Education

Achievements
Improved PLE performance (2016-2018)

S/NO DIV 1 DIV 2 DIV3 DIV4 DIV U DIV X TOTAL %PASS
2016 543 3,718 842 455 138 130 5826 95.4
2017 546 4475 422 188 29 78 5738 98.1
2018 500 4059 1215 712 124 40 6650 98.0
TOTAL 4,040 42,448 18,848 11587 11,006 5,133 93062 81.0

Constant receipt of UPE funds
YEAR TOTAL BUDGET QTR 1 QTR 2 QTR 3 QTR 4
2016/17 706,453,092 235484364 0 235484364 235484364
2017/18 661558950 220,519,650 0 220,519,650 220,519,650
2018/19 733,158,279 244386093 0 244,386,093 244,386,093
2019/20 1,005,048,000 335048,000 0
Due to intensive community sensitization parents’ involvement in education has improved PLE performance
General performance for Education sector for the last three years
1. Improved sanitation and hygiene in schools due to the provision of hand washing facilities by development partners like Jese
2. Awareness on HIV/AIDS due to messages in school compounds
3. development partners like RTI, Batwana,Kind Uganda and Bringing Hope to the Family have helped the department to improve education standards
4. Political good will and support has created peaceful working conditions.
5. Sawlog Uganda and Forestry department have established wood lots in 30 schools. Under Operation Wealth Creation has given out tea seedlings to Barahiija,Kasamba and Kyabaranga Primary schools while Kyakayombya,Mugoma,Nsinde ,Kyembogo,Webikere are growing coffee while Kitagweta and Barahiija are keeping dairy cows
6. The school garden concept has taken root and is now visible in 100 schools in the District under World Bank program and this has provided pupils and teachers with midday meals
7. Continued timely support from the Ministry of Education and Sports in form of capitation grants for all Institutions of learning.
Major Challenges
1. Congestion due to inadequate classrooms, furniture and VIP latrines.
2. High Pupil teacher ratio in schools 1:70 a total of 526 teachers are needed to make the teacher pupil ratio of 1:53 ideal.
3. Lack of teachers’ houses only 33 schools can accommodate 132 teachers in the 128 schools in the district.