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Making History: St. Cyprian High School Kyabakadde Poised to Assemble Uganda’s First School-Built Vehicle

Ssemaganda Moses Hope
By Ssemaganda Moses Hope


Making History: St. Cyprian High School Kyabakadde Poised to Assemble Uganda’s First School-Built Vehicle
Making History: St. Cyprian High School Kyabakadde Poised to Assemble Uganda’s First School-Built Vehicle

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Mukono, Uganda — Excitement is in the air at St. Cyprian High School Kyabakadde, as its students push the boundaries of innovation and education. Through the #Cyprogati project, this school is on the verge of becoming the first school in Uganda to assemble a vehicle — a groundbreaking achievement that blends theory and hands-on learning in unprecedented ways.


 


 

Bridging Education and Innovation 

Founded in 1996 by Archbishop Dr. Cyprian Kizito Lwanga, St. Cyprian High School Kyabakadde (formerly Bishop Cyprian Lwanga High School) is a private mixed boarding school offering both O-Level and A-Level education. Its mission: to provide quality education and moral formation for self-reliant citizens. The #Cyprogati initiative is a vivid demonstration of that mission in action. 


 

Although details of the vehicle project are still being finalized, the school’s leadership remarks that this is more than a technical feat — it’s a chance to teach teamwork, engineering fundamentals, problem solving, pride in creation, and to prepare students for careers in STEM and beyond.


 

Sports & Co-Curricular Strengths

St. Cyprian isn’t only excelling in classrooms — athletics, team sports, and co-curricular activities are central to the school’s identity:


 

  • The school competes strongly in basketball, football, volleyball, netball, and even chess.  
  • In 2025, the boys’ basketball team won the USSSA Mukono Zone championship with a 42-10 victory over Seeta Naama.  
  • At the East African Secondary School Games in Kakamega, Kenya, St. Cyprian’s boys’ basketball team also registered a strong win over Kibuli SS, 68-38.  
  • Regionally, St. Cyprian has been consistent — they have won the Mukono Region Basketball championship multiple times.  


 


 

These sporting achievements do more than bring trophies; they build character, discipline, teamwork, school spirit, and help students learn to aim high both in sports and life.

What the #Cyprogati Project Means


 


 

With the vehicle assembly project, students will gain hands-on experience in mechanics, design, teamwork, problem solving, project planning, and technical skills that are rarely offered at school level. In a country pushing to enhance technical and vocational education, this project could become a model for what is possible when ambition meets supportive infrastructure and leadership.


 

The school hopes this vehicle will be more than a one-off — it aims for it to spark a wider culture of innovation, perhaps leading to partnerships, future projects, and inspiration for other schools across Uganda.


 

 

As the students prepare for the final stages of vehicle assembly, the community is watching closely. Success on this project could mark St. Cyprian High School Kyabakadde not just as a leader in academics and sports, but as a pioneer in combining learning with real-world technology innovation.



 

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