School Rules & Regulations

Founded in 2001, Kinaawa High School – Kyengera Mugongo is a Muslim founded secondary school where Islamic principles, practices and cultures are cherished. It is a Mixed Day and Boarding School, offering both Ordinary and Advanced levels of education. The education we provide is intended to foster National Education goals, for the benefit of the student, and the Nation.

The rules and regulations are intended to serve the personal benefit of the student at this stage of development. They are also drawn in consideration of this community in which we are. It is the ultimate duty of this school to ensure that students grow into disciplined, well behaved, useful, resourceful and balanced citizens. Breach of these rules may result into immediate suspension or indefinite suspension from school.

Discipline is key to the learning process. Students need to have self-control, live in harmony with others, respect family, school and community values and the laws of this country.

It is important that each student endeavors to make the school proud and to be proud of the school. Students are therefore expected to excel in their studies, exhibit good manners, politeness, express courtesy in speech and conduct.

Students represent the school at all times; Whether at home, on their way to school or while at school. Thus, it is expected of them to have the highest standard of conduct within and outside the school environment.

Specific Responsibilities:

• To attend all school programs regularly: - lessons, seminars, tests, examinations, prayer and others.
• To respect the rights of others so as to live in harmony.
• To respect the property/assets of the school and the fellow students.
• To adhere to reasonable instructions to the best of their ability.
• To conduct themselves with courtesy and behave appropriately in school and public.
• To keep the school environment and surroundings clean.
• To respect the school Uniform, Culture and Values.

The Parent:

Parents are a key in the learning process of their children. Accordingly, they are expected to do the following:

• Bring their children to school on the reporting day and any other day required.
• Ensure that their children are well groomed in a manner acceptable by the school authority.
• To accept the fact that educating the children is a collective responsibility of the parents, the school and the community.
• Pay school fees and provide the necessary scholastic materials in time.
• Come to school whenever invited by the school.
• Provide a conducive study environment at home and ensure that children’s holiday work is done.
• Help the children accomplish their work and responsibilities at home and school.
• Build a strong working relationship with school teachers, school employees and other parents for the common good.

• (i) Moral turpitude e.g. Lesbianism or sodomy is strictly forbidden.
• (ii) Alcohol, Narcotic drugs and smoking are strictly forbidden.
• (iii) Stealing of any nature is strictly forbidden.
• (iv) Insolence to any member of staff or prefects’ body is strictly forbidden.
• (v) Use of Vulgar language is strictly forbidden.
• (vi) Gambling of any nature is strictly forbidden.
• (vii) Eating food prepared by the school is compulsory.
• (viii) Cooked food not prepared from the school kitchen is strictly forbidden.
• (ix) No student is allowed to tamper with the school electrical and water systems. If found you may be asked to replace or be suspended.
• (x) TV’s, Radios, Mobile Phones and their accessories, candles, lethal weapons are forbidden at school.
• (xi) Cleavage revealing and sleeveless blouses are not allowed.
• (xii) Bleaching the skin, body tattoos and make up of any sorts are not allowed.
• (xiii) Unnecessary writing or drawing pictures on black boards, wall, desks and school books is forbidden.
• (xiv) The official language is English, (Luganda, Swahilli and Arabic shall only be used during those lessons).
• (xv) Impersonation is an offence. The offenders and their accomplice will be suspended.
• (xvi) All illegal items once captured will not be returned.
• (xvii) Cooking in the dormitories and classrooms is not allowed.
• (xviii) No student is allowed to collect money from fellow students.
• (xix) Nobody is permitted on the campus in shorts and slippers.

The students’ community shall have a leadership elected by the entire students’ body and approved by the school administration. This will assist the school administration in delivering its mandate. The students’ leadership shall include the Prefects, Religious leaders, dormitory leaders, form captains and the students’ council.

• (i) Visitors are only allowed on the visitation days, between 8:00am to 6:00pm.
• (ii) Visitors are not allowed in the dormitories and laboratories.
• (iii) In case of death, students will only be allowed to attend funerals of the very immediate members of the family i.e. father or mother.
• (iv) Every visitor to a student must carry a valid visitor’s card before he/she is allowed to see the student.
• (v) Visitors in inappropriate wear will not be allowed in the school.
• (vi) Talking to strangers or visitors before permission is granted, earns automatic suspension for two weeks.
• (vii) Visitors’ luggage will have to be checked at the gate or reception for security reasons.
• (viii) On visitation Day, Gadgets like phones, tablets, computers, etc must be used in presence of a parent.

• (i) All sick students must report to the school medical staff for treatment.
• (ii) Further medical attention will only be recommended by the school medical staff.
• (iii) Parents should attend to their children’s medical problems during holidays. In case of diseases with special medication, the parent/child must bring the medicine to the school and the medical staff be informed and medicine kept in the sickbay.
• (iv) Sick students who need a bed rest must seek permission from the school nurse and should keep in the school sick bay. In case a student is taken to the hospital for further medical attention, the parent/guardian will meet the bills.
• (v) Students with severe medical problems or disabilities which the school facilities may not ably handle will be advised to change school.
• (vi) Students suffering from Asthma and other weather-related sicknesses may buy an extra pull-neck sweater. Concealing medical information may lead to indefinite suspension.
• (vii) Students going out for further medical attention must be picked by their parents with a visitor’s card.

NB: No student is allowed to keep medicine/drugs in the dormitory.

All students are expected to participate in all examinations and regular class assessment. Absence or outright refusal to take examinations is an offence and punishable.

Absence can only be accepted under the following grounds:

• Death in family.
• A student representing the school in an official event or a duty with in/out side school.
• Medical grounds i.e. sickness, accidents with a clear medical form.

Note: Forms of cheating and other examination mal practices and misconduct constitute indiscipline and are punishable.

The offenders i.e. those breaking school rules and regulations will be given punishments decided by the school authority mentioned in article 20 of these rules and regulations.

• (i) Students shall wear school uniform from Monday to Saturday or any outing or return to school.
• (ii) The uniform for girls includes a petty veil to cover the head, a white shirt and a Khaki skirt for ‘O’ level/a green skirt for ‘A’ level, yet the uniform for boys includes a white short sleeved shirt and a khaki pair of trouser for ‘O’ level or green pair of trousers for A’ level.
• (iii) Casual wear and T-Shirts must only be worn on the official gazette days.
• (iv) A student shall not wear rings of any sort, bangles, caps, hats, necklaces/anklets or other ornaments at school. Nail vanish or any other sorts of makeup are not allowed at school. Long hair is only acceptable for girls only and must be plaited in corn-rows.
• (v) Slippers shall be restricted to bathrooms.
• (vi) As long as a student is putting on a school uniform, he/she should keep it tucked in and not abused in any way.

• (i) Fighting is not allowed at school and bullying fellow students is not allowed in school.
• (ii) Mob-justice is unacceptable.
• (iii) Telling lies to parents/guardians, school authority through letters or any other channel is unacceptable.
• (iv) Sharing a bed is not allowed in school and is punishable by indefinite suspension.
• (v) If at any stage a student is discovered to have given false information for purposes of being admitted, such a student shall be disqualified immediately.
• (vi) All forms of anti-social behavior will not be tolerated.

• (i) Students are not allowed to leave the school compound without permission.
• (ii) Students are only given permission by the Head Teacher or the Deputy and must leave school in proper school uniform. On return, the student must report to the Head Teacher/Deputy, Matron or anybody entrusted with authority. Failure to abide will imply illegal entry into school.
• (iii) No student will go out for educational, religious or social function without the company of member of staff.

School ID cards:

• (i) All students are issued with the school identity cards as the official form of identification and must be in the student’s possession at all times.
• (ii) A student may not be able to use the school Library or going out of school without an identity card.
• (iii) Loss of a school ID is replaceable at a cost.
• (iv) The card is a school property and must be surrendered upon request.

• (i) All students must attend all lessons, preps, tests, exams and other assignments.
• (ii) All students must show a satisfactory standard in their class work and examination performance. Failure to cope with the school’s academic standard may lead to demotion.

• (i) Students must keep their valuables safely. The school shall not accept responsibility for careless loss of students’ property. Pocket money should be kept by the school bursar and withdrawn on schedule as the bursar may arrange.
• (ii) All students must take great care of all school property, damage/loss of which shall call for replacement.

• (i) The staffroom, teachers’ quarters are out of bounds to all students save for a genuine cause.
• (ii) Dormitories and other places are out of bounds to students during class time.
• (iii) Day scholars are not allowed in the dormitories.
• (iv) Students shall not loiter around school compound during class time.
• (v) The computer and science labs are out of bounds without the company of the staff in charge.

All students must attend regular prayers in their respective religions as organized by the school administration. Religious fanaticism and extremism is not allowed.

• (i) Every student is to be known by the names of his/her first admission. No change of names will be entertained without the knowledge of school administration/parent.
• (ii) No student will be allowed to change his/her subject combination given at the time of admission except with permission from the Deputy Head Teacher Academics or Director of studies.
• (iii) No student will be allowed to change his/her religion.

• (i) A student is free to join any officially registered students’ club of his or her choice.
• (ii) No club/society will be accepted in school without a patron/teacher and a constitution.
• (iii) Every club must first be permitted by the Head Teacher before operating.
• (iv) Club leaders should never communicate to other schools/organization/personalities without the knowledge of the patron and the Head Teacher.
• (v) No club will make a trip outside school without the approval of the Head Teacher.
• (vi) Sports are compulsory to all students. Students will not be excused for physical education programs except under medical grounds which must be proved by recognized medical personnel.

All school rules and regulations are applicable to all students. Failure to observe them will be deemed a sign of disrespect and disloyalty to the school and thus, an act of self-dismissal.

The final interpretation of these rules and judgments given under them rest on and with the school authority whose word will be final.

• (a) Disrespect/insolence to school authority.
• (b) Possession/use of alcohol/narcotic drugs.
• (c) Possession of illegal items.
• (d) Pregnancy.
• (e) Leaving school without permission.
• (f) Forgery of any kind.
• (g) Refusing a punishment.
• (h) Cheating/all forms of examination malpractice.
• (i) Destruction/vandalizing school property e.g. furniture, electrical installation.
• (j) Bully fellow students/harassment.
• (k) Boy/girl relationship/love affairs.
• (l) Sodomy/lesbianism/Gayism.

• 1. Caution.
• 2. Warning letter on file.
• 3. Second warning letter on file.
• 4. Suspensions for two weeks.
• 5. Second suspension for two weeks.
• 6. Indefinite suspension pending BOG decision.
• 7. Outright indefinite suspension for the 1st offenders.
• 8. Hand over to police or remand homes.
• 9. Forced to replace (buy) destroyed or stolen property.
• 10. Demotion.
• 11. Pay charges.