A structure said to be of Seeta High School Prom fees has left many Ugandans shocked given the exorbitant rates.
Prom, which is short for ‘promenade dance’ or ‘promenade’ is a final year dance party for high school students.
The Prom President for Seeta High School Prom will pay Shs10m, which includes a custom tag identifying the holder as ‘Prom President,’ while a Prom Prince will part with Shs8.3m, according to figures shared by The Observer, a weekly Ugandan newspaper.
The figures also indicate that an ordinary ticket to the Seeta High School Prom party will cost Shs400,000 while a VIP ticket will go for Shs800,000 and its holder will not queue for food.
Ugandans quickly reacted to the Seeta High School Prom fees. Here we sample some of the reactions:
“Last year, [junior education minister JC] Muyingo, the owner of Seeta High school was so mad that a student in another school went to their prom in a hired helicopter. He even wondered where the student got the money and what message was being sent in a country where many people are sleeping hungry for lack of resources. He then ordered for an investigation into the school – as the Minister of Education,” observed Godwin Toko.
“This year, his school is charging 10,000,000/= for their Prom President, never mind that it cost less than half of that – 4,500,000/= – to hire the helicopter last year…”
“Once Uganda’s education sector was invaded by uneducated and half-educated people as ‘entrepreneurs’, thanks to rampant privatisation, copy and paste, including of valueless practices, became (almost) mainstream,” wrote Golooba Mutebi.
“There is so much that needs to change in how we educate our children. What is this riyale?? 10M to be Prom President? We are teaching kids early that status is something you buy. It is subtle, but it shapes how they see the world. They start thinking this is normal, even admirable. Some will argue it prepares them for the world as it is today. Maybe. But should that be the goal? To raise children who fit into a broken system instead of questioning it or trying to dismantle it?” opined Melvin Nasasira.
“At this point, it should be obvious to all of us that raising grounded children has to start at home. Because this society thing, including our schools that have normalized such things, is failing us. The way I see things, we have to send our children to school already equipped with values that can keep them grounded. Otherwise, this broken system of ours will shape them before we do. And this shows just how much parenting today has to be more practical, more intentional.”
“So president pays 10m and does the benefit is a tag. Same meals like everybody and following day he will assembling with the rest in uniform. Does he get a week for vacation after prom or does he get to select the most pretty g1rl in school for danke?” asked Brave Arinda.
“We are constantly increasing the cost of education but standards is where we draw the line,” noted Dr Jacob Otile.
“Where is that money paid to and to whom, who receives this money? Why would kids pay this heavily for a farewell party? Of recent schools are becoming cultivating grounds for corruption and opulence as evidenced by expensive students campaigns and parties. These are future leaders,” noted Elas Mugume.
“Let me ask, apart from hype and a few social media cliques, what value do these Proms actually add unto a child in the present or even in future, someone quantify and substantiate that value for me?” wondered a one Ian King.
“This is a sign that some people have money that they haven’t worked for but got through dubious acts,” opined Yusuf Kambugu.
“The trend of asking for much money for useless things is growing especially among the young people whom people believe that have parents that have stolen or embezzled. Bad times!”
SEETA HIGH SCHOOL DISMISSES PROM FEES STRUCTURE
A verified social media account linked to Seeta High School dismissed the figures as false but did not offer the correct figures.
“This information is false and totally misleading. It would not be bad if you had first researched especially in this digital age,” @seetahighsch responded on microblogging site X, formerly Twitter, but did not offer further responses especially as users asked questions, including about the controversial death of a student named Elishammah Ssesazi in February 2025.
Even if the figures might be lower than reported, Ugandans have raised concerns over the implications of prom parties.
“Do we care about the cultures we are building, and their implications?” asked university philosophy professor Dr Jimmy Spire Ssentongo.
You can see the list of Uganda’s most expensive secondary schools Here.
The list of 300 A-level schools that sent the biggest numbers of students to public universities on government sponsorship (national merit) is Here.
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