The calm before the academic storm has settled over Golden High School as Advanced Level students enter their final intensive preparation phase for the upcoming UACE (Uganda Advanced Certificate of Education) final exams. With syllabi covered and the countdown officially on, the campus atmosphere is thick with focus and determination.

Gone are the casual conversations and laid-back afternoons; they have been replaced by heads bent over textbooks, late-night study sessions fueled by caffeine, and the quiet hum of intense concentration in libraries and classrooms.