About Kangole Girls

A legacy of educating young women since 1976.

Kangole Girls combines Catholic formation, academic learning and community service in a girls-only boarding environment.

Our Story

Founded in Karamoja with a mission to educate girls.

Kangole Girls' Senior Secondary School was founded in 1976 by the Catholic Diocese of Moroto. Today it is run by the Sacred Heart Sisters, the Religious of the Sacred Heart of Jesus (RSCJ).

The school sits at the foot of the Morulinga Hills in Ngoleriet, Lokoreto Parish, Napak District, a short distance from Kangole Town Council. It has grown into a major girls' education institution serving more than 1,000 students at O-Level and A-Level.

Kangole Girls administration block
Purpose

Grow to Serve.

The school seeks to form capable young women whose education is reflected in responsibility, compassion and service.

Motto

Grow to Serve.

Vision

To be the leading institution in providing holistic education and exceptional service to our community.

Mission

To nurture every student spiritually, socially, academically, and morally into a compassionate, responsible citizen.

Kangole Girls staff and community members
Kangole Girls school staff at an eventKangole Girls student leaders with staff
Leadership & Community

Supported by people committed to girls' education.

The school is led by a Headteacher supported by a Deputy Headteacher, Director of Studies and the wider RSCJ education leadership in Uganda.

About 93 staff, including 61 teachers from different parts of Uganda, support academic learning, boarding life, student welfare and co-curricular development.

Catholic & RSCJ Identity

Faith woven into everyday formation.

Kangole Girls was founded by the Catholic Diocese of Moroto and continues under the leadership of the Sacred Heart Sisters.

Spiritual formation

Religious life and worship support students as they grow in faith and character.

Service

The motto challenges students to connect personal growth with responsibility towards others.

Whole-person education

Academic, social, moral and spiritual development are treated as parts of one education.

Catholic bishop and school community members
Religious sisters at Kangole GirlsKangole Girls students in choir gowns
A School in Karamoja

Learning in the landscape of Morulinga Hills.

The school is located in Ngoleriet, Lokoreto Parish, Napak District, near the Morulinga State Lodge and roughly 2 km east of Kangole Town Council on the Soroti–Moroto Highway.

Its boarding character allows girls from across Karamoja and beyond to live and learn within a structured school community.

Kangole Girls classroom block
1976Founded
1,000+Students
61Teachers
GirlsBoarding School
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