Students in over 270 schools across the country managed to score 18 points and above in the recently released Uganda Advanced Certificate of Education (UACE).
At least 120 schools had only one candidate scoring 18 points or above
Some 64 schools had only two candidates scoring above 18 points.
The best schools, based on this analysis, are: Uganda Martyr’s SS, Namugongo, St Mary’s SS, Kitende, Seeta H/S, Mengo SS , and St Mark’s College, Namagoma.
See full list below:
| School | District | No of Candidates with 18 Points and Above |
| Uganda Martyr’s SS, Namugongo | Wakiso | 45 |
| St Mary’s SS, Kitende | Wakiso | 36 |
| Seeta H/S, Mukono | Mukono | 25 |
| Mengo SS | Kampala | 24 |
| St Mark’s College, Namagoma | Wakiso | 22 |
| Gombe SS | Butambala | 21 |
| Immaculate Heart Girls School | Rukungiri | 20 |
| Our Lady Of Africa SS | Mukono | 20 |
| Buddo SS | Wakiso | 17 |
| St Andrea Kahwa’s College | Hoima | 15 |
| King’s College, Budo | Wakiso | 13 |
| Mt St Mary’s, Namagunga | Mukono | 13 |
| Mandela SS, Hoima | Hoima | 12 |
| Seeta H/S Green Campus | Mukono | 12 |
| Namirembe Hillside H/S | Wakiso | 11 |
| St Mary’s College, Kisubi | Wakiso | 11 |
| St Henry’s College, Kitovu | Masaka | 10 |
| Maryhill H/S | Mbarara | 9 |
| Merryland H/S, Entebbe | Wakiso | 9 |
| Seroma Christian H/S | Mukono | 9 |
| St Mary’s College, Lugazi | Buikwe | 9 |
| Citizens SS, Ibanda | Ibanda | 8 |
| Gayaza H/S | Wakiso | 8 |
| Iganga SS | Iganga | 8 |
| Kiira College, Butiki | Jinja | 8 |
| Naalya SS, Namugongo | Wakiso | 8 |
| Nabisunsa Girls School | Kampala | 8 |
| Ntare School | Mbarara | 8 |
| Standard College Ntungamo | Ntungamo | 8 |
| Jinja Progressive SS Annex | Jinja | 7 |
| Kawempe Muslim SS | Kampala | 7 |
| Kibuli SS | Kampala | 7 |
| Naalya SS, Bweyogerere | Wakiso | 7 |
| Namilyango College | Mukono | 7 |
| Trinity College, Nabbingo | Wakiso | 7 |
| Brilliant H/S, Kawempe | Wakiso | 6 |
| Central College, Mityana | Mityana | 6 |
| God’s Way H/S, Maganjo | Wakiso | 6 |
| St Joseph’s SS, Naggalama | Mukono | 6 |
| St Julian H/S Annex, Gayaza | Wakiso | 6 |
| Bp Cipriano Kihangire SS | Kampala | 5 |
| Bulooba Royal College | Wakiso | 5 |
| Mbarara H/S | Mbarara | 5 |
| Naalya SS, Lugazi Campus | Buikwe | 5 |
| Plus Two H/S | Bushenyi | 5 |
| Pride College School | Mpigi | 5 |
| Bishops Senior School | Mukono | 4 |
| Bulo Parents SS | Butambala | 4 |
| Bweranyangi Girls School | Bushenyi | 4 |
| Greenlight Islamic SS, Nansana | Wakiso | 4 |
| Kitende SS | Wakiso | 4 |
| London College Of St Lawrence | Wakiso | 4 |
| Makerere College School, Mulawa | Wakiso | 4 |
| Masaka SS | Masaka | 4 |
| Mbogo H/S | Wakiso | 4 |
| Mengo SS Annex | Kampala | 4 |
| St John’s College, Mpigi | Mpigi | 4 |
| St Lawrence SS, Ssonde | Mukono | 4 |
| St Noa Mawagali SS, Jinja | Buikwe | 4 |
| St Peter’s SS, Naalya | Wakiso | 4 |
| Bugema Adventist SS | Luweero | 3 |
| Crane H/S, Bwerenga | Wakiso | 3 |
| Entebbe SS | Wakiso | 3 |
| Fort Portal SS | Kabarole | 3 |
| Gayaza Cambridge College | Wakiso | 3 |
| Jinja College | Jinja | 3 |
| Jinja Progressive SS | Jinja | 3 |
| Kabale Brainstorm H/S | Kabale | 3 |
| Kabowa H/S | Kampala | 3 |
| Kajjansi Progressive SS | Wakiso | 3 |
| Kakungulu Mem School | Kampala | 3 |
| Light Academy SS | Wakiso | 3 |
| Lubiri SS | Kampala | 3 |
| Lukwanga SS | Wakiso | 3 |
| Luwero SS | Luweero | 3 |
| Luzira SS | Kampala | 3 |
| Mityana Modern SS | Mityana | 3 |
| Ntungamo H/S | Ntungamo | 3 |
| Our Lady Of Africa SS, Mukono | Mukono | 3 |
| Seeta H/S ‘A’ Level Campus | Mukono | 3 |
| St Elizabeth Girls SS, Mityana | Mityana | 3 |
| Standard H/S, Zzana | Wakiso | 3 |
| Tororo Girls School | Tororo | 3 |
| Archbishop Kiwanuka SS, Kitovu | Masaka | 2 |
| Baptist H/S, Kitebi | Kampala | 2 |
| Bilal Islamic School, Bwaise | Kampala | 2 |
| Buryansungwe SS | Kamwenge | 2 |
| Butawuka Magezi Ntake SS | Butambala | 2 |
| Bwera SS | Kasese | 2 |
| Cornerstone Leadership Academy | Wakiso | 2 |
| Cornerstone Leadership Academy | Nakasongola | 2 |
| Crested SS, Kampala | Kampala | 2 |
| Gayaza Road SS | Kampala | 2 |
| Hilton H/S, Mukono | Mukono | 2 |
| Jinja SS | Jinja | 2 |
| Kabale Trinity College | Kabale | 2 |
| Kakira SS | Jinja | 2 |
| Kansanga Seed SS | Kampala | 2 |
| Kibingo Girls SS | Sheema | 2 |
| Kichwamba H/S | Rubirizi | 2 |
| Kinaawa H/S, Kawempe | Wakiso | 2 |
| Kinaawa H/S, Mugongo | Wakiso | 2 |
| Kisozi H/S | Wakiso | 2 |
| Kisubi Mapeera SS | Wakiso | 2 |
| Kitagata H/S | Sheema | 2 |
| Kitagata SS | Sheema | 2 |
| Kiteredde SS | Kyotera | 2 |
| Kojja SS | Mukono | 2 |
| Kololo SS | Kampala | 2 |
| Kyaddondo SS | Wakiso | 2 |
| Kyambogo College School | Kampala | 2 |
| Kyeizooba Girls SS | Bushenyi | 2 |
| Lakeside College, Luzira | Kampala | 2 |
| Madinah Islamic SS, Nsangi | Wakiso | 2 |
| Makindye SS | Kampala | 2 |
| Mariam H/S, Kampala | Kampala | 2 |
| Mbale SS | Mbale | 2 |
| Mbogo Mixed SS | Wakiso | 2 |
| Mityana Standard SS | Mityana | 2 |
| Mpanga SS | Kabarole | 2 |
| Mpigi Light College | Mpigi | 2 |
| Mulusa Academy, Wobulenzi | Luweero | 2 |
| Muntuyera H/S, Kitunga | Ntungamo | 2 |
| Namboole H/S | Wakiso | 2 |
| Namungoona H/S | Kampala | 2 |
| Ndejje SS | Luweero | 2 |
| Ntungamo Girls H/S | Ntungamo | 2 |
| Rines SS, Namusera | Wakiso | 2 |
| Solberg College, Kabale | Kabale | 2 |
| St Augustines College | Wakiso | 2 |
| St Charles Lwanga SS | Mubende | 2 |
| St Elizabeth SS, Nkoowe | Wakiso | 2 |
| St Henry’s College, Mbalwa | Wakiso | 2 |
| St Jerome SS, Ndama | Rukungiri | 2 |
| St Joseph of Nazareth H/S | Mpigi | 2 |
| St Joseph’s Girls, Nsambya | Kampala | 2 |
| St Mary’s College, Rushoroza | Kabale | 2 |
| St Noa’s Girls SS, Zzana | Wakiso | 2 |
| St Paul’s Seminary | Kabale | 2 |
| St Peter’s SS, Bombo-Kalule | Luweero | 2 |
| St Peter’s SS, Nsambya | Kampala | 2 |
| St Thereza’s Girls SS, Bwanda | Kalungu | 2 |
| St Thomas Aquinas College | Kamwenge | 2 |
| The Academy St.Lawrence, Budo | Wakiso | 2 |
| Victoria H/S, Iganga | Iganga | 2 |
| Vine H/S, Kyeizoba | Bushenyi | 2 |
| Wakiso Muslim SS | Wakiso | 2 |
| Wampewo Ntakke SS | Wakiso | 2 |
| Alliance H/S, Nansana | Wakiso | 1 |
| Alliance SS, Ibanda | Ibanda | 1 |
| Amka Classic School | Kampala | 1 |
| Bishop Nkoyoyo SS, Matale | Buikwe | 1 |
| Blessed Comboni SS, Kigumba | Kiryandongo | 1 |
| Blessed Sacrament SS, Kimaanya | Masaka | 1 |
| Boni Consilii Girls Vocational SS | Isingiro | 1 |
| Boston H/S, Mpala | Wakiso | 1 |
| Bubangizi SS | Mitooma | 1 |
| Budini SS | Kaliro | 1 |
| Buloba H/S | Wakiso | 1 |
| Bunya SS | Mayuge | 1 |
| Busiika Muslim SS | Luweero | 1 |
| Cleverland H/S, Mbarara | Mbarara | 1 |
| Comprehensive College, Kitetikka | Wakiso | 1 |
| Countryside College, Mukono | Mukono | 1 |
| East H/S, Ntinda | Kampala | 1 |
| Elite H/S, Entebbe | Wakiso | 1 |
| Ezra Memorial SS | Kibuku | 1 |
| Global H/S Omungyenyi | Ntungamo | 1 |
| God Mark H/S | Mukono | 1 |
| God’s Hope H/S, Nakaseke | Nakaseke | 1 |
| Great Aubrey Memorial College | Tororo | 1 |
| Greenhill Academy, Kampala | Kampala | 1 |
| Highlight SS, Kadama | Kibuku | 1 |
| Hillside SS, Matugga | Wakiso | 1 |
| Iganga H/S | Iganga | 1 |
| Janan SS, Bombo | Luweero | 1 |
| Jinja Parents School, Kagoma | Jinja | 1 |
| Jordan Pride SS, Nyangahya | Masindi | 1 |
| Kakiri SS | Wakiso | 1 |
| Kakungulu H/S, Bombo | Wakiso | 1 |
| Kampala H/S | Kampala | 1 |
| Kamuli College | Kamuli | 1 |
| Kapeeka SS | Nakaseke | 1 |
| Kashenyi SS | Rukungiri | 1 |
| Kasubi SS | Kampala | 1 |
| Katikamu SS | Luweero | 1 |
| Kibubura Girls SS | Ibanda | 1 |
| King David H/S, Lukaya | Kalungu | 1 |
| Kingstone H/S, Kawempe | Kampala | 1 |
| Kinkiizi H/S, Nyakatare | Kanungu | 1 |
| Kira SS, Namugongo | Wakiso | 1 |
| Kitabi Seminary | Bushenyi | 1 |
| Kyabazinga College | Kamuli | 1 |
| Lake View Kitinda H/S | Wakiso | 1 |
| Light College, Mukono | Mukono | 1 |
| Light Vocational SS, Lira | Lira | 1 |
| Lowell Girls School, Nsimbe | Mpigi | 1 |
| Lubiri H/S, Buloba Campus | Wakiso | 1 |
| Lugazi Homeland College | Buikwe | 1 |
| Lugazi Homestone School | Buikwe | 1 |
| Masaka SS Annex | Masaka | 1 |
| Mbale SS Annex | Mbale | 1 |
| Mbarara Allied School | Mbarara | 1 |
| Mbogo College School, Kawempe | Kampala | 1 |
| Mpoma Royal College | Mukono | 1 |
| Mpoma School | Mukono | 1 |
| Muhabura Shine SS | Kisoro | 1 |
| Mukono Comprehensive SS | Mukono | 1 |
| Naggalama Islamic Institute | Mukono | 1 |
| Najjanankumbi Young Christian School | Kampala | 1 |
| Nakifuma H/S | Mukono | 1 |
| Namagabi SS | Kayunga | 1 |
| Namiryango SS | Mukono | 1 |
| Namungoona Parents SS | Kampala | 1 |
| Ngando SS | Butambala | 1 |
| Notredame H/S | Masaka | 1 |
| Nyabikoni SS, Kabale | Kabale | 1 |
| Nyabuhikye SS | Ibanda | 1 |
| Nyakasura School | Kabarole | 1 |
| Nyendo Mixed SS | Masaka | 1 |
| Nyenga SS | Buikwe | 1 |
| Old Kampala SS | Kampala | 1 |
| Petta Community SS | Tororo | 1 |
| Premier SS, Hoima | Hoima | 1 |
| Rubaga Girls SS | Kampala | 1 |
| Sacred Heart SS, Mushanga | Sheema | 1 |
| Sayidina Abubakar SS | Butambala | 1 |
| Seat Of Wisdom SS, Kasawo | Mukono | 1 |
| Serere Township SS | Serere | 1 |
| Sheema Girls School | Sheema | 1 |
| St Agnes Girls SS, Bushenyi | Bushenyi | 1 |
| St Balikudembe SS, Kisoga | Mukono | 1 |
| St Bernard’s SS, Kiswera | Lwengo | 1 |
| St Bruno Sserunkuma’s SS, Ggoli | Mpigi | 1 |
| St Cecilia Girls SS, Bushenyi | Bushenyi | 1 |
| St Charles Lwanga Int SS | Wakiso | 1 |
| St Charles Lwanga Kitabi Voc SS | Bushenyi | 1 |
| St Charles Lwanga SS, Kibiri | Wakiso | 1 |
| St Charles Voc SS | Kasese | 1 |
| St Edward’s School, Bukuumi | Kakumiro | 1 |
| St George H/S, Wakiso | Wakiso | 1 |
| St Gerald’s SS, Nyakibale | Rukungiri | 1 |
| St Gonzaga SS, Kijjukizo | Lyantonde | 1 |
| St Gracious SS, Lira | Lira | 1 |
| St John Bosco Seminary, Hoima | Hoima | 1 |
| St John’s Comp SS, Lyantonde | Lyantonde | 1 |
| St John’s SS, Nyabwina | Sheema | 1 |
| St Jonah H/S, Namugongo | Wakiso | 1 |
| St Joseph’s H/S, Namagunga | Mukono | 1 |
| St Kalemba SS | Kayunga | 1 |
| St Katherine SS | Lira | 1 |
| St Kizito H/S, Namugongo | Wakiso | 1 |
| St Mary’s SS Annex, Kitende | Wakiso | 1 |
| St Mary’s Seminary, Fort Portal | Kabarole | 1 |
| St Mary’s Voc School, Kyamuhunga | Bushenyi | 1 |
| St Michael H/S, Mukono | Mukono | 1 |
| St Michael International School | Kampala | 1 |
| St Paul Citizens H/S | Ssembabule | 1 |
| St Thomas Voc SS, Rubirizi | Rubirizi | 1 |
| Standard College SS, Nsangi | Wakiso | 1 |
| Standard College, Bugiri | Bugiri | 1 |
| Standard College, Buwagi | Kamuli | 1 |
| Taibah International School | Wakiso | 1 |
| Teso College, Aloet | Soroti | 1 |
| The Science Foundation College | Kampala | 1 |
| Tororo Progressive SS | Tororo | 1 |
| Trinity H/S, Masajja | Wakiso | 1 |
| Uganda Martyrs H/S, Rubaga | Kampala | 1 |
| Uphill College, Kigoma | Bushenyi | 1 |
| Viva College School, Wairaka | Jinja | 1 |
| Wellstar Bright SS, Kireka | Mukono | 1 |
| Western College, Mbarara | Mbarara | 1 |
| Westville H/S | Kabarole | 1 |
| Wits College, Namulanda | Wakiso | 1 |
| Zana Christian H/S | Wakiso | 1 |
