The Aga Khan Schools in Uganda

15 March 2024
Aga Khan High School, Kampala student achieves highest mark in the world for mathematics
Param Shashang Desai, a Diploma Programme student at the Aga Khan High School (AKHS), Kampala, received a prestigious “Top in the World” award in mathematics as a part of the Outstanding Cambridge Learner Awards, making him one of the highest-scoring students in the subject globally.
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20 January 2024
Aga Khan High School, Kampala students organise a cancer run
As a part of their ongoing creativity, activity, service (CAS) project, Diploma Programme students at the Aga Khan High School, Kampala organised a cancer run on 20 January to raise awareness of prostate cancer.
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25 September 2023
Aga Khan Primary School, Kampala achieve outstanding global ranking for Cambridge exams
The students at the Aga Khan Primary School (AKPS), Kampala achieved results in the ‘outstanding’ performance band for their Cambridge Primary Checkpoint exams in April.
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24 August 2023
Aga Khan High School, Kampala teacher earns Outstanding Educator Award from the University of Chicago
In August 2023, Aga Khan High School, Kampala teacher Norah Zansanze received a prestigious award recognising excellence in teaching.
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14 November 2022
Aga Khan High School, Kampala students support local chimpanzee sanctuary
As part of their creativity, activity, service (CAS) project, 35 Diploma Programme (DP) students from the Aga Khan High School (AKHS), Kampala raised awareness and collected funds for the Ngamba Island Chimpanzee Sanctuary in Uganda.
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03 October 2022
Interview with Jamie Mirembe Catalina Namayanja: Winner of international blog post competition
Jamie Mirembe Catalina Namayanja, a Class of 2022 alumna from the Aga Khan High School (AKHS), Kampala, has been crowned a winner of the 2022 World Bank and Financial Times’ fourth annual blog writing competition.
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30 September 2021
Interview with Gilbert Atukunda, Teacher at the Aga Khan High School, Kampala
The interview was held to mark the occasion of the forthcoming World Teacher’s Day 2021
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17 August 2021
The Aga Khan High School, Kampala organises first-ever virtual Poetry Café competition
From 23-24 July, the Aga Khan High School, Kampala hosted its annual Poetry Café competition through a virtual platform for the first time, in which more than 40 students from around Uganda performed their own original spoken word poetry for a chance to win a trophy and a monetary prize.
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20 May 2020
Earth day the virtual way
On April 22nd, 2020, people all over the world gathered to celebrate the 50th anniversary of Earth Day.
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24 January 2020
Aga Khan High School, Kampala National Winner of the “Your World Competition”
The Aga Khan High School, Kampala once again emerged triumphant as the overall national winner of the British Council, East Africa Arts Programme “Your World Competition” (2018/2019), for their video ‘Healthy Bodies, Healthy Minds’.
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08 November 2018
IN THE MEDIA: Aga Khan High School hosts 4th Model UN
The Aga Khan High School has hosted the 4th Model United Nations Debate aimed at grooming students to be excellent researchers, public speakers and debaters as well as inculcating them with strong leadership and writing skills.
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15 June 2018
Aga Khan High School Celebrates IB Diploma Programme Graduation
On 25th May, 2018, the Aga Khan High School, International Section, held its annual International Baccalaureate Diploma Programme graduation ceremony at the Serena Hotel in Kampala.
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05 June 2018
Students emerge Regional Winners in Global Cambridge Competition
Five student who shot a three-minute video to inspire their peers were rewarded for their efforts. Students of Aga Khan High School Kampala (AKHSK) emerged winners at the National and Regional levels (Sub-Sahara Africa) during the British Council ‘Your World’ global competition.
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19 March 2018
The Royal Game
Throughout the history of chess, humanity has continually held a fascination with those rare individuals whose immense skill and talent at the game makes them deserving of competing against the best players in the world.
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18 October 2017
Prostate Cancer Awareness by the Aga Khan High School IBDP Students
On Saturday, 14th October, 2017, the IBDP CAS students organized a cancer run for the Kakajjo community, a neighboring slum area in Kampala.
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15 October 2017
Aga Khan emerges top school in Independence swimming gala
The Aga Khan School has emerged best in the National Independence Swimming Gala, sponsored by DStv Uganda and the Uganda Swimming Federation.
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08 June 2017
Aga Khan High School Kampala, winners of the Teens Poetry Slam Uganda 2017
On 3rd June 2017, The Aga Khan High School, Kampala (AKHS, K) – National Section participated in the Annual Teen Poetry Slam competition which was hosted by the International University of East Africa in Kampala.
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17 May 2017
International schools Talent show
The Aga Khan High School Kampala had the privilege to take part in the International School Annual Talent Show hosted by Rainbow International School on March 11th, 2017.
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05 November 2016
Aga Khan Student, Bonita Murungi, shares the Power of Writing at TEDx Nakasero
Last week, Bonita Treasure Murungi spoke at the influential TED Talks in Nakasero, Kampala.
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27 September 2016
Aga Khan High School Debate Team advances to Championships at Yale University
Students from the Aga Khan High School Kampala’s debate team will participate in the Tournament of Champions to be held at Yale University in the United States this November.
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