School 17
35. Kitende Secondary School 17
36. Naalya Secondary School Namugongo 17
37. Buloba Royal College 16
38. Masaka Secondary School 16
39. Seroma Christian High School 15
40. Bukedea Comprehensive 15
41. Bishop’s Senior School Mukono 15
42. Wisdom High School Akalo 14
43. Central College Mityana 13
44. Mandela Secondary School Hoima 12
45. St Joseph of Nazareth High School 12
46. Immaculate Heart Girls Secondary School 12
47. Alliance Secondary School Ibanda 12
48. Iganga Secondary School 12
49. St Balikuddembe Secondary School Kisoga 11
50. Pride College Mpigi 11
51. Hilton High School Mukono 11
52. Luzira Secondary School 11
53. Trinity College Nabbingo 11
54. Bweranyangi Girls Secondary School 11
55. St Henry’s College Kitovu 11
56. Jinja Progressive Secondary School Annex 11
57. Standard College Ntungamo 11
58. Cornerstone Leadership Academy 11
59. Lubiri Secondary School 11
60. Greenlight Islamic Secondary School Nansana 10
61. Light Secondary School Nyabubare 10
62. Kabale Trinity College 10
63. Wampewo Ntakke Secondary School 10

TOP A-LEVEL SCHOOL SENDING NINE STUDENTS TO PUBLIC UNIVERSITIES ON GOVERNMENT SPONSORSHIP (NATIONAL MERIT)

1. Standard High School Zzana
2. St Mary’s Vocational Secondary School Kyamuhunga
3. Exodus College Mmende

 TOP A-LEVEL SCHOOL SENDING EIGHT STUDENTS TO PUBLIC UNIVERSITIES ON GOVERNMENT SPONSORSHIP (NATIONAL MERIT)

1. Rines Secondary School Namusera
2. Plus Two High School
3. Ocer Campion Jesuit College
4. Naggalama Secondary School
5. St Peter’s Secondary School Nsambya
6. St Lawrence Secondary School Ssonde
7. Kyambogo College
8. Kabale Brainstorm High School
9. St John’s College Mpigi
10. Kisubi Mapeera Secondary School

TOP A-LEVEL SCHOOL SENDING SEVEN STUDENTS TO PUBLIC UNIVERSITIES ON GOVERNMENT SPONSORSHIP (NATIONAL MERIT)

1. Tororo Girls SSS
2. St Mary’s College Rushorooza
3. Greenfields High School Iganga
4. Kireka High School
5. St Noa’s Girls Secondary School Zzana
6. Mbale Secondary School
7. Lowell Girls Secondary School Nsimbe
8. Kigezi High School

 TOP A-LEVEL SCHOOL SENDING SIX STUDENTS TO PUBLIC UNIVERSITIES ON GOVERNMENT SPONSORSHIP (NATIONAL MERIT)

1. Kinaawa High School Kawempe
2. Buloba High School
3. Iganga High School
4. Kasubi Secondary School
5. Midland High School Buntaba
6. Kinaawa High School Mugongo
7. Motherland Academy
8. Ntungamo High School
9. Ubuntu Hill School
10. St Noa Mawagali Secondary School Jinja
11. Shepherd High School Katovu

 TOP A-LEVEL SCHOOL SENDING FIVE STUDENTS TO PUBLIC UNIVERSITIES ON GOVERNMENT SPONSORSHIP (NATIONAL MERIT)

1. Victoria High School Iganga
2. Fort Portal Secondary School
3. Teso College Aleot
4. St Francis Borgia High School
5. Mumsa High School Mityana
6. Namagabi Secondary School
7. Mother Kevin College Mabira
8. Kigumba Intensive Secondary School
9. St Kalemba Secondary School Villa Maria
10. Light Academy Secondary School
11. Kiira College Butiki
12. Karambi Secondary School
13. Bilal Islamic School Bwaise
14. Kasenyi Secondary School
15. St Joseph’s Vocational Secondary School Mbarara
16. Broadway High School Kampala
17. Elite High School Entebbe
18. Mityana Modern Secondary School

 TOP A-LEVEL SCHOOL SENDING FOUR STUDENTS TO PUBLIC UNIVERSITIES ON GOVERNMENT SPONSORSHIP (NATIONAL MERIT)

1. Ntungamo Girls High School
2. Blessed Sacrament Secondary School Kimanya
3. Rubaga Girls Secondary School
4. Katikamu Secondary School
5. St Kirigwajjo Secondary School Karuguuza
6. Atlas High School Gayaza
7. Entebbe Secondary School
8. Bulo Parents AS
9. Spire High School Gayaza
10. Kololo Secondary School
11. Greenhill High School Kamwenge
12. Kyeizooba Girls Secondary School
13. Taibah International School
14. Bwongyera Girls Secondary School
15. Janan Secondary School Bombo
16. Makindye Secondary School
17. Rise and Shine High School Ntinda
18. Christ the King Girls Secondary School Matugga
19. Faiha High School Kawempe
20. Mbale Secondary School Annex
21. St Charles Lwanga High School Kashekuro
22. Mbogo College Kawempe
23. St John Paul II College Gulu
24. Midland High School Kawempe
25. St Kalemba Secondary School
26. Crane High School Bwerenga
27. Hopeful Future Secondary School Kayunga
28. Mt Zion Secondary School Kitenga
29. Vision for Africa High School Nakifuma
30. Naalya Secondary School Bweyogerere
31. Nyabikoni Secondary School Kabale

 TOP A-LEVEL SCHOOL SENDING THREE STUDENTS TO PUBLIC UNIVERSITIES ON GOVERNMENT SPONSORSHIP (NATIONAL MERIT)

1. Gayaza Cambridge College
2. St Kizito Katikamu Kisule Secondary School
3. Kawanda Secondary School
4. Savior High School Kiboga
5. Busia Trust Secondary School
6. St John’s Secondary School Nyabwina
7. Kisoro Vision Secondary School
8. Holy Cross Lake View Secondary School Jinja
9. Kisozi High School
10. Passion Christian High School Kyebando
11. Busiika Muslim Secondary School
12. Forest Hill College Mukono
13. Kitagata Secondary School
14. Ssaku Secondary School
15. Link Excel High School Igorora
16. St Jude’s Secondary School Katende
17. Lugazi Homeland College
18. Hamdan Islamic Secondary School
19. Lugazi Homestone School
20. Sumayya Girls High School Nsangi
21. Lukwanga Secondary School
22. Our Lady of Africa Secondary School Mukono
23. Makerere Secondary School
24. Sam Iga Memorial College
25. Masindi Army Secondary School
26. Fisher Branch Kalagala High School
27. Kabaale Sanje Secondary School
28. Seeta Hill College Mukono
29. Bubangizi Secondary School
30. Soroti Secondary School
31. Bethel Parents Secondary School
32. St Cyprian High School Kyabakadde
33. Kabowa High School
34. St Joseph’s Secondary School Vvumba
35. Crested Secondary School Kampala
36. St Kagwa Bushenyi High School
37. Najjembe Homeland Secondary School Lugazi
38. St Lucia Hill School Namagoma
39. Nakawa Union Vision Secondary School
40. St Padre Pio Secondary School Busunju
41. Namungoona Secondary School
42. St Thomas Vocational Secondary School Rubirizi
43. Nsangi Secondary School
44. Trinity High School Masajja
45. Kajjansi Progressive Secondary School
46. Impact High School Lugazi
47. Old Kampala Secondary School
48. Wits College Namulanda

 TOP A-LEVEL SCHOOL SENDING TWO STUDENTS TO PUBLIC UNIVERSITIES ON GOVERNMENT SPONSORSHIP (NATIONAL MERIT)

1. Hill Top High School Hoima
2. St Joseph’s Secondary School Nakanyonyi
3. Ijumo Progressive Secondary School
4. Eagle’s Wings High School
5. St Kizito Secondary School Bugolobi
6. Kisaasi College
7. Light Africa Secondary School Masanafu
8. Ngoma Secondary School Mbale
9. Good Samaritan High School Nansana
10. Ngora High School
11. Mpanga Secondary School
12. Notre Dame Academy Buseesa
13. Highlight Secondary School Kadama
14. Lubiri High School Buloba Campus
15. St Peter’s Secondary School Naalya
16. Bwera Secondary School
17. Star Secondary School Jjeza
18. Kichwamba High School
19. Uganda Martyrs Vocational Secondary School Nabweru
20. Kihihi High School
21. St John’s Secondary School Ntebetebe
22. Our Lady of Good Counsel Secondary School
23. Mityana Standard Secondary School
24. King Solomon’s College Kyatega
25. St Kizito High School Namugongo
26. Pope John Paul II High School Nakaseke
27. Mt St Mary’s High School Mukono
28. Restore Leadership High School Gulu
29. St Mbaaga College Naddangira
30. Alliance Secondary School Kibuku
31. Muko High School
32. Kakooge Secondary School Nakasongola
33. St Stephen’s College Bajja
34. Rock High School Kabale
35. Budini Secondary School
36. Royal Giant High School Mityana
37. Mustard Seed Secondary School
38. Itendero Secondary School
39. Uganda Martyrs High School Rubaga
40. Wobulenzi High School
41. Viva College Wairaka
42. Luwero Secondary School
43. St John’s Secondary School Muduuma
44. Makerere High School Migadde
45. Mbogo High School
46. Sayidina Abubakar Secondary School
47. Archbishop Kiwanuka Secondary School Kitovu
48. Kisyoro Secondary School
49. La Mennais Secondary School Kyotera
50. Caltec Academy Makerere
51. Kasawo Secondary School
52. Central School Hoima
53. Mpigi Mixed Secondary School
54. Serere Township Secondary School
55. Halcyon High School Soroti
56. Bishop Nkoyoyo Secondary School Matale
57. Lakeside College Luzira
58. Kitagata High School
59. St Matia Mulumba Secondary School
60. Skyline Progressive Secondary School
61. St Michael High School Mukono
62. Master Cares Christian High School
63. St Noah Secondary School Mutara
64. Bugema Adventist Secondary School
65. St Paul’s Seminary Kabale
66. St Andrea Kaahwa School Kooki
67. Mulusa Academy Wobulenzi
68. St Andrew Kaggwa Gombe High School
69. St Thomas Aquinas College Kamwenge
70. St Andrew’s Academy Kisoro
71. Standard College Nsangi
72. St Augustine’s College Wakiso
73. Ibanda Secondary School
74. St Bernard’s College Kiswera
75. Munta Royal College Bombo
76. Kyamate Secondary School
77. Trinity Senior Academy Entebbe
78. St Edward’s School Bukuumi
79. Divine Mercy Secondary School Kiko
80. St Elizabeth Secondary School Nkoowe
81. Buwambo Seed Secondary School
82. Gayaza Road Triangle Secondary School Kiwenda
83. Vine High School Kyeizooba
84. St Janan Luwum Secondary School Kampala
85. Light Vocational Secondary School Lira
86. Kansanga Seed Secondary School
87. Kakoola High School
88. Zana Mixed Secondary School
89. Ryeru School
90. Excel High School

You can see the list of 2,515 students admitted on government sponsorship (national merit) in all public universities for the 2025-2026 academic year Here.

The list of diploma holders admitted to pursue degrees at Makerere University on government sponsorship is Here.

You can see Makerere University’s fees structure, and a guide for applications for private admissions for Makerere, MUBS, Kyambogo, Mbarara University of Science and Technology and Kabale University, Here and There.

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