How the government in Uganda became involved in managing education after 1922

Before 1920, education was in the hands of missionaries.
Schools were opened and run by missionaries and evangelism was their main purpose.

From 800 pounds in 1920, government expenditure on education rose to 88,000 pounds in 1933.
In 1922, the government opened up a technical School at Makerere College to start training people in the fields of health, carpentry and metal works.
In 1924, the colonial government instituted the Phelps-stokes commission to re-examine the state of education in all the East African countries.
In 1924, the government appointed Sir Eric Husey as the first director of education in Uganda.
In 1926 more courses were introduced at Makerere College in the fields of teaching, agriculture and medicine and it started producing professionals.

Still in 1926, the colonial government started the Student exchange program and many students came from as far as Kenya Tanzania, South Africa and Zambia.
In the late 1920’s teacher training colleges were built, e.g. in Ndejje, Nkozi and Kyambogo and these produced Grade II teachers.
An inspectorate of schools was also set up to check on the standards of these Schools.
The government also set up education commissions for example Phelps – stokes commission and De – la –war commission to continuously research on the progress of education in Uganda.
In 1935, the colonial government linked Makerere to the college of Cambridge and the first group of Ugandans sat for the Cambridge certificate of education exams.
In 1937, Makerere was recommended to become an institution of higher learning for the whole of E. Africa.

In 1949, Makerere was linked to the University of London and it started offering degree courses.
Its first graduates came out in 1953 that included Nelson Mandela and Julius Nyerere.
 From the late 1930’s many schools were built and government increased funding in education.
This increased enrollment in primary, Secondary, tertiary and technical schools.
A sponsorship or Scholarship program was put in place to help students attain higher education.
In 1964, all denomination schools (schools belonging to a particular faith) were abolished by the 1964 education Act

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