Kyamakanda Sec School Produces Rukungiri’s Best UACE Student with 20 Points

Rukungiri: Kyamakanda Secondary School in Rukungiri district has set a new record by producing the only student in the entire district who scored 20 points in the 2024 Uganda Advanced Certificate of Education (UACE) exams.

The national results were officially released on March 14, at Nakasero State House in Kampala by the Minister of Education and Sports, Janet Kataaha Museveni.

Speaking to our news reporter at the school premises in Buyanja Town, the head teacher, David Kapiira Turyamusima, expressed gratitude to God for the outstanding performance. He celebrated the achievement of Melon Kyomugisha, who made history as the first student to score 20 points since the school was founded 40 years ago.

Turyamusima emphasized that in 2025, the school will implement its theme, Extra Effort to Excel, to ensure even better results in future exams. He noted that the 2024 UACE performance was a perfect way to mark the school’s 40th anniversary, which was celebrated last year. 

He extended his appreciation to the school committees, teachers, parents, and students for their dedication and hard work, which contributed to this success. He also commended last year’s candidates for their commitment to achieving good results and encouraged the current candidates to work even harder to increase the number of students attaining 20 points. 

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A group of current Senior Six candidates, including Rehema Atuheire, Joel Tumwebaze, Mercy Nayebare, Anthony Ndyamuhakyi, Praise Nagasha, Prossy Ainebyoona, Lauben Muyambi, and Barham Mukundane, expressed their gratitude to God and the school administration for the recent success. They pledged to work even harder to achieve excellent results in next year’s exams. 

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In the 2024 UACE exams, all 85 students who sat at Kyamakanda Secondary School passed with points qualifying them for university and other tertiary institutions.

Kyamakanda High School currently has over 1,000 students and is still admitting Senior Five students for the this academic year.