Pre-screened residences and hostels for the families whose school is full, whose university is half an hour from home, or who simply want a calmer alternative to a crowded campus block. Each one walked through by an editor.
Featured residences
Termly fees include board where listed. Deposits are 30% of the term fee, refundable on 14 days' notice.
Editor-vetted450 m from Naguru Mixed SS · 1.2 km from ISU
A-Level girls, Form 6 (Uganda or Kenyan curriculum)
600 m to Makerere Main Gate
Mixed undergraduate · Makerere catchment
1.8 km from Kabira International · 2.5 km from Aga Khan SS
A-Level + pre-university boys
Editor-vetted900 m to MUBS · 2.1 km to Kyambogo
Mixed undergraduate · MUBS, Kyambogo
What every listed residence must meet
A residence does not appear on this page unless an editor has visited and confirmed each of these in person. The list of residences we've turned away is longer than the list we've published.
Resident manager on site after 8pm. Visitor log book. Biometric or guarded gate entry. CCTV in common areas, not corridors.
Either a full / half board contract with a posted menu, or a clean shared kitchen with one hob and fridge slot per six residents.
No more than two students per room above S6. We refuse to list residences that triple-bunk or convert living rooms into dorms.
A written tenancy with the term length, what's included, deposit terms and a 30-day notice clause. No verbal-only arrangements.
Who student housing is for
For students who got the A-Level offer but the school's boarding house is full, a vetted residence within a 20-minute walk.
Families relocating to Kampala mid-year often need a single-room placement near a specific school. Three residences specialise in this.
The hardest year for housing, university hostels fill in the first week. Off-campus residences listed here run rolling intake.
Submit your property for editorial review. We visit every applicant in person and publish a verdict within three weeks. There is no listing fee.
From Trends & Insights
Boarding intake is climbing in schools that were historically half-day. The reason is the Northern Bypass.
Reading the RFP, pricing the bid, and the documentation that gets you shortlisted instead of binned. The end-to-end on tendering to schools.
A widening salary delta is reshaping who teaches where, and pulling experienced UCE and UACE markers out of government classrooms.
The teachers and heads whose influence travels far beyond their own staffrooms.
