Wednesday, April 14, 2010

THE HISTORY ST. JOHN'S SENIOR SECONDARY SCHOOL WAKISO







Education is a paramount service to any society since it enables the sharing and understanding of knowledge flowing from the teachers to the students. As the saying goes, "Knowledge is wealth" all societies around the World have for the recent years invested in the establishment of education institutions to benefit the young generation at all levels.


St. Johns' Senior Secondary school was begun on the foundation of passing on substantive relevant knowledge and skills to the young people in the East African Region at fairly affordable costs yet delivering high quality services.





SCHOOL PROFILE


St. John's S.S Wakiso is a private "O" and "A" level school registered by the Ministry of Education and Sports of the Republic of Uganda. The school is Co-educational with Day and Boarding facilities and is interdenominational, thus is committed to educationg students from all backgrounds from Uganda and outside the country.





MOTTO: "KNOWLEDGE HAS NO LIMIT"





VISION


To continue building a well facilitated secondary school that should provide gain, fun, learning experiences and growth to all stake holders.





MISSION


Our mission is to excel in providing quality education to the children of our country and those of other nationas through equiping them with knowledge, skills and values using learner centred methods with an aim of producing individuals shaped to attain:-



  • High academic standards

  • Practical skills

  • Strong moral and spiritual fabric.

  • Survival kits to enable them face the challenges of a competitive world.


PHYLOSOPHY



Every child can be shaped into a useful and confident individual of high moral fabric.



SPECIFIC OBJECTIVES



St. John's S.S. Wakiso works towards acheiving the following objectives.



To provide a conducive all round education environment.



To offer both arts and science subjects with the same emphasis but finally allowing students to specialise in areas of their interest.



To engage our students in a wide spectrum of activities in order to enhance self confidence and to increase their opportuinities in life.



To engage students in programs that will make them aware of the essentials of good health standards.



To advance the spiritual and moral fabric of our students in order to create high levels of civility and genral discipline.



To shape our students to have local, national, regional and international sentiments of togetherness.





OUR CORE VALUES



We believe in building and strengthening:-




  • Discipline

  • Christian values

  • Moral uprightness

  • Self respect and dignity

  • Meritocracy and excellence

LOCATION OF THE SCHOOL

We are situated in the Ugandan district of Wakiso in the central region. It is accessible along the Kampala -Hoima immidiately after Wakiso town near the District headquaters.

POSTAL ADDRESS

P.O.BOX 70319 Kampala

Tel: +256 414 577 122

Mobile: +256 752 531 721

www.stjohnsw.thinkquestuganda.org