Jinja College is a government aided boys boarding O’ and A’ level secondary school attracting students nationally and internationally. Jinja College is located on Rubaga hill about 3 km from Jinja town center, near Gaddafi barracks in Jinja.
Jinja College population is about 1000 students. Jinja College offers more than 15 subjects at O’ level and 14 subjects at A’ level.
The school has a strong academic culture and it has established a reputation alongside this. The College offers a well designed curriculum to give students opportunities and challenges to prepare them for employment and further education.
Vision: The School’s vision is “To be an academic institute where provision of quality education for life in a dynamic world guides all activities”.
Mission “To equip the youth with relevant knowledge, marketable skills, Christian values and right attitude”.
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As the motto of the school goes, “Strive to excel”, Jinja college has proven to be a center for excellence over the years. Students who pass through the school have turned up to be competent graduates.
The school has a strong academic culture and it has established a reputation alongside this. The College offers a well designed curriculum to give students opportunities and challenges to prepare them for employment and further education.
Facilities: Jinja College has aimed at providing adequate and decent accommodation facilities for both students and staff. Library facilities have been provided plus a computer, biology, physics and chemistry lab.
Co-Curricular: Basketball, tennis, volley and football, darts as well as chess are some of the co-curriculum activities offered among others for the growing number of students and their varied talents.
History: Jinja college school was founded by the mill-hill missionary fathers who moved to occupy the premises on Rubaga hill near Jinja town which had been vacated by Franciscan sisters. Jinja College has a strong academic culture and has established a good reputation alongside it. As s government aided school, Jinja College’ new students at O’ and A’ level go through the UNEB selection for admission.
They prepare students to deal with the rapid technological changes, solve problems and become acquainted with facts and opinions to acquire necessary information. Their courses foster values such as honesty, integrity, self-respect, responsibility and active participation in their society and community. These traits are reinforced in extracurricular activities, athletics and other events around the College.
