Paper short abstract:

This proposal will bring to light the coeducation and sport role in the formation of a protestant autochtone elite within the most prestigious elite school in (post)-colonial Uganda, Budo King's College.

Paper long abstract:

During the early Colonial era in Uganda (1894-1962) we can see the birth of a multitude missionary schools. Most of these schools are located in Buganda (South Uganda). This Buganda Kingdom was favoured by British Protectorate and therefore by taking advantage of this fact, they maintained their political, economical and cultural monopolies in Uganda.

The King's College in Budo, Buganda, was founded by the Church Missionary Society in 1906. The school's main goal was to educate chiefs' sons about colonial values and colonial norms. The Protectorate's powers needed to form a new autochtone colonial elite as a response to the new indirect rule model. Furthermore, in the 1920's, the King's College was the most important school in terms of excellency in Uganda and the birthplace of the uganda elites. It was a part of this elite society who has taken over the independence movements and has led the political parties at the end of colonial domination and at the beginning of Independence.

The particularity of this school remained in its coeducational politics. In fact, in 1935 a coeducational school curriculum was established for the first time in Uganda. This study proposes bringing to light the role played by the coeducation in the (post-) colonial elite formation. This perspective adds an original dimension to the subject matter because it tests the coeducation in Budo under the scope of sport practices.