Dear esteemed readers,
Greetings from Uganda and from our school St. Patrick Nursery and Primary School.
In this issue of the newsletter allow me share with you about our secondary school sponsored students and how they are doing. They are now a totals of 63 in number attending 11 different secondary schools.
St. Joseph's vocational school for boys is nearby, in Mbarara. The farthest away is Namagunga Secondary School in Kampala, about 166 miles from Mbarara. Immaculate Heart is an all girls school in Rukungiri, in the same district as my parish. There are 5 seminary high schools being attended by a total of 12 boys. Ntungamo High School (which has majority of our students) is a co-ed secondary school in Ntungamo District, about 40 miles from Mbarara.
I selected these schools for their quality, Catholic foundation and moderate school fees structure that can be paid for by sponsorship money equivalent to the $240 per term at St. Patrick's. The parents and guardians are only responsible for buying school supplies and providing transport to their children.
Allow me to also highlight that on our last visitation day by the parents last term (term 1) our kids played the brass band and there was ecstasy as parents cheered them on and the students with the band members matched through the neighborhood for about two miles and returned to school. This was a great addition and we thank the donors who bought the band instruments and uniforms. A picture is attached.
Second term began on Saturday 24th May, 2025 with boarding students reporting and classes starting officially on Monday May 26, 2025. We are now excited that we are introducing sewing/tailoring classes for 5th and 6th graders. The classes will be scheduled for the weekend and both boys and girls will be attending those classes.
On another exciting note, we have secured a new school bus and we are looking forward to enjoying a new ride. We cannot thank enough our community of supporters for enabling us to get what we need for the students to be comfortable and learn as expected.
May the Lord continue to bless you for your generosity.
Fr. Julius Turyatoranwa (PhD)
Founder