Message From The Headmaster

Dear reader, I once again welcome you to read the full text of this yet another edition of the Ombacian Magazine. This magazine contains official reports and communication from the Staff of the College, articles by staff, students and other stakeholders. You will also find entertaining articles and please don’t miss it.

This magazine is a result of hard work by the Editorial team, contributors and the sponsors. We are grateful to all those who contributed to the production of this magazine. It will add another layer of the history of the College.

We want to report success stories over the past year due to God’s blessings and hard work. Among the achievements are improved performance in National examinations in which we were rated 102nd nationally in UCE and 522nd for UACE. We are sending to the universities over 30 students. We successfully celebrated our platinum Jubilee with renovation works, master plan launch and stakeholder mobilisation. Despite challenges faced by the College we continue to make progress. This year our activities are guided by the theme: Projecting the future with confidence through team work. The future looks bright amidst the challenges which can be overcome if we become organised. Therefore the College has gone to do strategic planning which should guide our actions for the next five years.

We pledge to work hard and pray for abundant God’s blessings so that we make one step at a time until we reach the ultimate.

I therefore wish everyone blessings and may God bless St. Joseph’s College Ombaci. Primus Inter Pares

ONDOGA CHARLES HEADMASTER TEL: 0777483019 E-mail: headteacher@ombacicollege.ac.ug/ ondoga2@gmail.com,

BACKGROUND Catholic Founded, Government Funded, ‘O’ And ‘A’ Level Boys Secondary School. It was started by the Comboni Missionaries in 1943 as a Technical School for the Second World War veterans. In 1960 it was turned to offer ‘O’ level Secondary Education. In 1984 it started offering A-level Education.

MOTTO: Primus Inter Pares VISION: To be a Centre of Excellence in Provision of Holistic Education MISSION: To produce informed minds and trained hands of the boy child for the service of mankind THEME (2019): Projecting the Future with Confidence through Teamwork

MANAGEMENT The college management is headed by the board of governors, the supreme policy making body which has 12 members. The Parent Teachers Association, The Foundation Body and Old Boys Association provide important advisory roles to the College administration. The administration of the college is mainly guided by the 1995 constitution, education (preprimary, primary and post-primary) Act 2008, regulations and other laws and regulations issued from time to time The College administration is headed by the Headmaster and deputized by two deputy headmasters for administration and academics, below the deputy head teachers are the two Deans, Dean of Studies, Dean of Guidance and Counselling. Then there are two Assistant Deans. The Deans supervise staff below. The administration performs the dayto-day running of the College with the assistance of both the teaching and nonteaching staff. The student’s leadership is headed by the Mayor who has elected executives for the different portfolios. The student’s council consist of a Chairman and Executive

CURRICULUM a) The O-level curriculum consists of: Core: English language, Mathematics, Physics, Chemistry, Biology, Geography, History, and Physical Education. Electives: CRE, Agriculture, Accounts*, Technical drawing, Literature, Commerce*, Entrepreneurship, Computer studies, Building practice, Art and Design and French. * These are being phased out. b) The A-level curriculum consists of: combination: The following Principal subjects offered in three subject combinations: Physics, Chemistry, Biology, Agriculture, Technical Drawing, Mathematics, CRE, Geography, Economics, Entrepreneurship, History, Literature in English.

ACADEMICS Our lessons run from Monday to Friday. Extra lessons can be conducted during prep times. All our lessons are compulsory By regulations syllabus in candidate classes must be completed by term one to pave way for seminars in term 2. Syllabus be completed every term There are very strict cut-off points for every student ie 60% average

SERVICES OFFERED - Guidance and counselling - Sickbay for first aid - Sports equipment - Entertainment on specific times - Religious services - Club activities: each student should belong to atleast a club but not exceeding three clubs -Bursaries - scholarships

DISCIPLINE The discipline of the students has improved over previous years with fewer disturbances and suspensions but the following are still our concerns: theft, vandalism, outing, unwanted items, writing on walls, dodging class and preps. Due to grave misconduct we suspended 23 students indefinitely in the year 2018. Every teacher is allocated students (15) in the school family initiative guidance Every teacher should have a copy of the rules and regulations and always document disciplinary actions. There is a Awards and sanctions committee which handles both students and staff discipline and awards

WELFARE We provide for students meat every fortnight, rice every fortnight, greens weekly and silver fish weekly. We have provided for meat during public holidays in the 2019 proposals.

RELIGIOUS PROGRAMMES AND OBLIGATIONS Every student here must have come with a certificate of recommendation from a religious leader Upon entry every student is expected to follow programmes of religion on the weekly programme No student should operate outside the school programme Every student should try to take up all sacraments in his religion The official religious programmes in this college are: Catholic, Anglican and Islam at the designated places of worship

WHAT A STUDENT NEEDS FOR SUCCESS 1. Have a goal in life 2. Set targets 3. Be serious with your studies right from the beginning 4. Follow all school programmes 5. Be close to staff 6. Be disciplined 7. Be prayerful 8. Work as a team 9. Use all school resources effectively

OUR RECORDS OF EXCELLENCE UCE RESULTS 1979- POSITION 2 1984- POSITION 3 1985- POSITION 2 1989- POSITION 3 1995- position 19 2016-position 288 2017- position 256 2018-position 102

CENTENARY BANK ACCOUNT: 2010040723 Arua Branch. DFCU BANK ACCOUNT: 01981021003252, Arua Branch. SCHOOL FEES: Ush 549,300/= termly ENTRY FEES: Ush 965,600/= once

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