Kamwenge District anchors the south-eastern corner of the lush Rwenzori/Toro highlands in Western Uganda, carving out a growing reputation as a food-basket and eco-tourism gateway. Officially created in 2000 after separation from Kabarole, the district headquarters in Kamwenge Town sit on the upgraded Fort Portal“Kamwenge highway, placing the area within easy reach of Fort Portal City and the greater Tooro economic corridor.
Geographically, Kamwenge is ringed by Kitagwenda to the south-west, Ibanda to the south, Kyegegwa to the east, Kibaale to the north-east and Kabarole to the north, while portions of Kibale National Park fringe its north-western border. Rolling iron-rich hills descend into fertile valley floors watered by the Mpanga River and its swampy tributaries, creating favourable conditions for tea, coffee and diversified food crops.
Administratively, the district is organised into nine rural sub-counties”including Biguli, Bwizi, Kahunge, Nkoma, Mahyoro, Nyabbani, Bisozi, Kamwenge and Kicheche”alongside Kamwenge and Kahunge town councils. Beneath this layer lie 43 parishes and 364 villages, giving local councils intimate reach into scattered homesteads and forest-edge communities.
Education remains a critical pillar of local development. Kamwenge hosts 50 nursery schools, 149 primary schools and 23 secondary schools, many of them community-built and church-founded. While enrolment has surged, persistent gaps in science laboratories, qualified teachers and ICT resources continue to limit learning outcomes, especially in remote goat-keeping sub-counties like Mahyoro.
The district economy is driven by smallholder agriculture and emerging eco-tourism. Farmers grow Arabica and robusta coffee, tea, bananas, maize, beans and groundnuts on the plateau, while low-lying wetlands support rice and horticultural vegetables. Kibale National Park's chimpanzee troupes and birdlife attract international tourists, fuelling hospitality jobs in Bigodi and Nyabitaba trading centres. Dairy herds”cross-bred Friesians grazing valley grasses”supply raw milk to processors in Fort Portal and Mbarara.
Infrastructure has improved markedly over the past decade, yet vital gaps remain. The tarmac Fort Portal“Kamwenge road has slashed travel time to under an hour, spurring produce trade and tourist flow; however, many feeder roads still turn impassable each rainy season, isolating tea out-growers and schoolchildren. Grid electricity now reaches every sub-county headquarters, but interior villages rely on solar lanterns or small hydro schemes along the Mpanga River. Boreholes, protected springs and gravity-flow schemes provide domestic water, though prolonged dry spells trigger seasonal shortages in Bwizi and Kahunge hills.
Governance is spearheaded by an elected District Chairperson, Resident District Commissioner and Chief Administrative Officer, supported by parish development committees rolling out Uganda's Parish Development Model. Two Members of Parliament”Kamwenge County and Kibale East”champion road funds, tourism-skills training and coffee-seedling distribution at national level.
In summary, Kamwenge District blends rich volcanic soils, a swelling school network and the natural pull of Kibale's primates to stake its place as a vibrant agricultural and eco-tourism hub in the Tooro Sub-Region. Targeted investment in feeder roads, rural electrification, safe water systems and digital classrooms will unlock wider opportunities, ensuring that Kamwenge's farmers, learners and tour guides share fully in Western Uganda's accelerating growth,
|
Rank
|
School
|
Division 1
|
Candidates
|
% Pass
|
|
1
|
St. Thomas Aquinas College, Kamwenge
|
48
|
153
|
31.37%
|
|
2
|
Kyabende SS
|
20
|
122
|
16.39%
|
|
3
|
Greenhill High School, Kamwenge
|
6
|
47
|
12.77%
|
|
4
|
Bishop Balya Girls School
|
3
|
28
|
10.71%
|
|
5
|
Kabambiro SS
|
2
|
38
|
5.26%
|
|
6
|
Lawrence High School, Kamwenge
|
11
|
219
|
5%
|
|
7
|
Bwizi Seed School
|
4
|
92
|
4.35%
|
|
8
|
Biguli SS
|
7
|
179
|
3.91%
|
|
9
|
Rwamwanja SS
|
7
|
179
|
3.91%
|
|
10
|
St. Peter Claver SS, Kaberebere
|
1
|
28
|
3.57%
|
Secondary schools in Kamwenge district
| Bigodi Secondary Schools. |
| Biguli Secondary School |
| Bihanga Seed Secondary School |
| Bishop Balya Girls Sch |
| Bwizi Secondary Schools |
| Cleverland High School |
| Elisha Foundation High School |
| Greenhill High School, Kamwenge |
| Kabambiro Secondary Schools |
| Kabuga Parents Secondary Schools |
| Kamwenge College School |
| Kamwenge Secondary School |
| Kamwenge Seed College School |
| Kamwenge Vocational Secondary School |
| Kawenge Secondary & Vocational Institute |
| Kyabenda Secondary School |
| Lawrence High School |
| Micindo Mistelbach Millennium School |
| Mpanga Parents School |
| Rwamwanja Secondary School |
| St. Micheal Secondary School |
| St. Thomas Aquinas College |
| Trinity High School |
Primary schools in Kamwenge district
| Barroma Hillside Primary School |
| Bigodi Home Based Center |
| Bigodi Kindergaten Primary School |
| Bigodi Primary School |
| Bigodi Womens Progressive Primary School |
| Biguli Parent’s Primary School |
| Biguli Primary School |
| Biguli Town Primary School |
| Bihanga Junior School |
| Bihanga Primary School |
| Bisozi Primary School |
| Bitojo Primary School |
| Brain Star Primary School |
| Bright Angels Primary School |
| Bright Angels Primary School |
| Brilliant Model School |
| Bt Rwebishahi Primary School |
| Bunoga Parent School |
| Bunoga Primary School |
| Burembo Primary School |
| Busabura Primary School |
| Busiinge Primary School |
| Busiriba Islamic Primary School |
| Busiriba Preparatory School |
| Busiriba Primary School |
| Butemba Primary School |
| Bweranyange Primary School |
| Bwitankanja Primary School |
| Bwizi Primary School |
| Byantumo Primary School |
| Calvary Primary School |
| Clever’s Junior Primary School |
| Damasiko Primary School |
| Damatsiko Primary School |
| Excel Modern Primary School |
| Galilaya Primary School |
| Ganyenda Primary School |
| Global Primary School |
| Global Standard Primary School |
| Glory Primary School |
| Grand Relief Primary School |
| Hill Side Primary School |
| Home Based Center |
| Honey Standard Primary School |
| Kabambiro Primary School |
| Kaberebere Primary School |
| Kabingo Primary School |
| Kabuga Primary School |
| Kabuye Model Primary School |
| Kabuye Primary School |
| Kahunge Primary School |
| Kahunge Sda Primary School |
| Kakinga Primary School |
| Kamusenene Primary School |
| Kamwenge Modern Primary School |
| Kamwenge Primary School |
| Kamwenge Railway Primary School |
| Kanani Primary School |
| Kanara Parents Primary School |
| Kanimi Primary School |
| Kanyegaramire Primary School |
| Kanyonza Primary School |
| Kasorora Primary School |
| Katalyeba White Academy |
| Kengoma Primary School |
| Kibogo Hope Primary School |
| Kidunduma Sub. Grade Primary School |
| Kigarama Primary School |
| Kiikiri Primary School |
| Kimuli Kidongo Primary School |
| Kings Way Junior School |
| Kinoni K Primary School |
| Kirinda Parents Primary School |
| Kitara Kyatooro Primary School |
| Kiyagara Primary School |
| Kiyoima Primary School |
| Kiziba Primary School |
| Kyabandara Primary School |
| Kyabenda Primary School |
| Kyabyoma Primary School |
| Kyakagunga Primary School |
| Kyehemba Primary School |
| Kyempango Primary School |
| Light To Life Junior School |
| Lyakahungu  primary School |
| Mabaale Islamic Primary School |
| Mabaale Parents Primary School |
| Mabaale Primary School |
| Machiro Sub-grade Primary School |
| Mahani Primary School |
| Malere Primary School |
| Mirambi Primary School |
| Mirembe Primary School |
| Mother Care Primary School |
| Mpanga Primary School |
| Mukole Standard Academy |
| Mukukuru Primary School |
| Munyuma Primary School |
| Mutwe Parents Primary School |
| New Eden Primary School |
| New Life Primary School Kamusenene |
| Nkarakara Primary School |
| Nkoma Primary School |
| Nkongoro Primary School |
| Nkoni Parents Primary School |
| Norman Foundation School |
| Nsonosya Islamic Primary School |
| Ntezilyayu Primary School |
| Ntonwa Primary School |
| Nyabitusi Preparatory School |
| Nyabitusi Primary School |
| Nyabubale B Primary School |
| Nyabubale Primary School |
| Nyakabungo Primary School |
| Nyamashegwa Primary School |
| Nyarweya Micindo Primary School |
| Oxford Modern Primary School |
| Parental Care Primary School |
| Prime Preparatory School |
| Rosevill Preparatory Primary School |
| Rubona `k Primary School |
| Rugarama Church Of Uganda Primary School |
| Rugonjo Islamic Primary School |
| Rugonjo Primary School |
| Rukungiri K Primary School |
| Rukunyu Primary School |
| Rwamwanja Primary School |
| Rwanjale Primary School |
| Rwebikwato Primary School |
| Rwengobe Primary School |
| Rwengobe Sda Primary School |
| Rwengoro Primary School |
| Rwensikiza Primary School |
| Ryakanungu Parents Primary School |
| St. Denis Primary School |
| St. James Kagunga Primary School |
| St. John’s Nyamabale Primary School |
| St. Joseph Primary School-kipucu |
| St. Jude Hill Side Primary School |
| St. Kizito Primary School Kitwe |
| St. Mary Kinyonza Primary School |
| St. Padripio N & Primary School |
| St. Paul Primary School Ntenungi |
| St. Paul Primary School-kahara |
| St. Peters Primary School-nkoni |
| Standard Junior School |
| Timex Primary School |
| Top Care Primary School |
| Zeituni  s/g Primary School |




