LIST: Uganda’s top 200 best-performing schools in 2023 UACE ranked by number of As

Kampala, (UG):- Uganda’s examinations governing body, UNEB on Thursday released the official results of the 2023 Uganda Advanced Certificate of Education (UACE) examinations showcasing an improved performance when compared to the previous years.

In his remarks at the release of the 2023 UACE results which took place at State House in Nakasero, Kampala, UNEB Executive Secretary, Mr Dan Odongo told the country that 99.1% of the candidates who sat for their S.6 Examinations last year all passed A’Level, with 73% of them qualifying for entry for University studies.

While ranking the best-performing schools in Uganda in the 2023 UACE Results, we shall look at the top 200 schools that scored the highest number of As, where an A score replicates the highest grade in UACE exams with 6 points, followed by B, C, D, E and O, each of them carrying 5pts, 4pts, 3pts, 2pts and 1pt respectively. The ungraded score is F with a zero.

St. Mary’s SS Kitende tops the list of best-performing UACE schools with a total number of 350 As scored, followed by Mengo SS (347), Uganda Martyr’s SS Namugongo comes in third with 278 As, Gombe SS Butambala, 220, and Seeta High School with 200 finish the top five best schools in UACE 2023 across the country.

See below the list of Uganda’s top best-performing UACE 2023 schools ranked by the highest number of As scored.

TOP 200 LIST: BEST UACE SCHOOLS WITH HIGHEST NUMBER OF As

No.	School	District	Number of As
1	St Mary’s SS Kitende	Wakiso	350
2	Mengo SS	Kampala	347
3	Uganda Martyrs SS Namugongo	Wakiso	278
4	Gombe SS	Butambala	220
5	Seeta HS	Mukono	200
6	King’s College Budo	Wakiso	194
7	Buddo SS	Wakiso	185
8	Citizens SS Ibanda	Ibanda	183
9	Masaka SS	Masaka	154
10	St Joseph’s SS Naggalama	Mukono	154
11	St Mark’s College Namagoma	Wakiso	151
12	Bishop Cipriano Kihangire SS	Kampala	148
13	Seeta HS Mukono	Mukono	140
14	Amus Col School	Bukedea	136
15	St Andrea Kahwa’s College Hoima	Hoima	128
16	St Mary’s College Lugazi	Buikwe	127
17	Immaculate Heart Girls School	Rukungiri	124
18	Jinja Progressive SS Annex	Jinja	124
19	Seeta HS A Level Campus	Mukono	120
20	Namirembe Hillside HS	Wakiso	116
21	Ntare School	Mbarara	115
22	Alliance SS Ibanda	Ibanda	112
23	Our Lady of Africa SS	Mukono	110
24	Jinja ProgreSSive SS	Jinja	105
25	Gayaza HS	Wakiso	101
26	Seroma Christian HS	Mukono	99
27	Seeta HS Green Campus	Mukono	93
28	Lubiri SS	Kampala	90
29	St Mary’s College Kisubi	Wakiso	90
30	Bweranyangi Girls’ School	Bushenyi	88
31	Madinah Islamic SS NsaNgi	Wakiso	87
32	Makerere College Mulawa	Wakiso	86
33	Iganga SS	Iganga	85
34	St Peter’s SS Naalya	Wakiso	84
35	Ndejje SS	Luweero	84
36	Kabale Trinity College	Kabale	84
37	Naalya SS Namugongo	Wakiso	81
38	Nabisunsa Girls’ School	Kampala	81
39	Merryland HS Entebbe	Wakiso	80
40	Mandela SS Hoima	Hoima	80
41	Namilyango College	Mukono	79
42	Mengo SS Annex	Kampala	77
43	St Julian HS Gayaza	Wakiso	77
44	St Balikudembe SS Kisoga	Mukono	76
45	Kibuli SS	Kampala	75
46	Rines SS Namusera	Wakiso	73
47	Mbarara HS	Mbarara	71
48	Fort Portal SS	Kabarole	69
49	Bishop’s Senior School	Mukono	68
50	Kashaka Girls SS	Mbarara	68
51	Kawempe Muslim SS	Kampala	65
52	St Gracious SS Lira	Lira	65
53	Plus Two HS	Bushenyi	65
54	Kabale Brainstorm HS	Kabale	64
55	Trinity College Nabbingo	Wakiso	64
56	Mt St Mary’s Namagunga	Mukono	60
57	Standard College Ntungamo	Ntungamo	59
58	Kinaawa HS Mugongo	Wakiso	59
59	Gayaza Cambridge College	Wakiso	58
60	Pride Col School Mpigi	Mpigi	57
61	Bulooba Royal College	Wakiso	56
62	Ntungamo Girls’ HS	Ntungamo	56
63	Mbale SS	Mbale	55
64	Kakungulu Memorial School	Kampala	54
65	Central College Mityana	Mityana	53
66	Naalya SS Bweyogerere	Wakiso	53
67	Maryhill HS	Mbarara	51
68	Mt St Henry’s HS Mukono	Mukono	51
69	St.Julian HS Annex Gayaza	Wakiso	50
70	Kyaddondo SS	Wakiso	49
71	Midland H S Kawempe	Kampala	49
72	SSeke SS	Lwengo	49
73	Light Vocational SS Lira	Lira	49
74	St Henry’s College Kitovu	Masaka	48
75	Lakeside SS Masese	Jinja	47
76	Luzira SS	Kampala	46
77	St Mary’s College Rushoroza	Kabale	46
78	St Cyprian HS Kyabakadde	Mukono	45
79	Kinaawa HS Kawempe	Wakiso	44
80	St John’s Col Mpigi	Mpigi	44
81	Wisdom HS Akalo	Kole	41
82	Luwero SS	Luweero	41
83	Kazo SS	Kazo	41
84	Wampewo Ntakke SS	Wakiso	40
85	Katikamu SS	Luweero	40
86	Restore Leadership HS Gulu	Amuru	40
87	Kololo SS	Kampala	39
88	Bilal Islamic School Bwaise	Kampala	39
89	Kisoro Vision SS	Kisoro	38
90	Kajjansi Progressive SS	Wakiso	38
91	Standard H S Zzana	Wakiso	38
92	St Noa’s Girls SS Zzana	Wakiso	38
93	Hopeful Future SS Kayunga	Kayunga	38
94	Greenlight Islamic SS Nansana	Wakiso	37
95	God’s Way HS Maganjo	Wakiso	37
96	Holy Cross Lake View SS Jinja	Jinja	37
97	St Lawrence SS Ssonde	Mukono	36
98	Kyamate SS	Ntungamo	36
99	Greenhill Academy Kampala	Kampala	35
100	Buloba HS	Wakiso	35
101	Mpigi Mixed SS	Mpigi	35
102	Mpigi Mixed SS	Mpigi	35
103	Excel HS Kabale	Kabale	35
104	Hilton HS Mukono	Mukono	34
105	St Bernard’s SS Mannya	Rakai	34
106	Kasenyi SS	Mubende	34
107	Sayidina Abubakar SS	Butambala	34
108	St Kalemba SS	Kayunga	33
109	St Charles Lwanga HS	Sheema	33
110	Saviour HS Kiboga	Kiboga	33
111	Sacred Heart SS Mushanga	Sheema	33
112	Cornerstone Leadership Academy	Wakiso	33
113	St Peter’s SS Nsambya	Kampala	32
114	Nyabikoni SS Kabale	Kabale	32
115	Namagabi SS	Kayunga	32
116	St Noa Mawagali SS Jinja	Buikwe	32
117	Light SS Nyabubare	Bushenyi	32
118	Naggalama SS	Mukono	32
119	St Joseph of Nazareth HS	Mpigi	32
120	Kiira College Butiki	Jinja	31
121	Jeressar HS Soroti	Soroti	31
122	Bubangizi SS	Mitooma	31
123	Bwijanga SS Masindi	Masindi	31
124	St Michael HS Mukono	Mukono	30
125	St John’s SS Nyabwina	Sheema	30
126	Mityana Modern SS	Mityana	30
127	Kyambogo College School	Kampala	30
128	Shuuku Vocational SS	Bushenyi	30
129	Ngora HS	Ngora	29
130	Munta Royal College Bombo	Luweero	29
131	Ryakasinga CHE	Sheema	29
132	Muhabura Shine SS	Kisoro	29
133	St Thomas Aquinas College	Kamwenge	29
134	Mbogo HS	Wakiso	29
135	Budini SS	Kaliro	28
136	Lukwanga SS	Wakiso	28
137	Mityana Standard SS	Mityana	28
138	Light Academy SS	Wakiso	28
139	Muntuyera HS Kitunga	Ntungamo	28
140	Ekitangaala Transformation HS	Nakasongola	27
141	Mother Kevin College Mabira	Buikwe	27
142	Blessed Sacrament SS	MasaKa	27
143	Rubaare SS	Ntungamo	27
144	Buremba SS	Kazo	27
145	Kanoni SS	Kazo	27
146	St Mary’s SS Annex Kitende	Wakiso	26
147	Vine HS Kyeizoba	Bushenyi	26
148	Kisubi Mapeera SS	Wakiso	26
149	Kisozi HS	Wakiso	26
150	Premier SS Hoima	Hoima	26
151	Bilal Islamic Institute	Wakiso	26
152	Serere Township SS	Serere	26
153	Mbogo College School Kawempe	Kampala	26
154	St Elizabeth SS Nkoowe	Wakiso	26
155	Baptist H S Kitebi	Kampala	26
156	Tororo Girls’ School	Tororo	25
157	Our Lady of Africa SS Mukono	Mukono	25
158	Kisiki Col Namutumba	Namatumba	25
159	Kinkiizi HS Nyakatare	Kanungu	25
160	St Jude’s SS Katende	Mpigi	25
161	Elite HS Entebbe	Wakiso	24
162	St Joseph’s HS Namagunga	Mukono	24
163	Welden School Mbarara	Mbarara	24
164	Bubaare SS	Rubanda	24
165	Lowell Girls School Nsimbe	Mpigi	23
166	Buziga Islamic Theological School	Kampala	23
167	Naalya SS Lugazi Campus	Buikwe	22
168	Janan SS Bombo	Luweero	22
169	St Jude SS Masaka	Masaka	22
170	Busiika Muslim SS	Luweero	22
171	St James SS Hoima	Hoima	22
172	Taibah International School	Wakiso	22
173	Mariam HS Kampala	Kampala	22
174	Teso Col Aloet	Soroti	22
175	Bugema Adventist SS	Luweero	22
176	St Noah SS Mutara	Mitooma	22
177	Namungoona HS	Kampala	22
178	Sedes Sapientiae Academiae	Kiruhura	22
179	Kitagata SS	Sheema	21
180	Kichwamba HS	Rubirizi	21
181	Sheema Girls’ School	Sheema	21
182	Uganda Martyrs SS Kayunga	Kayunga	21
183	Buwambo Seed SS	Wakiso	21
184	Viva Col School Wairaka	Jinja	21
185	Mbogo Mixed SS	Wakiso	20
186	Airforce SS Entebbe	Wakiso	20
187	Mpoma School	Mukono	20
188	Buddo SS Annex	Wakiso	20
189	Bishop Nkoyoyo SS Matale	Buikwe	20
190	St John’s Buwaaya SS	Mayuge	20
191	Mt Zion SS Kitenga	Mubende	20
192	Buloba Christian HS	Wakiso	20
193	St John’s SS Ntebetebe	Wakiso	20
194	Gayaza Road SS	Kampala	20
195	Brilliant HS Kawempe	Wakiso	19
196	Bulo Parents SS	Butambala	19
197	Bugisu HS	Mbale	19
198	Kigumba Intensive SS	Kiryandongo	19
199	St Andrew Kaggwa Gombe HS	Kampala	19
200	Cornerstone Leadership Academy	Nakasongola	19
201	Mpanga SS	Kabarole	19
202	St Elizabeth Girls’ SS Mityana	Mityana	19
203	Mount of Olives College Kakiri	Wakiso	19

Here are Uganda’s 200 Best Performing UACE 2023 Schools with Highest Number of As. (Source: Pearl Times, Uneb)