Aga Khan Education Service, Uganda offers quality education at nursery, primary and secondary levels.
AKDN / Lucas Cuervo Moura
Aga Khan Education Service, Uganda offers quality education at nursery, primary and secondary levels.
AKDN / Lucas Cuervo Moura
Bonita Mulungi, a Grade 6 student at the Aga Khan Primary School, Kampala, shares the storybooks she has authored recently with younger children. Bonita is a renowned young writer in Uganda.
AKDN / Lucas Cuervo Moura
Bonita Mulungi, a Grade 6 student at the Aga Khan Primary School, Kampala, shares the storybooks she has …
AKDN / Lucas Cuervo Moura
Aga Khan High School, Kampala, Uganda.
AKDN / Lucas Cuervo Moura
Aga Khan High School, Kampala, Uganda.
AKDN / Lucas Cuervo Moura
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AKDN is making a lasting impact on the lives of thousands of Ugandan children and adults by providing access to high-quality education. Our agencies have been involved in education in Uganda since the 1930s, when our first schools were established, and over the years our contribution to the country’s education sector has both broadened and deepened.
We provide a continuum of services, from early childhood education at the grassroots level, through the Madrasa Early Childhood Programme and the Aga Khan Education Service, Uganda, to high-quality tertiary education that benefits students, teachers and school management.
Our agencies work closely with the Ugandan government to provide training, research, programme design and policy formation support to the Ministry of Education and Sports. We also work to strengthen the capacity of civil society partners.
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The Aga Khan Foundation (AKF) reaches almost 500,000 learners in Uganda
Primary and Secondary Schools
Our schools in East Africa go back to the girls' school started in 1905 in Zanzibar by Sir Sultan Mohamed Shah Aga Khan III. This was one of the first Aga Khan schools globally. During pre-independence East Africa, these schools were the first to admit students of all faiths, ethnicities and origins. Today, their commitment to pluralism is still at the heart of the services they offer.
The first Aga Khan schools in Uganda were established in the 1930s. The Aga Khan Education Service (AKES), Uganda runs co-educational day schools located in central Kampala. These are attended by over 30 nationalities at nursery, primary and secondary levels. The schools create opportunities for educational access and progression to higher education. They offer high-quality, affordable education which aims to develop inquisitive learners and the country’s future leaders and job creators.
AKDN / Zul Mukhida
The schools provide opportunities to excel in the arts, sports and community service in order to create a culture of excellence, achievement and contribution. Academic standards are high and small class sizes are maintained to challenge students to develop their unique talents in all their endeavours.
At primary and secondary levels, AKES, Uganda offers both the Ugandan National Curriculum (including the Uganda Certificate of Secondary Education and Uganda Advanced Certificate of Secondary Education) and international curricula (including the International General Certificate of Secondary Education and the International Baccalaureate (IB) Diploma Programme), which emphasise global context while being grounded in Uganda’s rich cultural heritage.
The Aga Khan High School, Kampala is one of only four schools in the country that is accredited to offer the IB Diploma Programme. Over 400 students have graduated from the programme in the last 15 years.
Schools2030
The Aga Khan Foundation (AKF) is leading Schools2030, a global 10-year participatory action research and learning improvement programme based in 1,000 government schools across 10 countries, including Uganda. Using the principles of human-centred design and focusing on the key transition years of ages five, 10 and 15, Schools2030 seeks to annually generate 1,000 locally-rooted education solutions that can inform and transform systems-level approaches for improving holistic learning outcomes for all learners. The initiative also includes early childhood development through a pre-primary cohort and interventions to equip young people with employable skills. Find out more
Adolescent Education and Well-being
AKF is working with girls and boys to design evidence-based approaches, enabling them to take the lead in emerging social movements. This initiative aims to address issues affecting them through avenues such as adolescent-led radio campaigns, community dialogues, documentaries, and artistic expressions like music, dance and drama.
Gender-Responsive Pedagogies
Collaborating with the Ugandan government and teacher training institute, AKF is introducing gender-responsive pedagogies as a national teaching strategy. AKF provides additional teacher resources including the Inclusive Classroom Guide and Reading to Learn materials.
AKDN / Zahur Ramji
Professional Development of Teachers
In recognition of the correlation between the quality of teacher education and socio-economic growth in the developing world, AKDN agencies are providing teachers with the skills they need to educate future leaders. We offer an array of training and academic programmes for pre-service teachers, in-service teachers, teacher educators and education managers from both the public and private sectors in Uganda.
Educators can access professional development opportunities through the Aga Khan University’s (AKU’s) Institute of Educational Development, Eastern Africa, a leading centre for teacher training and professional development in the region.
AKDN / Christopher Wilton-Steer
Higher Education
School of Nursing and Midwifery
AKU’s School of Nursing and Midwifery in Kampala aims to strengthen health systems in Uganda by upgrading nursing skills, improving the quality of health care and developing new and more professional nursing courses.
The programme is tailored to ensure health services are responsive to population needs. It uses an innovative curricular approach that enables nurses to obtain professional qualifications while working. To date, more than a thousand nurses have graduated from AKU in Uganda. The School offers an EN-to-RN Diploma Programme, Post-RN Bachelor of Science in Nursing and Post-RM Bachelor of Midwifery.
AKU-educated nurses act as change agents and leaders by providing outstanding care and by helping to improve the quality of care provided by other nurses. The University’s alumni in Uganda lead professional organisations and nursing schools, and serve as hospital head nurses.
Institute for Educational Development
While AKU’s Institute for Educational Development (IED) is based in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania, numerous Ugandan teachers and educators have completed a master’s degree at the Institute and returned to Uganda, and many have received professional development training from IED graduates. IED-trained educators are transforming classroom instruction and school management, replacing traditional methods of rote learning with a student-centred approach that builds problem-solving skills and encourages independent thinking.
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