Education Glossary in Uganda | Uganda Schools Guide

EDUCATION GLOSSARY

To help overcome any confusion regarding educational jargon used throughout this site we have a comprehensive glossary below listing terms and words that you may need help with.

A’Level Schools

Advanced level schools. Refers to schools having facilities to take on students from O’Level. This normally takes 2 years and it mainly for 17 to 18 year old students.

Acholi Schools

Schools located in the Acholi Sub-Region of Northern Uganda.

Ankole Schools

Schools located in the Ankole Sub-Region of Western Uganda.

BTVET Schools

Business technical vocational education and training schools.

Buganda Schools

Schools located in the Buganda Sub-Region of Central Uganda.

Bukedi Schools             

Schools located in the Bukedi Sub-Region of Eastern Uganda.

Bunyoro Schools

Schools located in the Bunyoro Sub-Region of Western Uganda.     

Busoga Schools

Schools located in the Busoga Sub-Region of Eastern Uganda.

Boarders
Students that live-in at school. The students that do not live-in are called Day Students.

Boarding schools
Schools that have live-in facilities.

Boys Schools

Schools that only cater to male students only.

Catholic Schools
Schools that are based on Catholic faith.

Central Schools

Schools found in Central Uganda

Church of Uganda Schools
Schools that are based on the Anglican faith of the church of England.

Combined Schools
Schools where Primary and Secondary school is on the same campus (in same location)

Community schools

Schools run by the community where they are located

Community Founded Schools

Schools founded by the community where they are located

Co-education Schools

See mixed Schools.

Day Schools

Schools that don’t have live-in facilities for students.

Day Students
In schools that have Boarding students, the students that don’t live-in are commonly called Day Students.

Early Childhood Development(ECD)

See Nursery Schools.

Eastern Schools

Schools found in the Eastern Region of Uganda.

Elgon Schools

Schools located in the Elgon Sub-Region of Eastern Uganda.

Entrepreneurs Schools

Schools founded by Entrepreneurs

Featured Schools

Schools that have paid to have more details about the school presented on the directory

Girls Schools

School that cater to only female students

Government schools
Schools which are operated by State or Territory Governments’ education departments.

Government Founded Schools

Schools that are founded by the State or Territory Governments where they are located.

High School
A term or a name for Secondary school.

International Baccalaureate (IB)
The International Baccalaureate Diploma is recognised by universities nationally and internationally. The IB is offered by some schools across Uganda.

International Schools

Schools that offer internationally accepted curriculums in Uganda for example International Baccalaureate, Cambridge and more

Islamic Schools

Schools founded on the Islamic faith mostly by the Uganda Muslim Supreme Council

Karamoja Schools

Schools located in the Karamoja Sub-Region of Northern Uganda.

Kigezi Schools

Schools located in the Kigezi Sub-Region of Western Uganda.

Kindergarten

 In Uganda refers to earlier learning before Preparatory or Pre-Prep years

Lango Schools

Schools located in the Lango Sub-Region of Northern Uganda.

Mixed Schools

Schools that cater for both female and male students.

MoES

Ministry of Education and Sports Uganda

NCDC

National Curriculum Development Center Uganda.

Northern Schools

Schools located in the Noerthern Region of Uganda

Nursery Schools

Pre-Primary Schools attended by students in the ages of 3 to 5 years.

O’Level Schools

Schools which offer the first four years of secondary school. Schools are attended by students of ages 13 to 16 years.

Partly Boarding Schools

Schools which offer both live-in facilities for some students and day school facilities for day scholars.

Peri-Urban Schools

Schools located in semi-developed areas with access to most features that urban schools do have access to like Electricity

Primary Schools

Schools that precede Secondary school, and cater to children from about the ages of 4 or 5 to about the ages of 13 and include one early learning year followed by Primary 1 to 7.

Private Schools

Non Government schools.

Rural Schools

Schools located in rural, undeveloped areas across Uganda.

School Rating

A ranking out of 100 points given to primary and secondary schools based on different attributes attached to a school. This ranking is impartial and is not determined by the school.

SDA Schools

Schools founded based on the seventh day Adventist faith

Secondary Schools

Schools following on from Primary schools, that cater to students from about the age of 12. There 2 levels for Secondary School (O’ and A’ level).

Special Needs Schools
See Special Schools

Special Needs Students
Students with a disability or a special need: This could be physical, intellectual, behavioural or social.

Special Schools
Schools that are for students with a disability or a special need: This could be physical, intellectual, behavioural or social.

State schools
Government schools

Teso Schools

Schools located in the Teso Sub-Region of Eastern Uganda.

Tertiary Schools

Schools following on from Secondary schools, that cater to students from about the age of 17.

Toro Schools

Schools located in the Toro Sub-Region of Western Uganda.

UACE

Uganda Advanced Certificate of Education - Certificate awarded upon successful completion of A’ Level.

UCE

Uganda Certificate of Education - Certificate awarded upon successful completion of O’ Level.

UBTEB

The Uganda Business and Technical Examinations Board (UBTEB) is a statutory national assessment body established by an Act of Parliament and mandated to streamline, regulate, coordinate and conduct credible national examinations and award Certificates and Diplomas in the Business, Technical and Vocational professions in Uganda.

UNCHE

The National Council for Higher Education (NCHE) was established to implement the University and Other Tertiary Act of Parliament (2001) as the regulator of higher education.

UNEB

Uganda National Examinations Board is  mandated as the national assessment body in Uganda.

Urban Schools

Schools located in urban centers in Uganda. 

Western Schools

Schools Located in the Western Region of Uganda

Westnile Schools

Schools located in the West-Nile Sub-Region of  Northern Uganda.