About Us
Welcome to St. Francis Nursery and Primary Vocational school
It brings me immense joy to see our dream of providing accessible, quality education to the young people of our community become a reality. Growing up in a rural area, I witnessed firsthand the steep financial obstacles that keep children from poor families out of the classroom. Today, rising school dropout rates driven largely by the inability to afford tuition continue to cut bright futures short. This pressing reality inspired the creation of St. Francis. Our school was founded to break that cycle by combining foundational academic learning with hands-on vocational training. By equipping our learners with practical, life-changing skills, we create real opportunities for them to grow, thrive, and achieve personal, spiritual, social, and economic transformation.
Rev. Fr. Kiiza John Akiiki
St.Francis nursery and Primary Vocational School was established to offer an education that forms the intergarl person. We believe that education is not only about academic knowledge, but also about developing moral values, practical skills, and a sense of responsibility toward society.
Our goal is to prepare young people to become responsible citizens, who are economically self reliant, leaders, and servants of their communities who aspire for communial general welfare and development.
I am deeply grateful to all partners, supporters, teachers, parents, and friends who continue to contribute to the growth of this school and to the education of our young people to towards achieving an economically empowered and transformed society.
May God bless all those who support this mission.
Mission, Vision & Values
Vision
To provide education for integral growth—spiritual, social, and economic.
Mission
To form responsible, morally upright, and economically self-reliant leaders who serve their communities
Core Values
Compassion, Integrity, Peace (Pax), Goodness (Bonum), Environmental Stewardship, and Hard Work
Why the Name "St. Francis"?
Our identity rests on two strong pillars
- The founder, Fr. Kiiza John was inspired by the life of St. Francis of Assisi because of his simplicity, love for the Poor people and love for nature, and his life is summerised in Peace and goodness a treasure for a human person for ahealthy society, and indeed the foundation for social and economic transformation rooted in the love of God and neigbour.
- So the name reflects the values which the school intends to intill in the children. Secondly, The name is choosen in Memory of Fr. Muhenda Francis Adyeri, a child of this village Katoma, who loved nature so much, planted alot of trees, and as a priest strived to empower people towards self reliance and social transformation.