THEME OF THE YEAR:
“Carefully build on the foundation”. 1Cor 3:10 (NIV)
King’s College, Budo is located on Naggalabi Hill, in southern Wakiso District, off the Kampala-Masaka Road. This location lies approximately 14 kilometres (8.7 miles), by road, southwest of the central business district of Kampala, the capital of Uganda and the largest city in that country.
The school was officially opened on 29 March 1906 with 21 boys. It was founded by the Church Missionary Society (CMS). It is one of the oldest schools in Uganda. The land on which it was built on was donated by the Kabaka of Buganda. The school was originally started a boys only school to train sons of Kings and Chiefs. In 1934 girls were also admitted making it a mixed-sex education school. It is now a government aided A- Level mixed Boarding school under Church of Uganda (Anglican) of Namirembe Diocese. The current population is 1810 with 33.2% being female.