Nabumali High School

Nabumali High School (NHS) is a mixed, boarding, secondary school in the Eastern Region of Uganda.

Nabumali High School
Location
Mbale , Mbale District Uganda
Information
Type	Public middle school and high school
Motto	Onwards and Upwards
Established	1900
Athletics	Football, basketball, cricket, athletics, rugby, volleyball, lawn tennis, table tennis, field hockey

Location

Nabumali High School is located in the village of Nabumali in Mbale District, off the Tororo–Mbale road, approximately 11 kilometres (6.8 mi), south of the city of Mbale.[1] This location is at the foothills of Wanale, one of the mountain ranges that make up Mount Elgon.[2]

History

The school was founded by the Church Missionary Society in 1900. It moved to its present location in 1912. In August 2004, a student strike occurred at the school in protest of the school bursar's alleged mishandling of funds. The performance of the school was exemplary in the 1960s through the 1990s. During the 2000s, standards have declined.[3] However, there is currently an effort involving alumni to revive the school's former glory.[4]

Etymology

According to a former acting headmaster in 2006, Israel Wabusela Walukhuli, the name "Nabumali" is a European pronunciation of a site that originally belonged to lady known as "Nabumati".[5]

Previous headteachers and administration

• Reverend W. A Crabtree[6][7][8]
• Reverend H. K Banks[9]
• Nasanaeri Gavamukulya
• Canon Philip Bottomley
• Ronald Wareham [10]

Notable alumni

• Aggrey Awori – former Ugandan Minister of Information Technology and a former member of Uganda's Parliament[11]
• Aggrey Jaden – Founding Father of the Republic of South Sudan and first South Sudanese to attain a degree South Sudan[12][13]
• Ambassador Edith Grace Sempala[14]
• John Garang – former vice president of Sudan and former leader of Southern Sudan[15][16][17]
• James Wapakhabulo – former foreign minister of Uganda and speaker of parliament[18][19][20]
• James Munange Ogoola – chairperson of the Judicial Service Commission – Uganda and former principal judge[21][22][23][24]
• Robert Kabushenga - chief executive officer of the Vision Group[25]-
• Beatrice Wabudeya[26][27]

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