Namayengo Sarah, 22, has emerged the best overall sciences graduand with a CGPA of 4.83 and she will also graduate next week during Makerere University’s 70th graduation ceremony. Namayengo has been undertaking the four-year Bachelor of Conversation Forestry and Products Technology under the Department of Forestry, Biodiversity and Tourism (FBT), School of Forestry, Environmental and Geographical Sciences (SFEGs), CAES.
While speaking about her performance ahead of the graduation, Namayengo confessed that it is not a surprise to get a first class degree because she has been working for it.
“I am very excited for today. It is not a surprise to get a first class degree because I have been working for it, but I did not expect to emerge the best overall in sciences but I thank God for it.” She said.
“My education has been quite smooth and good. I must say, I have been a very lucky person because I have been getting scholarships and bursaries to study. I have been a hard working girl from as way back as nursery,” Namayengo added.
Namayengo was born on 24th December 1997, in humble family of business parents; Mr. Mayanja Edward and Ms. Nanyanzi Ester of Masaka. Namayengo is the second born of the four children (all girls) in her family.
More information about her education background indicates that Namayengo went to New Chapter Nursery and Kindergarten in Namungoona along Hoima road. There after she joined Kyaggwe Road Primary School where she sat her Primary Leaving Examinations (PLE) and passed with 16 aggregates.
She later studied at Bulo Parents Secondary School, Butambala where she did her Ordinary Level (O-Level) scoring 11 aggregates, a first grade.
She sat for the Uganda Advanced Certificate Examination (A-level) at the same secondary school -Bulo Parents, scoring 17 aggregates with a combination of Biology, Chemistry, Mathematics and ICT plus General paper.
Namayengo, who joined Makerere University on Government scholarship revealed that her dream was to pursue pharmacy.
“I just filled this course on the Joint Admission Board (JAB) forms and I got it. In the first place, I did not like it because I wanted pharmacy but when I got this, I made sure I gave it my best and through my mentor Dr. Grace Nakabonge, she guided me and I am really so grateful to her because she was there for me.” Namayango explained.
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