Special needs schools in Uganda

A school whose primary mission is serving learners with disabilities, deaf, blind, low-vision, physical disability, intellectual disability, autism-spectrum or specific learning difficulty. These schools have specialist teaching staff, adapted facilities (Braille rooms, sign-language interpreters, accessible boarding) and a curriculum tailored to each focus area.

Special-needs schools serve learners with disabilities exclusively or predominantly. Inclusive schools are mainstream schools that integrate SEN learners alongside non-disabled peers, typically with a special-needs unit and trained support teachers. Both models exist in Uganda; the right choice depends on your child's specific needs.

Most do. UNEB provides accommodations for special-needs candidates, extended time, Braille papers, sign-language interpretation, scribes, so learners can sit PLE, UCE and UACE alongside the mainstream cohort. A small number of schools focus on functional skills rather than the academic exam path.

A mix. Some are government-aided under the Ministry of Education's Special Needs Education Department. Others are run by religious missions (e.g. Salama School for the Blind), NGOs or private trusts. Government-aided special-needs schools typically charge minimal fees; private and mission schools charge fees comparable to other private schools, often with bursary schemes.