# Ntare School
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{{Infobox school
| name = Ntare School
| image =
| motto = Better your best
| slogan = The Lion Roars
| established = 1956
| type = [Public](/source/State_school) [Middle School](/source/Middle_School) and [High School](/source/High_School)
| head_label = '''Headteacher'''
| head = Rwampororo Saul [{{cite web|
url=http://www.redpepper.co.ug/ntare-school-students-engage-police-in-running-battles/|title=Ntare School Students Engage Police In Running Battles|accessdate=3 April 2015|date=8 April 2013|newspaper=[Red Pepper Uganda](/source/Red_Pepper_(newspaper))}}]
| head_name2 =
| head2 =
| city = [Mbarara](/source/Mbarara)
| state = [Mbarara District](/source/Mbarara_District)
| country = [Uganda](/source/Uganda)
| enrollment = 2700(2025)[{{cite web|publisher=Kayeschools.com |url=http://www.kayeschools.com/Ntare%20School|date=2006|title=KayeSchools: Ntare School - The Lion Roars|accessdate=3 April 2015}}]
| faculty =
| athletics = [Rugby](/source/Rugby_union), [soccer](/source/association_football), [track](/source/track_and_field), [tennis](/source/tennis), [hockey](/source/field_hockey), [cricket](/source/cricket), [volleyball](/source/volleyball), [basketball](/source/basketball), [table tennis](/source/table_tennis),[badminton](/source/badminton),[handball](/source/handball),[beach soccer](/source/beach_soccer),[chess](/source/chess)
| free_label =
| website = [http://www.ntareschool.sc.ug/ Homepage]
}}
thumb|Ntare School in Mbarara, Uganda
'''Ntare School''' is a residential all-boys' secondary school located in [Mbarara](/source/Mbarara), [Mbarara District](/source/Mbarara_District), south western [Uganda](/source/Uganda). It was founded in 1956 by a Scottish educator named William Crichton.[{{cite web|first=Jackie |last=Nalubwama |date=17 August 2006 |url=http://www.ugandaobserver.com/new/specials/schools/scl0200608171.php |title=Ntare 'The Only' School: Laissez-Faire Attitude Pays Off |accessdate=3 April 2015 |newspaper=[The Observer (Uganda)](/source/The_Observer_(Uganda)) |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20061123053052/http://www.ugandaobserver.com/new/specials/schools/scl0200608171.php |archivedate=November 23, 2006 }}]
==Location==
The school is approximately {{convert|1|km|mi}}, by road, north of the central business district of Mbarara,[{{cite web | accessdate=3 April 2015 | url=http://distancecalculator.globefeed.com/Uganda_Distance_Result.asp?fromplace=Mbarara%2C%20Western%20Region%2C%20Uganda&toplace=Ntare%20School%2C%20Mbarara%2C%20Western%20Region%2C%20Uganda%2C&dt1=ChIJ49OcDbIb2RkRGcUA7OoNOog&dt2=ChIJ12hmvLwb2RkRZKbdJOKRz-0 | title=Map Showing Downtown Mbarara And Ntare School With Route Marker | publisher=Globefeed.com}}] the largest city (2014 population: 195,013),[{{cite web | url=http://citypopulation.de/Uganda-Cities.html | title=The Population of The Regions of the Republic of Uganda And All Cities And Towns of More Than 15,000 Inhabitants | date=27 August 2014 | accessdate=3 April 2015 | publisher=Citypopulation.de Quoting [Uganda Bureau of Statistics](/source/Uganda_Bureau_of_Statistics)}}] in the [Western Region](/source/Western_Region%2C_Uganda). The school campus is approximately {{convert|267|km|0}}, by road, west of [Kampala](/source/Kampala), Uganda's capital and largest city.[{{cite web | accessdate=3 April 2015| url=http://distancecalculator.globefeed.com/Uganda_Distance_Result.asp?fromplace=Kampala%20Road%2C%20Kampala%2C%20Central%20Region%2C%20Uganda&toplace=Ntare%20School%2C%20Mbarara%2C%20Western%20Region%2C%20Uganda%2C&dt1=ChIJCacTwgW5fRcRPuJJw9VOeWU&dt2=ChIJ12hmvLwb2RkRZKbdJOKRz-0 | title=Road Distance Between Kampala And Ntare School With Map | publisher=Globefeed.com}}] The coordinates of the school are 0°36'10.0"S, 30°39'11.0"E (Latitude:-0.602778; Longitude:30.653056).[{{cite web | accessdate=3 April 2015 | url=https://www.google.com/maps/place/0%C2%B036'10.0%22S+30%C2%B039'11.0%22E/@-0.6027403,30.6527251,18z/data=!4m2!3m1!1s0x0:0x0 | title=Location of Ntare School At Google Maps | publisher=[Google Maps](/source/Google)}}] The school is situated on the convex slope of Ntare hill at an elevation of {{convert|1400|m|ft}}, above sea level.[{{cite web | url=http://www.ntareschool.sc.ug/ | title=About Ntare School | publisher=Ntare School (NS) | accessdate=3 April 2015}}]
==Reputation==
Ntare School is one of the most prestigious schools in Uganda due to its history, reputation, excellent academic performance, and dominance in sports.[{{cite web | date=11 February 2010 |
url=http://www.observer.ug/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=7111:-top-10-schools-in-last-10-years|title=Top 10 Schools In Last 10 Years | accessdate=3 April 2015 | first1=Moses | last1=Talemwa | first2=Shifa | last2=Mwesigye | newspaper=[The Observer (Uganda)](/source/The_Observer_(Uganda))}}][{{cite web | date=6 October 2009 | url=http://www.observer.ug/education/85-education/5358-vip-schools-ntare-kisubi-obs-in-charge | title=VIP Schools: Ntare And Kisubi OBs In Charge | first=Michael | last=Mubangizi | accessdate=3 April 2015 | newspaper=[The Observer (Uganda)](/source/The_Observer_(Uganda))}}]
Ntare School also boasts of an Alumni Soccer League the Ntare Lions League[[https://ntareleague.com/ Ntare Lions League]] which runs every sunday.
==Houses of residence==
[[http://www.ntareschool.sc.ug/student-life/accomodation.html Accomodation [sic], Ntare School, accessed 16 April 2017]]
{{columns-list|colwidth=22em|
*Africa
*Aggrey
*Bangizi Jed
*Crichton
*Golden
*Kamugungunu
*Mbaguta
*New House
*Nile House
*Pearl
*Pioneer
}}
== Former Headmasters ==
Source:[{{Cite web|url=https://schoolsuganda.com/ntare-school|title=Ntare School|website=Schoolsuganda|access-date=2019-04-22}}]
Mr. William Crichton - Founding Headmaster 1956 to 1971
Mr. Brian Remmer - 1971 to 1977
Mr. Jed Bangizi - 1977 to 1982
Mr. Gumisiriza G.L. - 1983 to 1985
Mr. H.H Mehangye - 1985 to 1987
Mr. Francis Kairagi - 1987 to 1990
Mr. Eric Kansiime - 1990 - 1991
Mr. Stephen Kamuhanda - 1991 to 2002
Mr. Humphrey Ahimbisibwe - 2003 to 2012
Mr. Turyagyenda Jimmy - 2013 up-2023
Mr. Rwampororo Saul- 2023- up to date
==Notable alumni==
===Politicians===
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*[Yoweri Museveni](/source/Yoweri_Museveni)[{{cite web| url=http://www.statehouse.go.ug/media/news/2014/04/20/president-museveni-attends-ntare-school-alumni-reunion-calls-intellectualisati|title=President Museveni Attends Ntare School Alumni Reunion, Calls for Intellectualisation And Skilling of Society for Future Development|date=19 April 2014|accessdate=3 April 2015|publisher=Statehouse.go.ug}}]
*[Paul Kagame](/source/Paul_Kagame)