When Gayaza High School celebrates 120 years of shaping Uganda\u2019s most formidable women this Sunday, one name is already drawing extraordinary excitement among the old girls: Anne Magona, the sharp-witted, story-rich geography teacher whose influence still echoes through the halls she left nearly six decades ago.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Now 90, Ms Magona – who was only known by her maiden name Anne Beckett t the time – remains as lively, articulate, and humorous as she was at 22, when she first arrived in Uganda in August 1957 after arriving by ship from London via Mombasa.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cI was teaching at Gayaza in 1965 when we celebrated 60 years of existence,\u201d she recalls, marvelling at the passage of time. \u201cAnd now we are celebrating 120 years\u201460 years later. On Sunday, I look forward to meeting the people who have been leading and maintaining the name of Gayaza, as well as some students I taught.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
For hundreds of alumnae, many of whom consider the mother of rugby legend Peter Magona their first role model of intellectual discipline and cheerful authority, her presence is reason enough not to miss the celebrations.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Surprisingly, Ms Magona did not set out to become part of Uganda\u2019s education history. In the late 1950s, she was working for the Lands and Surveys Department in Entebbe, holding the highly technical title Staff Computer \u2014\u201ca human who was machine before machines were made,\u201d she jokes.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Talking to Ms Magona is a numbers game. She was weaned on numbers and mathematics still comes naturally to her but don’t misspell a word or make a grammar error – she is bound to point that out, often with a lot of frustrations.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Her journey to Gayaza began with a simple Saturday morning coffee, she recalls in an article she wrote for the school magazine.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cOne Saturday in 1960, I went to the Uganda Bookshop Coffee Shop. I sat next to a lady and we started talking. We soon realised that we came from the same town in England\u2014and that she had been my teacher in secondary school,\u201d she tells the magazine.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
That woman was Penelope Carlisle, then a teacher at Gayaza High School. Through this unexpected reunion, Ms Magona began visiting her former teacher at Gayaza, where she met the entire teaching staff, including the legendary headmistress Joan Cox.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
She left Uganda briefly in September 1961 to pursue a postgraduate teaching qualification in London. She had believed it was “for good” but shortly after Gayaza and Namagunga were elevated to A-Level schools, and Miss Cox wrote urgently requesting her to return and teach the first Senior Five Geography class.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cI at first said no,\u201d she laughs, \u201cbut she persisted, and I eventually agreed.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
She arrived in August 1962 with only limited teaching practice. \u201cPoor S5 Gayaza,\u201d she jokes. But history would prove that Gayaza was anything but unlucky to have her.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Her first A-level class had only eight students, all taking Geography. Two names remain vivid in her memory: Keziah Adroa (later Kay Amin) and Joy Kwesiga (n\u00e9e Mafigiri), who would later become a distinguished academic and Vice Chancellor of Kabale University.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cThey did the first Cambridge A-Level exams in 1963. When the results came out, Joy had the only A in the class, and it was in Geography. Miss Cox was so happy,\u201d she recalls.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
But Ms Magona\u2019s classroom was not only defined by academic rigour; it was also a theatre of unforgettable stories.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The Famous ‘Anne Beckett, stop talking!’ Incident<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n One of Gayaza\u2019s most storied classroom moments happened when she challenged an increasingly talkative Senior Four class to let a student take over teaching.<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cI challenged Joy Semugoma\u2014who later became headmistress of Gayaza\u2014to come and teach us,\u201d says the career educator who dropped the name Beckett when she married Chrysostom Magona.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Joy hesitated, and Ms Magona stamped her feet. She took the teacher’s place and the teacher hers, with a cheeky Ms Beckett opting to \u201cbecome the naughty student,\u201d chatting loudly with the student next to her.<\/p>\n\n\n\n The room dissolved into laughter, students curious to see their teacher misbehave. Joy eventually snapped: \u201cAnne Beckett, stop talking and come and teach!\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n The entire block erupted, attracting teachers and students from neighbouring classes.<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cIt put an end to teaching that morning,\u201d she says with a hearty laugh.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Her stories stretch far beyond the classroom. She remembers driving sick students to Mengo Hospital, including the often-unwell Eunice Nyonyintono, who became a familiar face to the nurses.<\/p>\n\n\n\n She even remembers a baby who attended Gayaza \u201clessons\u201d without knowing it\u2014Alan Shonubi, son of teacher Catherine Senkatuka.<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cAlan was only a few months old. We used to push him around in his pushchair,\u201d she says. \u201cHe now heads one of the best law firms in Kampala.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n After leaving Gayaza in 1967 for Kenya, Ms Magona taught at State House Road Girls High School in Nairobi, later joining Jinja SS and eventually serving Uganda\u2019s education sector while heading PMM Girls School until 1999 when she joined Kakira Sugar Ltd as Chief Education Administrator and Education Advisor.<\/p>\n\n\n\n She also represented both Kenya and Uganda on the International East African Geography Panel, playing a key role when Uganda transitioned from Cambridge exams to the East African Examination Council.<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cGayaza taught me real professionalism,\u201d she says. \u201cWe took on any extra work without any thought of remuneration. For two terms, I had 34 lessons out of 35 because another teacher was on a course. No extra pay was requested or given.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n She muses that modern demands for allowances would have shocked her old colleagues\u2014but acknowledges that times have changed.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Returning Home to Gayaza<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n More than anything, Sunday offers her a chance to reconnect with the community that shaped her teaching philosophy.<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cThanks to Gayaza High School,\u201d she says. \u201cIt was my first teaching post, my breaking ground, and the foundation of my entire career.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n As the school celebrates 120 years, Ms Magona represents one of the strongest living bridges between its past and present. For hundreds of alumnae, meeting her again\u2014hearing her stories, her humour, her unmistakable teacherly precision\u2014will be a highlight of the celebration.<\/p>\n\n\n\n At 90 years old, Anne Magona, who was born on August 19, 1935 in Luton, England, returns not just as a former teacher, but as living Gayaza history. And the old girls cannot wait – although her daughters Christine and Janet will not be among those OGs as they are away.<\/p>\n\n\n\n _______________________________________________________________<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u2018A bottomless database of institutional knowledge\u2019<\/strong> 1957: BSc Mathematical Geography from Kings College London University 1957. PGC Education, Institute of Education, London University 1962.<\/p>\n\n\n\n 1957: At 22 years old, became the youngest female expatriate civil servant in Uganda.<\/p>\n\n\n\n 1958: First and only female member of the Professional Civil Servants Association, Uganda.<\/p>\n\n\n\n 1957-61: In-charge of computing data on lands and surveys, including Uganda\u2019s physical features, which was used during the original mapping of Uganda. Also among the team of experts that designed the first atlas of Uganda, produced in 1962.<\/p>\n\n\n\n 1962: First European non-missionary teacher at Gayaza High School. Some of her students include Joy Kwesiga (Vice Chancellor Kabale University), Kay Amin (former First Lady), Victoria Sekitoleko (former Minister of Agriculture), Cecilia Ogwal (former Dokolo Woman MP), Margie Kigozi (former ED UIA), and Joy Male (went on to return as HM Gayaza HS).<\/p>\n\n\n\n 1968-69: Member of International Geography Panel, East Africa, formulating new \u2018O\u2019 & \u2018A\u2019 level syllabuses as East African Examinations Council took over from Cambridge University.<\/p>\n\n\n\n 1972-88: Chief Examiner for East African Examinations Council, and later Uganda National Examinations Board (UNEB). Area Supervisor for all UNEB examinations in Jinja, Kamuli, and Mukono.<\/p>\n\n\n\n 1975: Authored a book, \u2018Objective Questions in East African Geography\u2019 published by Heinemann, who called it their \u2018bread and butter\u2019 as it sold so well.<\/p>\n\n\n\n 1985-86: First female Headteacher (Acting) of Jinja SSS, the largest school in East Africa then. As Deputy and Ag Head teacher, thousands of students went through her hands over the 19 year period, many prominent in Uganda and beyond, including Sudhir Ruparelia, Tanga Odoi, and even Rwandan leader Paul Kagame.<\/p>\n\n\n\n 1989-99: Headteacher of the only girls\u2019 day school in Uganda, PMM Girls School. It had gained a poor reputation as \u2018Bufumbo College\u2019 (Marriage Institution) but she polished it into one of the most respected in Busoga.<\/p>\n\n\n\n 1990: Founder Member and Treasurer of Jinja Joint Examinations Board, a model that spread out into most of Uganda.<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cIt put an end to teaching that morning,\u201d she says with a hearty laugh.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Her stories stretch far beyond the classroom. She remembers driving sick students to Mengo Hospital, including the often-unwell Eunice Nyonyintono, who became a familiar face to the nurses.<\/p>\n\n\n\n She even remembers a baby who attended Gayaza \u201clessons\u201d without knowing it\u2014Alan Shonubi, son of teacher Catherine Senkatuka.<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cAlan was only a few months old. We used to push him around in his pushchair,\u201d she says. \u201cHe now heads one of the best law firms in Kampala.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n After leaving Gayaza in 1967 for Kenya, Ms Magona taught at State House Road Girls High School in Nairobi, later joining Jinja SS and eventually serving Uganda\u2019s education sector while heading PMM Girls School until 1999 when she joined Kakira Sugar Ltd as Chief Education Administrator and Education Advisor.<\/p>\n\n\n\n She also represented both Kenya and Uganda on the International East African Geography Panel, playing a key role when Uganda transitioned from Cambridge exams to the East African Examination Council.<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cGayaza taught me real professionalism,\u201d she says. \u201cWe took on any extra work without any thought of remuneration. For two terms, I had 34 lessons out of 35 because another teacher was on a course. No extra pay was requested or given.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n She muses that modern demands for allowances would have shocked her old colleagues\u2014but acknowledges that times have changed.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Returning Home to Gayaza<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n More than anything, Sunday offers her a chance to reconnect with the community that shaped her teaching philosophy.<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cThanks to Gayaza High School,\u201d she says. \u201cIt was my first teaching post, my breaking ground, and the foundation of my entire career.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n As the school celebrates 120 years, Ms Magona represents one of the strongest living bridges between its past and present. For hundreds of alumnae, meeting her again\u2014hearing her stories, her humour, her unmistakable teacherly precision\u2014will be a highlight of the celebration.<\/p>\n\n\n\n At 90 years old, Anne Magona, who was born on August 19, 1935 in Luton, England, returns not just as a former teacher, but as living Gayaza history. And the old girls cannot wait – although her daughters Christine and Janet will not be among those OGs as they are away.<\/p>\n\n\n\n _______________________________________________________________<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u2018A bottomless database of institutional knowledge\u2019<\/strong> 1957: BSc Mathematical Geography from Kings College London University 1957. PGC Education, Institute of Education, London University 1962.<\/p>\n\n\n\n 1957: At 22 years old, became the youngest female expatriate civil servant in Uganda.<\/p>\n\n\n\n 1958: First and only female member of the Professional Civil Servants Association, Uganda.<\/p>\n\n\n\n 1957-61: In-charge of computing data on lands and surveys, including Uganda\u2019s physical features, which was used during the original mapping of Uganda. Also among the team of experts that designed the first atlas of Uganda, produced in 1962.<\/p>\n\n\n\n 1962: First European non-missionary teacher at Gayaza High School. Some of her students include Joy Kwesiga (Vice Chancellor Kabale University), Kay Amin (former First Lady), Victoria Sekitoleko (former Minister of Agriculture), Cecilia Ogwal (former Dokolo Woman MP), Margie Kigozi (former ED UIA), and Joy Male (went on to return as HM Gayaza HS).<\/p>\n\n\n\n 1968-69: Member of International Geography Panel, East Africa, formulating new \u2018O\u2019 & \u2018A\u2019 level syllabuses as East African Examinations Council took over from Cambridge University.<\/p>\n\n\n\n 1972-88: Chief Examiner for East African Examinations Council, and later Uganda National Examinations Board (UNEB). Area Supervisor for all UNEB examinations in Jinja, Kamuli, and Mukono.<\/p>\n\n\n\n 1975: Authored a book, \u2018Objective Questions in East African Geography\u2019 published by Heinemann, who called it their \u2018bread and butter\u2019 as it sold so well.<\/p>\n\n\n\n 1985-86: First female Headteacher (Acting) of Jinja SSS, the largest school in East Africa then. As Deputy and Ag Head teacher, thousands of students went through her hands over the 19 year period, many prominent in Uganda and beyond, including Sudhir Ruparelia, Tanga Odoi, and even Rwandan leader Paul Kagame.<\/p>\n\n\n\n 1989-99: Headteacher of the only girls\u2019 day school in Uganda, PMM Girls School. 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1935: Born in Luton, England, to Frank Beckett (former Mayor & Mayoress of Luton, & recipient of the British Empire Medal for his services to industry from King George VI of England).<\/p>\n\n\n\nWhat\u2019s your take on this story?<\/h4>\n\n\n\n
1935: Born in Luton, England, to Frank Beckett (former Mayor & Mayoress of Luton, & recipient of the British Empire Medal for his services to industry from King George VI of England).<\/p>\n\n\n\n