The dining hall
Every student gets three hot meals a day: breakfast, lunch and supper. The dining hall is where the whole school eats together, takes a break from lessons and sits with friends. A student who has eaten well can learn well.
Applications are open for Senior 1, Senior 5 and transfer students.
Eat well, learn well
In a boarding school, the dining hall matters. A hungry student cannot concentrate in class. That is why feeding every student three times a day is one of the first things we get right.
Meals are cooked in the school kitchen and served in the dining hall at set times. Students queue, collect their food and eat at tables, with a teacher on duty at every meal.
Meals in a school day
A typical menu. Food changes through the week.
Breakfast
Before morning assembly, so students are ready for class.
- Porridge or tea
- Bread or mandazi
Lunch
The main meal of the day, in the midday break.
- Posho and beans
- Rice or matooke on some days
- Vegetables and sauce
- Meat or fish on some days
Supper
After games and activities, before evening prep.
- A hot meal like lunch
- Keeps students going through evening study
More about meals
- 1One place to eatMeals are eaten in the dining hall, not in dormitories or classrooms. This keeps meal times orderly and makes sure no one is missed.
- 2Calm and supervisedStudents line up, are served and sit at tables. A teacher is on duty at every meal, so every student gets their food.
- 3Cooked freshThe kitchen cooks each meal on the day, so students eat hot food at every sitting.
- 4Kept cleanTables are cleaned after each meal and the kitchen is kept to a high standard of hygiene. Students clear their own place before they leave.
- 1Energy for classBreakfast comes before lessons and lunch comes at midday, so students have energy through the whole school day.
- 2Three meals for everyoneEvery student eats three times a day, whatever their class. No student is left to feed themselves.
- 3During examsMeals carry on as normal through UCE and UACE. If an exam runs over a meal time, candidates eat before or after the paper.
- 4Fasting studentsDuring Ramadan, meal arrangements are made for Muslim students who are fasting.
- 5Extra food from homeStudents may bring dry foods such as sugar, powdered milk, juice and biscuits to eat outside meal times, especially during evening study.
- Are meals included in school fees?Yes. Breakfast, lunch and supper are covered by the school fees for the whole term. The bursar can explain what the fees cover.
- What food should my child bring?Dry foods such as sugar, powdered milk, juice, biscuits and bread, packed in a plastic container with a lid. See the full list in the joining instructions.
- Can I bring food when I visit?Yes, on visiting days. Food that goes bad quickly should be eaten the same day, because students have no fridge for their own food.
- My child has a food allergy. What should I do?Tell the school in writing when your child joins, so the school clinic and the kitchen know. Please do not assume the school already knows.
- Who runs the kitchen?Kitchen staff cook the meals, and the school administration checks food quality and hygiene. Raise any concern about food with the administration, or with the school clinic if it is about health.
Questions about meals? Email info@jonahs.ac.ug or call +256 788 262 797.
Places for 2027
Apply for Senior 1 or Senior 5, or come and see the school for yourself.