The UCE 2024 results have unveiled a new era of academic excellence in Uganda. With the introduction of the Competency-Based Curriculum (CBC), schools across the country are showcasing remarkable achievements. Leading the rankings is Uganda Martyrs Secondary School Namugongo, followed by St. Joseph’s Secondary School Naggalama, Seeta High School, St. Mary’s College Kisubi, and Seeta High School Mukono.In this article, we highlight the best schools in UCE 2024.
Top 100 Best Schools in UCE 2024
| No | School Name | District | A’s | B’s | C’s | D’s | Total |
| 1 | UGANDA MARTYRS SS NAMUGONGO | WAKISO | 2,375 | 1,948 | 166 | 2 | 4,491 |
| 2 | ST. JOSEPH’S SS, NAGGALAMA | MUKONO | 1,820 | 1,4530 | 98 | – | 3,349 |
| 3 | SEETA H/S | MUKONO | 1,560 | 655 | 45 | 1 | 2,259 |
| 4 | ST MARY’S COLKISUBI | WAKISO | 1,321 | 1,915 | 344 | 11 | 3,600 |
| 5 | SEETA H/S MUKONO | MUKONO | 971 | 1,227 | 150 | 1 | 2,349 |
| 6 | ST MARY’S SSENTENDE | WAKISO | 946 | 2,833 | 686 | 26 | 4,491 |
| 7 | ST MARY’S COL LUGAZI | BUIKWE | 918 | 1,967 | 624 | 35 | 3,591 |
| 8 | MENGO SS | KAMPALA | 878 | 2,708 | 839 | 41 | 4,482 |
| 9 | KING’S COL BUDO | WAKISO | 838 | 1,660 | 513 | 40 | 3,060 |
| 10 | KAWEMPE MUSLIM SS | KAMPALA | 794 | 1,772 | 338 | 3 | 2,925 |
| 11 | RISE AND SHINE H/S NTINDA | KAMPALA | 745 | 2,160 | 759 | 17 | 3,690 |
| 12 | GAYAZA H/S | WAKISO | 742 | 1,514 | 224 | 22 | 2,502 |
| 13 | ST ANDREA KAHWA’S COL | HOIMA | 715 | 1,108 | 168 | 7 | 1,998 |
| 14 | NAMILYANGO COL | MUKONO | 702 | 1,611 | 397 | 8 | 2,727 |
| 15 | MT ST MARY’S NAMAGUNGA | MUKONO | 701 | 942 | 144 | 4 | 1,827 |
| 16 | SEETA H/S LEVEL CAMPUS | MUKONO | 690 | 1,613 | 545 | 5 | 2,853 |
| 17 | SEETA H/S GREEN CAMPUS | MUKONO | 690 | 1,105 | 225 | 5 | 2,025 |
| 18 | TRINITY COL NABBINGO | WAKISO | 684 | 1,755 | 311 | 21 | 2,772 |
| 19 | KIBULI SS | KAMPALA | 655 | 2,128 | 1,139 | 125 | 4,059 |
| 20 | MT ST HENRY’S V/S MUKONO | MUKONO | 641 | 1,325 | 576 | 94 | 2,646 |
| 21 | MERRYLAND H/S ENTEBBE | WAKISO | 615 | 678 | 98 | 4 | 1,395 |
| 22 | NDEJJE SS | LUWEERO | 569 | 2,268 | 1,095 | 19 | 3,951 |
| 23 | SEROMA CHRISTIAN H/S | MUKONO | 528 | 1,303 | 534 | 32 | 2,406 |
| 24 | IGANGA SS | IGANGA | 515 | 1,619 | 841 | 66 | 3,042 |
| 25 | BP CIPRIANO KIHANGIRE SS | KAMPALA | 502 | 1,752 | 765 | 116 | 3,150 |
| 26 | NTARE SCH | MBARARA | 498 | 2,191 | 1,245 | 26 | 3,960 |
| 27 | NABISUNSA GIRLS’ SCH | KAMPALA | 459 | 1,520 | 495 | 52 | 2,529 |
| 28 | TORORO GIRLS’ SCH | TORORO | 455 | 1,823 | 873 | 61 | 3,213 |
| 29 | KABALE BRAINSTORM H/S | KABALE | 446 | 1,188 | 555 | 34 | 2,232 |
| 30 | BWERANYANGI GIRLS’ SCH | BUSHENYI | 432 | 2,145 | 945 | 40 | 3,563 |
| 31 | ST HENRY’S COL KITOVU | MASAKA | 425 | 1,676 | 493 | 16 | 2,619 |
| 32 | MARYHILL H/S | MBARARA | 420 | 1,266 | 570 | 12 | 2,268 |
| 33 | ST JULIAN H/S ANNEX | WAKISO | 412 | 440 | 57 | – | 909 |
| 34 | SACRED HEART SS | SHEEMA MAIN | 410 | 1,615 | 872 | 63 | 2,961 |
| 35 | ST JOSEPH’S GIRLS SS | KAMPALA | 410 | 1,512 | 660 | 43 | 2,628 |
| 36 | ST JOSEPH OF NAZARETH | MPIGI | 410 | 1,186 | 524 | 39 | 2,160 |
| 37 | MAKERERE COL SCH | KAMPALA | 392 | 2,029 | 1,692 | 347 | 4,490 |
| 38 | JINJA COL | JINJA | 361 | 1,239 | 452 | 16 | 2,070 |
| 39 | RUBAGA GIRLS’ SS | KAMPALA | 359 | 1,228 | 616 | 110 | 2,313 |
| 40 | BLESSED SACRAMENT SS | MASAKA | 351 | 1,220 | 1,169 | 315 | 3,060 |
| 41 | GOMBE SS | BUTAMBALA | 349 | 1,875 | 978 | 74 | 3,285 |
| 42 | HALCYON H/S SOROTI | SOROTI | 340 | 2,163 | 1,674 | 200 | 4,381 |
| 43 | ST PETER’S SS BOMBO | LUWEERO | 340 | 1,819 | 1,733 | 308 | 4,230 |
| 44 | BUDDO SS | WAKISO | 339 | 2,031 | 1,753 | 350 | 4,491 |
| 45 | OUR LADY OF AFRICA SS | MUKONO | 332 | 1,894 | 1,333 | 112 | 3,672 |
| 46 | HOLY CROSS LAKE VIEW SS | JINJA | 332 | 748 | 366 | 57 | 1,503 |
| 47 | ST BALIKUDDEMBE SS KISOGA | MUKONO | 330 | 1,006 | 668 | 127 | 2,133 |
| 48 | BUDINI SS | KALIRO | 326 | 1,943 | 1,416 | 192 | 3,879 |
| 49 | JANAN SS, BOMBO | LUWEERO | 325 | 1,039 | 587 | 46 | 1,998 |
| 50 | ST MARK’S COL NAMAGOMA | WAKISO | 323 | 1,623 | 973 | 123 | 3,042 |
| 51 | BISHOP’S SENIOR SCH | MUKONO | 318 | 1,608 | 1,073 | 115 | 3,123 |
| 52 | OUR LADY OF AFRICA SS | WAKISO | 318 | 1,021 | 750 | 107 | 2,205 |
| 53 | NAALYA SS, NAMUGONGO | WAKISO | 300 | 1,491 | 431 | 10 | 2,232 |
| 54 | MANDELA SS, HOIMA | HOIMA | 298 | 530 | 116 | 1 | 945 |
| 55 | RINES SS/NAMUSERA | WAKISO | 280 | 677 | 392 | 46 | 1,395 |
| 56 | NTUNGAMO H/S | NTUNGAMO | 267 | 1,487 | 1,100 | 134 | 2,988 |
| 57 | ST KIZITO SS, BUGOLOBI | KAMPALA | 264 | 1,218 | 851 | 141 | 2,475 |
| 58 | LIGHT ACAD SS | WAKISO | 262 | 700 | 256 | 15 | 1,233 |
| 59 | ST CYPRIAN H/S | MUKONO | 261 | 1,059 | 463 | 26 | 1,809 |
| 60 | ST STEPHEN’S COL, BAJJA | KALUNGU | 260 | 1,062 | 1,136 | 263 | 2,736 |
| 61 | MAKERERE H/S, MIGADDE | WAKISO | 260 | 1,055 | 836 | 98 | 2,268 |
| 62 | MBALE SS | MBALE | 259 | 1,249 | 2,279 | 678 | 4,491 |
| 63 | ST GRACIOUS SS, LIRA | LIRA | 251 | 828 | 488 | 53 | 1,638 |
| 64 | VISION FOR AFRICA H/S | MUKONO | 249 | 916 | 594 | 59 | 1,818 |
| 65 | MBARARA H/S | MBARARA | 246 | 998 | 536 | 29 | 1,827 |
| 66 | MIDLAND H/S, BUNTABA | MUKONO | 243 | 957 | 349 | 25 | 1,575 |
| 67 | ST MARY’S VOCATIONAL SCH | BUSHENYI | 237 | 1,057 | 628 | 40 | 1,962 |
| 68 | STANDARD H/S, ZANA | WAKISO | 231 | 980 | 941 | 366 | 2,538 |
| 69 | ST JULIANA H/S, GAYAZA | WAKISO | 229 | 1,719 | 2,079 | 449 | 4,491 |
| 70 | CENTRAL COL, MITYANA | MITYANA MAIN | 228 | 1,411 | 2,011 | 757 | 4,490 |
| 71 | BULOOBA ROYAL COL | WAKISO | 224 | 952 | 778 | 161 | 2,115 |
| 72 | NGORA H/S | NGORA | 222 | 1,286 | 945 | 66 | 2,520 |
| 73 | LUBIRI SS | KAMPALA | 220 | 1,381 | 1,930 | 547 | 4,095 |
| 74 | LAKESIDE COL, LUZIRA | KAMPALA | 219 | 814 | 596 | 125 | 1,755 |
| 75 | MASINDI ARMY SS | MASINDI | 216 | 827 | 1,209 | 404 | 2,690 |
| 76 | ST JOSEPH’S H/S | MUKONO | 216 | 534 | 366 | 105 | 1,224 |
| 77 | OCER CAMPION JESUIT COL | GULU | 212 | 1,006 | 432 | 6 | 1,656 |
| 78 | KITENDE SS | WAKISO | 208 | 1,563 | 1,407 | 222 | 3,411 |
| 79 | KINONI H/S | RWAMPARA | 208 | 715 | 781 | 159 | 1,863 |
| 80 | KINAAWA H/S, MUGONGO | WAKISO | 204 | 980 | 1,234 | 382 | 2,817 |
| 81 | STANDARD COL, NTUNGAMO | NTUNGAMO | 201 | 1,167 | 885 | 72 | 2,325 |
| 82 | KOLOLO SS | KAMPALA | 198 | 1,366 | 2,011 | 879 | 4,491 |
| 83 | ST PETER’S COL TORORO | TORORO | 198 | 734 | 538 | 77 | 1,547 |
| 84 | KIGUMBA INTENSIVE SS | KIRYANDONGO | 191 | 769 | 540 | 39 | 1,548 |
| 85 | UMAR B.A ISLAMIC H/S | MUKONO | 190 | 360 | 99 | 9 | 666 |
| 86 | MBOGO H/S | WAKISO | 187 | 742 | 570 | 94 | 1,602 |
| 87 | LIGHT SS NYABUBARE | BUSHENYI | 187 | 729 | 708 | 154 | 1,179 |
| 88 | POPE JOHN PAUL II H/S | NAKASEKE | 186 | 639 | 319 | 35 | 837 |
| 89 | ST CYPRIAN CHAVANDOD COL | LUWEERO | 184 | 494 | 156 | 3 | 873 |
| 90 | NAMIREMBE HILLSIDE H/S | WAKISO | 182 | 654 | 429 | 66 | 1,350 |
| 91 | ST BERNARD’S COL KISWERA | LWENGO | 179 | 469 | 538 | 162 | 1,368 |
| 92 | KING SOLOMON’S COL | KYEGEGWA | 178 | 643 | 622 | 123 | 1,566 |
| 93 | ST.MARY’S GIRLS’ VOC. SCH | MBARARA | 174 | 1,104 | 984 | 183 | 2,448 |
| 94 | MOTHER KEVIN COL,MABIRA | BUIKWE | 173 | 949 | 1,000 | 276 | 2,412 |
| 95 | NILE CITIZENS SS,KALISIZO | KYOTERA | 168 | 668 | 651 | 88 | 1,575 |
| 96 | TROPICAL H/S,IDUDI | BUGWERI | 167 | 744 | 685 | 122 | 1,719 |
| 97 | JINJA PROGRESSIVE SS ANNEX | JINJA | 167 | 400 | 305 | 89 | 963 |
| 98 | MENGO SS ANNEX | KAMPALA | 166 | 1,252 | 1,371 | 203 | 3,006 |
| 99 | LUGAZI HOMESTONE SCH | BUIKWE | 166 | 660 | 564 | 102 | 1,494 |
| 100 | OUR LADY OF GOOD COUNSEL | WAKISO | 165 | 715 | 532 | 144 | 1,557 |
These results reflect the schools’ successful implementation of the CBC, emphasizing skills development and comprehensive understanding. The new grading system categorizes performance as follows:
- A: Exceptional Achievement
- B: Outstanding Performance
- C: Satisfactory Performance
- D: Basic Understanding
- E: Elementary Understanding