Our School

The Dawn International School is located in the beautiful senior quarters of Mbale in Eastern Uganda. For long all the international schools have been concentrated in the central region and mostly in the Kampala area. We opened our doors as a full school in January 2022 and are slowly growing into a centre of excellence offering our students an excellent education at a very affordable tuition fees.

We are a Christian founded school and our doors are open to families of all faiths. We have students from upto 5 different nationalities and our diversity continues to grow. In January 2024 we shall open up one boarding house for boys and the other for girls. Elsie House for girls and Dexter house for boys.

We shall transition slowly to the September - June Academic year but for now we are enrolling all new students in January 2024.

Our Academic years has 3 terms.

Curriculum

Early years : Nursery and Reception (3-4years)

Primary

Year 1-Year 6 (5-11years)

Secondary

Year7 -Year 10 (11-15years)

Pre-University Qualifications

Cambridge Advanced (16-19years)

Year 11: Students in upper secondary will sit for the IGCSE Examinations( International General Certificate of Secondary Education). It is Equivalent to UK GCSE.

IGCSE is assesses through Oral tests, coursework and practical assessments. In addition IGCSE is a globally recognized secondary school leaving qualification, and is accepted as entry requirements to most pre-university programs worldwide.

The most popular pre-entry requirements for those who complete the IGCSE is Cambridge International A-level. It is typically a two -year course where students study 3/4 subjects in areas of Science. Art, Humanities, and many more

The content of each A level subject is divided into AS Syllabus which is covered in the first half of the course (Year 12) and A2 in the second half (Year13)

Students have the option to sit for all their papers at the end of the course, or to sit for two final examinations at the end of AS and A2 stages or take the AS as a stand alone-qualification.

The A level is a well known pre-university programs and a ticket to many undergraduate programs in universities worldwide.

Student Body

The Dawn has steadily grown in diversity and continues to take steps to be a centre of excellence in eastern Uganda yet enrolling students from all over Uganda, and the neighboring countries. We do not discriminate based on color, nationality, religion, color, or other ethnic differences. We provide an atmosphere where all students can achieve their highest potential in a conducive atmosphere.