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Teaching · Full-time Featured

Physics & Maths Teacher (UCE + UACE)

St. Mary’s College Kisubi
Subjects
Physics · Maths
Level · curriculum
S1 – S6 · UNEB
Where
Wakiso · Kisubi
Deadline
Closes Fri 27 June 2026
Salary band
UGX 1.8M – 2.4M / month + housing
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Leadership · Full-time Featured

Cambridge IGCSE Programme Coordinator

International School of Uganda
Subjects
Cross-subject
Level · curriculum
Y10 – Y11 · Cambridge
Where
Kampala · Lubowa
Deadline
Closes Mon 7 July 2026
Salary band
UGX 4.5M – 6.2M / month
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Support · Contract · 1 year

ICT Lab Technician

Praecip-listed secondary

Where
Kampala · Ntinda
Deadline
Rolling
Salary band
UGX 900k – 1.4M / month
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The sector, by role

Who Ugandan schools actually hire.

An illustrative split of the postings circulating across Praecip-indexed secondary schools. Teaching dominates as you would expect, but the support and leadership tail is larger than most candidates assume.

  • Teaching

    58%

    Subject teachers across UCE, UACE, Cambridge, IB, French Bac, Montessori and CBSE. Sciences and Maths most chronically under-supplied.

  • School leadership

    14%

    Heads, deputies, heads of department, programme coordinators. Tenure averages four to seven years at the top tier.

  • Administration

    12%

    Bursars, registrars, admissions officers, HR leads. The roles parents and inspectors actually deal with.

  • Support staff

    9%

    Matrons, nurses, librarians, lab technicians, ICT support, catering and grounds staff.

  • Coaching & pastoral

    7%

    Sports coaches, MDD directors, chaplaincy and counselling roles, often termly contracts rather than full-time.

What the cheque actually says

Pay structures, by school setting.

The same job title pays a different salary in a government school, a Kampala private school and an international curriculum school. Illustrative monthly bands below, including the allowances that are easy to miss in a base-salary comparison.

Government & UPE/USE schools

Set centrally by the Ministry of Public Service on the U-scale. Predictable, pensionable, and at the lower end of the market.

U3 (Grade III, primary)

Entry-level primary teacher.

UGX 600k – 800k
U2 (Grade V, lower secondary)
UGX 900k – 1.2M
U1 (graduate teacher, A-Level)
UGX 1.4M – 1.9M
Head teacher (large school)
UGX 2.0M – 2.4M

Allowances commonly added

  • Housing where staff quarters available
  • Hardship allowance in select districts
  • Pension via NSSF
  • Marking fees (per UNEB cycle)

Mid-tier to top-tier private

The Kampala private-school market, fees-funded, varies sharply by intake size, results and curriculum. Bonuses common; allowances variable.

Primary teacher
UGX 800k – 1.5M
Secondary subject teacher

Sciences and Maths at top of band.

UGX 1.5M – 2.8M
Head of Department
UGX 2.5M – 3.5M
Head teacher
UGX 3.5M – 6.0M

Allowances commonly added

  • Termly performance bonuses (results-linked)
  • On-site staff housing at boarding schools
  • Lunch & transport stipend
  • Discounted fees for staff children

International curriculum schools

Cambridge, IB and French Baccalauréat schools serving the expatriate and senior-professional market. Highest pay band in the country.

Subject teacher (qualified, exp.)
UGX 3.5M – 5.5M
Subject lead / coordinator
UGX 5.0M – 7.5M
Senior leadership
UGX 7.0M – 12.0M+
Specialist (counsellor, SEN lead)
UGX 4.5M – 7.0M

Allowances commonly added

  • Furnished housing or housing allowance
  • Health insurance (family cover)
  • Annual flight allowance for expat staff
  • Professional-development budget per year

From the editorial desk

What we've been writing about sector jobs.

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Insight12 May 2026 · 9 min

The teacher gap: why Uganda’s private schools are paying 40% more than the government scale

A widening salary delta is reshaping who teaches where, and pulling experienced UCE and UACE markers out of government classrooms.

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News28 April 2026 · 7 min

Headteacher turnover hit a five-year high in 2025. Here is what the numbers say.

Praecip indexed leadership changes at 1,200 secondary schools. Nearly one in eight had a new head appointed last year, the highest churn since 2020.

Read the piece
Insight2 May 2026 · 12 min

From PGCE to first classroom: a practical guide for new teachers entering the sector

The Ministry registration, the school interview, the first term. A step-by-step that wishes someone had walked us through it.

Read the piece

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