Nyakasura High School is a mixed, boarding and middle institution that is located at Fort Portal in Kabarole District, Western Region of Uganda.
This is one of the schools that has raised eyebrows because of its unique dress code especially among the male students. Boys at the institution dress up in skirts like attires known as kilts and some visitors in the school find it difficult at times to differentiate boys and girls.
The school was established in 1926 and according to the principal, Frank Manyindo, the male students are already used to the attire which is no longer strange or peculiar to them. The male students however face criticisms from students of other schools who compare their attires to skirts.
“Every student considers the kilt a normal attire. The uniform collection includes a kilt, belt Knee-socks and a cuff known as a kilt hose,” Manyindo said, adding that the boys also put on red leg warmers.
The principal noted that the dress code is part of their institution’s culture that is borrowed from Scotland.
“The attire builds confidence in boys and brings out strong leaders. It has a unique identity,” Manyindo said.
The school was started by a Scottish missionary identified as Lieutenant Commander Ernest William Eborhard Calwell.
Before setting up the school in Nyakasura, he had tried to persuade the Buganda to follow Scottish culture but the king refused. He left and was welcomed in Nyakasura. At the place he was able to influence people to practice Scottish culture.
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