Gayaza High School

Gayaza High School is a historical landmark of education in Uganda. Founded in 1905 by the Church Missionary Society of England, the school is the oldest all-girls boarding secondary school in Uganda. The school was established to train girls in skills that would make them better wives, but its founders had a different motive: to educate girls based on strong Christian values.Located in Gayaza town, Gayaza Zone B Local Council One (LC1), Kasangati town council, Kyadondo County, Wakiso District, approximately 19 kilometers (12 mi) northeast of Kampala, Uganda’s capital city, Gayaza High School covers an area of 104.76 acres on a flat-topped ridge with gentle slopes and lies at an average height of 3,800 feet above sea level.The school has a rich history that is intertwined with the history of Uganda. In the beginning, the school’s curriculum included agriculture, handiwork, child-care, and needlework, as well as scripture, reading, writing, arithmetic, and geography. Gayaza