A Senior Four student at Naalya Senior Secondary School, Bweyogerere Campus, has died in what police are investigating as a suspected suicide.
The student was found dead on Wednesday evening after his body was discovered hanging inside a toilet block in the boys’ section of the school.
Kampala Metropolitan Police Deputy Spokesperson Luke Owoyesigyire said the school administration immediately notified police, prompting detectives and Scene of Crime officers from Kira Division Police to visit the scene.
According to Owoyesigyire, investigators documented the scene, collected evidence, recorded statements from witnesses, and later transferred the body to Mulago City Mortuary for a postmortem examination.
Preliminary investigations indicate that the student was last seen entering the toilet block shortly before his body was discovered.
Police also recovered a handwritten note believed to have been written by the deceased.
“The note has been secured and its contents are being examined as part of the ongoing investigations,” Owoyesigyire said.
He extended condolences to the student’s family, friends and the school community, adding that investigations are continuing and more information will be released when available.
The incident is the latest in a series of tragic deaths involving students that have renewed concerns over mental health and emotional wellbeing in educational institutions.
In March 2026, 20-year-old Juliana Genevieve Mutyaba, a student at Mengo Secondary School, died shortly after the release of the Uganda Advanced Certificate of Education (UACE) examination results, in which she had scored 19 points.
During the same month, a student at Kololo Junior School’s Kayunga-Gombe campus was found dead in the boys’ dormitory, leading to the temporary closure of the school as police conducted investigations.
In March 2025, Alvin Ssekandi, a 19-year-old Senior Six student, also died in circumstances that family members linked to pressure associated with the UACE examinations.
Education experts have repeatedly warned that examination-related stress, academic pressure, high expectations from families and schools, and limited access to professional counselling services are contributing to increasing emotional distress among learners. They have called for stronger mental health support systems in schools, including counselling services and programmes that encourage students to seek help before crises escalate.
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