The school was opened due to the realisation of the importance of

At present the school has 220 girls distributed between forms 1-4. Our teaching staff has now reached 9. Most of the subjects on the curriculu are being taught which is a great improvement for the girls education.

Although progressing, the school is certainly in the early stages of development. Bandawe Girls’ Secondary School does not have the facilities nor the resources of which many of it’s neighbouring schools have. As a boarding school, it has inadequate accommodation for students.
At present some 150 students are sleeping in a hostel designed for a mere 64 students. The remaining girls are staying in the Primary School hostel which is about 5 minutes walk away. It is not ideal.
The girls have 1 pit latrine for the whole school which is very unhealthy healthy.
As the boarding school all the meals are cooked on a wood fire at a kitchen close to the administration block. The Matron and cooks are dedicated and hard working. The meals include nsima  (staple food), rice and beans, meat once a week and fish when it is available. The girls have no dining hall so they eat outside. During the rainy season they eat in the classrooms.

 

Electricity was installed in April 2003. This is a great advance for the school and now the girls can study without paraffin Tiri lamps as long as the electricity is steady. There are sockets in all classrooms and there is a basic Science lab.
The Library is well stocked with books from abroad there are however not enough bookshelves to hold the stock. The room is also very small. The girls are very keen to read and the library is open everyday after school for reading and leading books.