SINDHGirls Education

Education & Literacy Department, Government of Sindh 1

Objectives set for 2015:

Accomplishment of Millennium Development (MDGs-Ed) and EFA Goals:

Main Focus:• Quality Education • Universal Primary Education (UPE) • Improved primary completion rates • Improved transition rate (from primary to secondary)• Gender parity in enrolment• Urban – Rural parity in enrolment• Improved literacy rate

Situation Analysis

% Percentage of Out of School Children to Eligible PopulationPrimary (5 - 9 Years) Middle (10 - 12 Years) Secondary (13 - 14 Years)

37% 65% 64%

Missing Facilities

Gender Parity Index (GPI)

Challenges

Challenges• Access– School Infrastructure/ System capacity/ environment– Primary to Post Primary Schools Ratio (90 – 10)– Gender Disparity– Rural Urban Disparity

• Quality– Poor Learning outcomes– Out-dated Text Books– Ill Trained Teachers

• Governance – Poor Community Participation– Inadequate Capacity of Educational Managers– Weak M&E System

Government of Sindh’s Interventions

Girls Education- InterventionsSchool Rehabilitation/ Improvement

3,500 Building/ Addl. Classrooms5,000 missing facilities

Free Text Books for Students

Provision of Free Text Books to all students including intermediate ones

Girls Stipends (VI-X)

Stipend to 420,000 Girls.. Continuation of policy for girls stipends for transition to post primary and secondary education

Promoting Private Schools in Rural Sindh (PPRS)

485 Schools opened in 10 Districts under Subsidy Based Model

Merit & Need Based Teacher Recruitment

14,000 teachers recruited on merit in two phases through third party testing.Female Teachers were given additional 20 marks

School Management Committees (SMCs)

40,249(1.3 Billion)SMCs/Schools given SMC’s5000 Institutional strengthening through Third Party Mobilization in 08 districts

School Specific Budgets School specific budgets and posts, first time at primary/elementary level, implemented in 11 districts Local Revenues linked to district non-salary budget for education sectorNon-salary budget for schools significantly enhanced

School Management Committees (SMCs)

40,249(1.3 Billion)SMCs/Schools given SMC’s5000 Institutional strengthening through Third Party Mobilization in 08 districts

School Specific Budgets School specific budgets and posts, first time at primary/elementary level, implemented in 11 districts Local Revenues linked to district non-salary budget for education sectorNon-salary budget for schools significantly enhanced

Future Interventions

MULTI PRONGED STRATEGY

Improving Access:Multi-pronged Strategy and Targets contd..and new target

Strategy Targets

School Infrastructure and Up-gradations

Primary-Post Primary schools Ratio 70%-30%Consolidation of SchoolsEnhanced Funding for School Rehabilitation

Public Private Partnerships (PPP) PPRS / Other PPP based coverage to at least 3000 Schools in under served areas

Transportation Transport policy for teachers and students especially Female teachers and girls student

Early Child Education & Development

Formulation of Policy and development of curriculum

Medium Term Donor Commitments

Funding Mobilization Through International Agencies/Development Partners:- In pipeline:

USAID USD 155 million JICA Up gradation of 70 - 100 schools DFID £80 million for Sindh Education Fund World Bank USD 300 million (SERP-II) EU Euro 30 million (SERP-II) CIDA Debt Swap PKR 1.261 Billion

Way Forward- Success of ReformsA clear vision and sector strategySustained Political & Managerial Commitment Ownership from Key Stakeholders Effective Coordination & CommunicationStrong Monitoring & Evaluation SystemPublic awareness campaign Community involvement and EmpowermentContinuous Improvements /Innovations Continuous coordination amongst all Stakeholders

Thank You

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