Sumayya Girls High School transforms campus after winning Stanbic National Schools Championship

March 17, 2026 in Companies, Financial Services by Editor

A UGX 20 million prize and a life-changing learning trip help Sumayya Girls High School turn muddy walkways into paved paths, thanks to their award-winning UTI detection innovation.

 

Students and staff at Sumayya Girls High School are celebrating a major campus upgrade after winning the 10th Stanbic National Schools Championship (NSC). The school used part of its prize money to pave previously muddy walkways, improving accessibility and beautifying the campus—a long-planned project stalled by funding limits.

The championship victory came with a comprehensive prize package: UGX 20 million in business capital, UGX 5 million in institutional support, two laptops, UGX 2 million for the patron teacher, and a fully funded UGX 50 million learning trip to South Africa. The trip included visits to Standard Bank Group headquarters, the Standard Bank Heritage Centre in Johannesburg, and historic sites in Soweto, providing students and their mentor a transformative exposure to entrepreneurship and innovation.

Sumayya Girls clinched the title with their UroCare UTI Detector, designed to provide affordable testing for urinary tract infections, addressing a common health challenge among schoolgirls. They outcompeted finalists including Mentor Secondary School, Ibanda Secondary School, St. Noa Mawaggali SSS, and Comboni College Lira.

Ali Lwanga, Head of Sales at Stanbic Bank Uganda, noted that the competition goes beyond prizes. It equips students with entrepreneurial and innovation skills, complementing Uganda’s competence-based education curriculum and helping address youth unemployment. Over its 10-year history, the NSC has reached nearly 600,000 students and teachers and supported the creation of more than 200 youth-led businesses.

With the 11th edition now open under the theme “Powering Innovation for Job Creation,” secondary and vocational schools have until March 29 to apply via Stanbic’s digital platforms and the NSC portal.