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Inadequate funding of the education sector has contributed to the poor performance of schools in the national examinations
Kamwenge district is on the spot for inadequate funding of the education sector.
In a research carried out by Karambi Action for Life Improvement (KALI), a local NGO operating in Kasese and Kamwenge districts, the inadequate funding has contributed to the poor performance of schools in the district in the Primary Leaving Examinations, Uganda Certificate of Education and the Uganda Advanced Certificate of Education.
Out of the shs 24 billion budget for the 2011/2012 financial year, only shs 7 billion was allocated to the education department. The research also indicates that under the education budget, only 0.34 % is allocated to inspection of schools.
According to the report, teacher pupil ratio is at 1:100.
Happy Francis, the program coordinator KALI says that because of the inadequate funding, children are being taught in dilapidated classrooms and in some schools, where there are no classrooms, they are being taught under trees.
He also says that some of the inspectors have failed to monitor the attendance of teachers and pupils because they lack resources, which gives rooms for teachers to abscond from duty, leading to the increasingly high failure rates in primary and secondary schools.
Happy says that the district should allocate more funds to the sector, which will be used to construct more classroom blocks and latrines, which will improve the sanitation in schools.
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Eric Tumwirigyiye the Kamwenge district education officer admitted the sector is poorly funded, but said that he hopes that funding of the sector will increase by 20% in the next financial year.
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Lovence Bagarukayo, the Kamwenge district chairperson and secretary for finance and administration, says that more funds can be increased to the education sector, but the district is limited by lack of adequate local revenue.
In 2010, the district had 143 pupils in the first grade, while in 2011, there were 72 pupils.
In a research carried out by Karambi Action for Life Improvement (KALI), a local NGO operating in Kasese and Kamwenge districts, the inadequate funding has contributed to the poor performance of schools in the district in the Primary Leaving Examinations, Uganda Certificate of Education and the Uganda Advanced Certificate of Education.
Out of the shs 24 billion budget for the 2011/2012 financial year, only shs 7 billion was allocated to the education department. The research also indicates that under the education budget, only 0.34 % is allocated to inspection of schools.
According to the report, teacher pupil ratio is at 1:100.
Happy Francis, the program coordinator KALI says that because of the inadequate funding, children are being taught in dilapidated classrooms and in some schools, where there are no classrooms, they are being taught under trees.
He also says that some of the inspectors have failed to monitor the attendance of teachers and pupils because they lack resources, which gives rooms for teachers to abscond from duty, leading to the increasingly high failure rates in primary and secondary schools.
Happy says that the district should allocate more funds to the sector, which will be used to construct more classroom blocks and latrines, which will improve the sanitation in schools.
//Cue in: “pupil teacher ratio is high
Cue out: “…good infrastructure.”//
Eric Tumwirigyiye the Kamwenge district education officer admitted the sector is poorly funded, but said that he hopes that funding of the sector will increase by 20% in the next financial year.
//Cue in: “issues raised are correct…
Cue out: “…better performance.”//
Lovence Bagarukayo, the Kamwenge district chairperson and secretary for finance and administration, says that more funds can be increased to the education sector, but the district is limited by lack of adequate local revenue.
In 2010, the district had 143 pupils in the first grade, while in 2011, there were 72 pupils.
Accessed on Wednesday 14th Nov. 2012 from http://ugandaradionetwork.com/a/story.php?s=46999
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