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Pakistan
Asia Science Educator Academy (ASEA) 2010
ACTION PLAN
Dr. Syed Azhar HasanDirector General Pakistan Museum of Natural History Islamabad, Pakistanemail: [email protected]
Qaiser RashidDeputy Secretary, Planning / Budgets & Accounts, School Education Department, Ministry of Education, Punjab email:[email protected]
Introducing Pakistan Delegates / Speakers
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Overview of Education in Pakistan
Educational oversight i) Federal Ministry of
Educationii) Provincial Education
Departments
iii) District Governments
National Education Budget (2009-10)
2% of GDP
Medium of Instruction Urdu and English
Regional Languages Punjabi. Sindhi, Pushto & Balochi
Literacy (2009) overall
• Men • Women
57 %64 %36 %
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Educational Statistics
Gender-wise Position
Total Public Sector Private Sector
No. of K-12 Institutions 0.227 million 0.166 million (73.2%) 0.061 million (26.8%)
No. of K-12 Enrollment 38.03 million 25.48 million (67%) 12.54 million (33%)
No. of K-12 Teachers 1.39 million 0.778 million (56%) 0.611 million (44%)
Total Male Female
No. of K-12 Enrollment 38.03 million 21.29 million (56%) 16.74 million (44%)
No. of K-12 Teachers 1.39 million 0.679 million (48.8%) 0.711 million (51.1%)
Source;MoE
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STEM Education Challenges
• Prioritization for STEM.• Standardization of curriculum.• Lack of Teacher Training in Science &
Mathematics..• Weak infrastructure of schools/labs.• Shortage of standardized equipments • Capacity of implementers.• Monitoring/Evaluation.
High level Goals
Long term thru comprehensive Reforms agenda:
o Qualityo Accesso Governance
Short Term:o Upgradation of Schools infrastructureo Re-vamping of Secondary School Science Labso Integration of IT Labs with Science Labso Training of Science /Maths teacherso Provision of free Text Books(I-X)o Quality Assessment System (Maths/Science)o Merit based recruitment of teacherso Provision of stipends to Girls studentso Subsidization in fee for low cost private schoolso Daanish School System & Centers of Excellence Schools
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Action Plan
Action Measure success? Who’s Responsible? Deadline?
Devise National Curricula as per International standards
In process Federal/Provincial Governments
2012
Training of Science Maths Teachers
100000 teachers annually
Directorate of Staff Development/Provincial Government-Intel Pakistan
In process
Provision of infrastructure in public schools
In process Provincial Departments
In process
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Action Plan Contd from pre page
Action Measure success? Who’s Responsible?
Deadline?
Standardization of equipments for Science Labs
All Science labs equipped
Department of Education- GTZ in Punjab
2010
Capacity building of District/tehsil level school managers and Schools Councils
400 mangers trained & certified from GCU
20000 School Councils trained
Department of Education in Punjab-WB
2011
Monitoring & evaluation of reform initiatives
Enhancement in NER
Reduction in Dropout
Retention upto secondary Education
Gender parity
Department of Education in Punjab-WB
2012
