Ssempijja Alexander
Founder
Families should not have to rely on scattered information, outdated websites or insider networks to choose a school. Every parent deserves a clear, honest view of their options.
Leading a movement to make school choice clearer for every family.
We help families discover, compare and apply to every school worth considering, across UNEB, Cambridge, IB, French Baccalauréat, Montessori and CBSE.
Our story
Clearer choices, made before the school gates.
Praecip was started to fix something Ugandan families have lived with for too long: school information that is scattered across outdated websites, WhatsApp forwards, public exam results and word of mouth. We're rebuilding the layer underneath, structured profiles, source-labelled data, fair comparisons, alongside the schools, families and education partners who care about getting it right.
By the numbers
What changed since launch. And what is still being built.
We're early. We label what's shipping, what's ramping, and what we've committed to but haven't lit up yet, because impact you can't see isn't impact.
3,200+
Schools listed
Across Uganda
146
Districts covered
Of 146 in total
740
School profiles claimed
By the school directly
138k
Parent searches
Per month, on average
64,500
WhatsApp inquiries routed
From parents to schools
91,860
Reviews submitted
Post-then-flag moderated
6,320+
Social feeds connected
Where schools are active
1,410
Alumni logos added
Universities & employers
Who we are
Three convictions that shape everything we build.
Our purpose, our culture and our belief in technology are the throughlines behind every profile we publish and every decision we make. Here is what each one means in practice.
Our purpose
Clarity,
not
hearsay.
Praecip's purpose is to make school discovery clear, fair and trustworthy, so every family can choose the right school without relying on insider knowledge. That is at the heart of who we are.
We bring fees, admissions, performance, facilities, reviews and contact options into one structured, source-labelled profile for every school in Uganda.
Learn moreOur culture
Built
alongside
you.
We're a small, mission-driven team designing, building and reporting alongside schools, parents and education partners across Uganda. We believe better information makes better school decisions possible, for every family.
Listening to parents, schools and communities is embedded in how we build. Every signal we surface is shaped by the people it serves.
Learn moreInnovation through technology
The
discovery
layer.
We accelerate school discovery through technology that surfaces transparent, source-labelled information, the infrastructure parents need to compare schools honestly and choose with confidence.
Structured profiles, source labels and real-time signals cut through scattered information and put parents in control of the decision.
Learn about our methodologyThe problem
School information is everywhere, and nowhere at the same time.
Today, parents piece together one school from a dozen disconnected places: outdated websites, scattered social posts, WhatsApp forwards, public exam results, brochures, phone calls, visits and word of mouth.
Scattered today
Outdated school websiteFacebook pageInstagram galleryTikTok videosWhatsApp forwardsGoogle MapsUNEB exam listsPDF brochurePhone callsNews articlesAlumni networksWord of mouth
One Praecip profile
SM
St. Mary's College Kisubi
Wakiso · Boarding · Boys
Fees from
UGX 1.8M
UACE
Div 1: 78%
Cut-off
16 pts
Parents should not need ten different sources to understand one school.
Our mission
Making school discovery clearer, fairer and more trustworthy.
Praecip exists to help families make better education decisions by organizing the school information that matters most, and showing them where it comes from.
See how it worksReduce confusion in school choice
Replace scattered, conflicting information with one clear, structured profile per school.
Bring scattered information together
Fees, admissions, performance, facilities and contact, gathered into a single place.
Help parents compare schools
See options side by side on the signals that actually shape a family's decision.
Help schools present themselves
Give every school a professional public profile they can keep accurate and complete.
Improve transparency
Make fees, admissions and performance easier to understand, not buried or implied.
Less dependence on insider networks
Open up information that has long lived inside private conversations and connections.
What we value
The principles behind every profile,
Praecip is not the loudest school directory, it is the most careful one. These seven principles decide what makes it onto a profile, how we surface what is verified, and what we refuse to publish until it is.
Clarity
We organize school information so parents can understand it quickly.
Trust
We show where information comes from and how confident parents should be in it.
Fairness
We help more schools become discoverable, not only the already-famous ones.
Usefulness
We prioritize information that helps parents make real school decisions.
Local understanding
We design for the realities of families and schools in Uganda and similar contexts.
Transparency
We believe missing or unverified data should be clearly shown, not hidden.
Opportunity
We recognize that schools shape networks, confidence, exposure and future pathways.
Trust & data philosophy
Trust starts with showing where information comes from.
Praecip is built around transparency. We do not pretend every piece of school information is perfect. We label it so parents can read its source and confidence level at a glance.
In a low-trust information environment, the honest answer is not to pretend everything is in order. It is to show what is verified, what is public, what is submitted, and what is still being confirmed.
Verified by school
Information confirmed or provided by an authorized school representative.
Verified by Praecip
Information checked by Praecip using available sources or direct confirmation.
Publicly available source
Gathered from public sources, school websites, exam lists, public notices or social channels.
Parent submitted
Information provided by a Praecip user, shown with appropriate context.
Awaiting verification
Information that has not yet been confirmed by a trusted source.
Estimated
Approximate information to be treated as guidance, not a final figure.
Our team
Built by people who understand the weight of school choice.
We're a small, mission-driven team of designers, engineers, researchers and education partners, building the infrastructure that makes school discovery clearer for everyone.
Aceng Lilian
Head of School Data
Behind every fee, cut-off and result we publish is a source we can point to. If we cannot say where a number came from, it does not go on the profile.
Joel Mugisha
Lead Engineer
We are building the discovery layer Uganda’s schools never had, fast, structured and honest. The hard part is not the code; it is earning trust one profile at a time.
Raymond Ssenyondo
Schools & Partnerships
Good schools have been invisible online for too long. My job is to bring them onto Praecip and give them a profile that finally does them justice.
Timothy Ssali
Product Designer
A parent comparing schools is making one of the biggest decisions of their life. Every screen we design has to respect that weight.
Linda Kemigisha
Parent Research
I spend my days listening to parents, what confuses them, what they wish they had known. Their questions shape everything we choose to surface.
Careers
Help us build the future of school discovery.
We're building Praecip for parents who need clarity, schools that deserve better visibility, and communities that benefit when education information becomes easier to access. If you care about education, technology, trust, design, data and local problem-solving, we'd love to hear from you as Praecip grows.
Opportunity areas
Product designFrontend engineeringBackend engineeringData researchSchool partnershipsContent & editorial
Customer supportGrowth & marketingTrust & safetyEducation researchOperations
Newsroom
Latest at Praecip.
Announcements, milestones and field notes, straight from the team rebuilding the discovery layer for Uganda's schools.
Our solutions
Built for both sides of the school-choice table.
Whether you're choosing a school for your family or representing one to the parents searching, Praecip is the layer underneath both decisions.
For parents
Start your school search with more confidence.
Explore school profiles that bring fees, admissions, performance, facilities, reviews and contact options into one place, each signal labelled with its source.
Source-labelled data
Every fee, result and rating shows where it came from, and how sure we are.
Honest comparisons
Weigh schools side by side on the things that actually decide a school year.
Every curriculum, every region
UNEB to IB, the heart of Kampala to the furthest district.
For schools
Represent a school? Meet parents where they search.
Claim your profile to keep admissions, fees, photos, performance, facilities and contact details current, and stand in front of families at the moment they choose.
Claim your profile
Take ownership of how your school appears to the families searching.
Show your record
Performance highlights, facilities, social links and alumni signals, in one place.
Meet parents searching
Be found at the moment the decision is actually being made.
What is next
The two pages that finish the story.
Two pages · always open
01 · Our impactWhat has changed since we started.
A public ledger of every signal we have moved on, every figure we have sourced, and every claim we have kept open.
Read the ledger
02 · Our partnersWho funds the work, named in the open.
Founding institutions, programme partners and in-kind backers, all disclosed on the page with their roles.
Meet the partners