Shimoni Primary Teachers College (SPTC), is a

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that trains primary school teachers in

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. The college has an attached primary school, Shimoni Demonstration School, where the trainee teachers practice and sharpen their teaching skills.

Location

The college is located in a neighborhood called

Kitikifumba Kitikifumba is a neighborhood in Kira Municipality, Kyaddondo County, Wakiso District, in the Central Region of Uganda. Location Kitikifumba is bordered by Bulindo to the east, Mulawa to the southeast, downtown Kira to the south, the village ...

, in

Kira Municipality Kira Town, a municipality in the Wakiso District of the Central Region of Uganda, is the country's second-largest city by population. It is administered by the Kira Town Council, an urban local government. Location Kira town council was elev ...

, in

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, in the Central Region of Uganda. This location is approximately , by road, north-east of

Kampala Kampala (, ) is the capital and largest city of Uganda. The city proper has a population of 1,680,000 and is divided into the five political divisions of Kampala Central Division, Kawempe Division, Makindye Division, Nakawa Division, and ...

, the

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and largest city of Uganda. The geographical coordinates of the teachers college are:0°25'24.0"N, 32°37'57.0"E (Latitude:0.423333; Longitude:32.632500).

History

The college and demonstration school were started by

Ugandan Asians In early August 1972, the President of Uganda, Idi Amin, ordered the expulsion of his country's Indian minority, giving them 90 days to leave the country. At the time of the expulsion, there were about 80,000 individuals of Indian descent in Uga ...

in 1952. In 2006, the college was temporarily relocated to

Mbale Mbale is a city in the Eastern Region of Uganda. It is the main municipal, administrative, and commercial center of Mbale District and the surrounding sub-region. Location Mbale is approximately , by road, northeast of Kampala, Uganda's capital ...

, approximately , by road, east of Kampala, and the demonstration school temporarily relocated to ''Kololo Primary School'' in Kampala. The piece of land in the

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, where the institution was originally housed, was leased to an investor, who started to erect Kampala Intercontinental Hotel on the site. The

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, acquired in Kitifumba, where it constructed a new college at an estimated cost of US$4 million (UGX:8 billion at that time), with capacity of 450 student-teachers. During the construction, the Shimoni student-teachers were accommodated at Nyondo Teacher Training College in Mbale. The teacher training college opened in January 2011. In January 2018, the construction of the new Shimoni Demonstration School in Kitikifumba was completed and the school was opened.

References

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External links

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Uganda: New Shimoni Teachers' College Opens in Kira Town
As at 4 January 2011. Education in Uganda 1952 establishments in Uganda Central Region, Uganda Kira Town Educational institutions established in 1952 Education schools in Uganda