Praecip
Industry opportunities · M&A

Schools for sale, when the next chapter is a handover.

A confidential board for Ugandan proprietors stepping back and acquirers stepping in. Full school sales, founder buy-outs and minority stake disposals, vetted on both sides before a single name changes hands.

For proprietors

Quietly test interest without putting a board outside the gate. Praecip surfaces the opportunity to verified acquirers under NDA, never to the open web.

For acquirers

See structured opportunities, level, location, enrolment, fees, results, infrastructure, curriculum, before you spend hours on a school visit that was never the right fit.

Confidential by default

School names are hidden until an NDA is countersigned. Identity-verified buyers only, no broker spam, no cold reach-out to staff, no leakage to parents.

Live opportunities

Blind cards. Names behind the NDA.

A preview of the opportunity board. Each card is anonymised and located by region; figures are indicative. The school is named only once both sides are verified and an NDA is countersigned.

UG-1042Open

School name under NDA

Full sale

O & A-level secondary · UNEB
Central · Greater Kampala
~620 students
First-grade-heavy UCE; freehold campus
Indicative UGX 4–6bnRequest access
UG-0987Open

School name under NDA

Founder buy-out

Nursery & primary · UNEB / Cambridge crossover
Central · Wakiso
~410 pupils
Long waitlist; succession-driven exit
Indicative UGX 2–3bnRequest access
UG-1115Under NDA

School name under NDA

Majority stake

International school · Cambridge / IB
Central · Kampala
~300 students
USD fee base; expatriate-heavy roll
Indicative USD 1.5–2.5mRequest access
UG-0931Open

School name under NDA

Full sale

Vocational institute · UBTEB
Eastern · Jinja
~540 trainees
Workshops & hostels; industry partners
Indicative UGX 3–4bnRequest access
UG-1077In diligence

School name under NDA

Minority stake

Girls' boarding secondary · UNEB
Western · Mbarara
~880 students
Growth capital; new sciences block
Indicative UGX 1.5–2bnRequest access
UG-1130Open

School name under NDA

Full sale

Primary & secondary group · UNEB
Central · Mukono
~1,150 across two sites
Two campuses; owned land and buses
Indicative UGX 7–9bnRequest access

The four steps

From quiet interest to a clean handover.

  1. 01

    List or browse

    Proprietors submit a blind opportunity card. Acquirers register interest by level, location and ticket size.

  2. 02

    Mutual verification

    Praecip verifies both sides, proprietor identity and authority to sell, acquirer identity, funding capacity and intent.

  3. 03

    NDA & data room

    On a countersigned NDA the school name is revealed, alongside a structured data room, results, fees, leases, staffing.

  4. 04

    You complete privately

    Praecip does not broker the deal. Lawyers, valuers and accountants run the transaction. We just open the door safely.

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Leadership stability, fee trajectory and the cost base, the sector reporting a buyer or seller reads before naming a price.

News

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News

Kampala school fees in 2026: what changed, what did not

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Insight

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Industry opportunities

The neighbouring boards.

School facilities for rent

For owners who aren’t selling, just renting out the hall, lab or sports field after hours.

Jobs in education

For finding a new head teacher or leadership team as part of a handover.

Tenders & bids

For the service contracts new owners often re-tender on day one.

Scholarships & bursaries

For the bursary commitments a buyer will inherit or restructure.

Quietly, on both sides.

Whether you're thinking about stepping back from a school you built, or stepping into one, the board opens with an NDA, not a billboard.

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