Edcuation Minister Janet Museveni. Courtesy Photo
Assessment body Uganda National Examinations Board (Uneb) released results of the 2020 Uganda Advanced Certificate of Education (UACE) examinations on August 20, 2021.
The Pearl Times News presents Western Uganda’s top schools in performance.
The districts include Mbarara, Bushenyi, Rukungiri, Hoima, Ibanda, Sheema, Kabale, Ntungamo and Kabarole.
The first list is based the analysis of the number of candidates who scored 19 and 20 points.
The second shows ranking according to the number of candidates who scored maximum 20 in 20 points.
| School | District | Number of candidates with 19, 20 points in UACE 2020 |
| Ntare School | Mbarara | 16 |
| Immaculate Heart Girls School | Rukungiri | 12 |
| Citizens SS, Ibanda | Ibanda | 7 |
| Bweranyangi Girls School | Bushenyi | 6 |
| St Andrea Kahwa’s College, Hoima | Hoima | 5 |
| Alliance SS, Ibanda | Ibanda | 4 |
| Maryhill H/S | Mbarara | 3 |
| Mandela SS, Hoima | Hoima | 3 |
| Muntuyera H/S, Kitunga | Ntungamo | 2 |
| Standard College, Ntungamo | Ntungamo | 2 |
| Westville H/S | Kabarole | 2 |
| Premier SS, Hoima | Hoima | 2 |
| Kibiito SS | Bunyangabo | 2 |
| Butsibo SS | Sheema | 1 |
| Itendero SS | Sheema | 1 |
| St Charles Lwanga H/S, Kashekuro | Sheema | 1 |
| St John’s SS, Nyabwina | Sheema | 1 |
| St Charles Lwanga Seminary | Rukungiri | 1 |
| Ntungamo Girls H/S | Ntungamo | 1 |
| Ntungamo H/S | Ntungamo | 1 |
| Ijumo Progressive SS | Mitooma | 1 |
| Mbarara H/S | Mbarara | 1 |
| St Joseph’s Vocational School, Mbarara | Mbarara | 1 |
| Masindi Army SS | Masindi | 1 |
| Ave Maria SS | Kyenjojo | 1 |
| Kisoro Vision SS | Kisoro | 1 |
| Kigumba Intensive SS | Kiryandongo | 1 |
| Biguli SS | Kamwenge | 1 |
| St Andrea Kaahwa Schools, Kooki | Kakumiro | 1 |
| St Edward’s School, Bukuumi | Kakumiro | 1 |
| Mpanga SS | Kabarole | 1 |
| Kabale Brainstorm H/S | Kabale | 1 |
| Nyabikoni SS, Kabale | Kabale | 1 |
| Ibanda H/S | Ibanda | 1 |
| Ibanda SS | Ibanda | 1 |
| Kibubura Girls SS | Ibanda | 1 |
| Makerere Competent H/S, Hoima | Hoima | 1 |
| Kyeitembe Vocational SS | Bushenyi | 1 |
| Light SS, Nyabubare | Bushenyi | 1 |
| Plus Two H/S | Bushenyi | 1 |
| St Kaggwa Bushenyi H/S | Bushenyi | 1 |
| Vine H/S, Kyeizoba | Bushenyi | 1 |
Best Westrern Uganda Schools Based on Number of Candidates who Scored Maximum 20 in 20 Points
| Ntare School | Mbarara | 6 |
| St Andrea Kahwa’s College | Hoima | 3 |
| Immaculate Heart Girls School | Rukungiri | 3 |
| Alliance SS, Ibanda | Ibanda | 3 |
| Maryhill H/S | Mbarara | 2 |
| Mbarara H/S | Mbarara | 2 |
| Kabale Trinity College | Kabale | 2 |
| Rock H/S, Kabale | Kabale | 2 |
| St John’s SS, Nyabwina | Sheema | 1 |
| Kisoro Vision SS | Kisoro | 1 |
| Fort Portal SS | Kabarole | 1 |
| Kabale Brainstorm H/S | Kabale | 1 |
| Citizens SS, Ibanda | Ibanda | 1 |
| Ibanda H/S | Ibanda | 1 |
| Mandela SS, Hoima | Hoima | 1 |
| Premier SS, Hoima | Hoima | 1 |
| Bweranyangi Girls School | Bushenyi | 1 |
| St Kaggwa Bushenyi H/S | Bushenyi | 1 |
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