THE EDUCATION AND SPORTS SECTOR ANNUAL …

1 I | P a g e THE REPUBLIC OF UGANDA MINISTRY OF EDUCATION AND SPORTS THE EDUCATION AND SPORTS SECTOR ANNUAL performance report Financial Year 2016/17 Produced By: SME Division, EDUCATION Planning and Policy Analysis Department, Ministry of EDUCATION & SPORTS , Floor 6, Embassy House, Kampala. Ministry of EDUCATION & SPORTS 2017 ii | P a g e Vision: "Quality EDUCATION and SPORTS for All" Broad Priority Objectives: To make significant and permanent gains in achieving equitable access to EDUCATION at all leaves; To improve considerably the quality of EDUCATION , particularly at primary level; To enhance the management of EDUCATION and SPORTS service delivery at all levels particularly at district level.

2 To develop the capacity of districts by helping EDUCATION Managers acquire and improve on their knowledge, skills and attitudes to be able to plan, monitor, account and perform managerial functions. Mission Statement: "To provide for, support, guide, coordinate, regulate and promote quality EDUCATION and SPORTS to all persons in Uganda for national integration, individual and national development". Strategic Objectives: To ensure universal and equitable access to quality basic EDUCATION for all children through: (i) Early Childhood Care and Development for children up to 8 years; (ii) Universal Primary EDUCATION for children from 6 years to 12 years; (iii) EDUCATION for the disadvantaged groups from 6 years to 18 years; and, (iv) Implementing Universal Post Primary EDUCATION and Training.

3 To improve the Quality of EDUCATION ; and, To ensure equal access by Gender, District and Special Needs at all levels of EDUCATION . VISION, MISSION STATEMENT AND 1 STRATEGIC OBJECTIVES iii | P a g e Level Indicators FY 2015/16 FY 2016/17 Pre-primary No. of schools 5,763 6,798 Total Enrolment 477,123 563,913 GPI Primary Total Enrolment 8,264,317 8,655,924 GER 109% 115% NER 96% GIR 152% 155% NIR 65% 66% GPI Survival rate to grade 5 Survival rate to grade 7 Completion rate Literacy rate at P3 N/A Literacy rate at P6 N/A Numeracy rate at P3 N/A Numeracy rate at P6 N/A PLE Pass Rate 86% PLE performance Index Secondary Enrolment 1,284,008 1,457,277 USE Students 912,394 952.

4 539 GER NER 24% GPI Completion rate Senior 4 Pass Rate at O Level 91% 87% performance Index at O Level 43% 39% performance Index at A level 56% 64% BTVET BTVET Enrolment 105,905 109,305 GPI SUMMARY OF performance INDICATORS iv | P a g e Vision, Mission Statement and Strategic objectives .. ii Summary of performance Indicators .. iii Table of Contents .. iv List of Acronyms .. viii Glossary of Terms .. xiii Executive Summary .. xv The Structure of the report .. 1 Chapter 1- Background to the report .. 2 Purpose .. 2 Rationale for the ESSAPR .. 2 ESSAPR Preparation Process.

5 2 Chapter 2- Legal, Policy, Planning and Institutional Framework .. 4 Legal and Regulatory Framework .. 4 Framework .. 4 Planning Framework .. 5 Institutional Framework and Arrangements for Service Delivery .. 5 Ministry of EDUCATION and SPORTS Headquarters .. 5 Implementation of Policy Recommendations of the 23rd ESSR .. 6 Legal, Policy and Institutional Developments during FY 2016/17 .. 16 Legal Development during the Period under Review .. 16 Policy Development during the Period under Review .. 16 Institutional Developments .. 17 Cabinet and Presidential Directives to the EDUCATION and SPORTS SECTOR .

6 17 Chapter 3- EDUCATION & SPORTS Budget performance .. 19 Chapter 4- The EDUCATION and SPORTS SECTOR performance .. 64 Access and Equity in the EDUCATION SECTOR .. 64 Pre-Primary .. 64 Primary EDUCATION .. 65 Secondary 71 Business Technical and Vocational EDUCATION and Training (BTVET) .. 77 University EDUCATION .. 81 Quality of EDUCATION .. 89 Pre-Primary EDUCATION .. 89 Secondary 99 Business Technical Vocation EDUCATION and Training (BTVET) .. 102 University EDUCATION .. 106 Efficiency and effectiveness .. 109 Pre- Primary EDUCATION .

7 109 Primary EDUCATION .. 110 TABLE OF CONTENTS v | P a g e Secondary EDUCATION .. 113 Business Technical Vocational EDUCATION and Training (BTVET) .. 117 University EDUCATION .. 122 Chapter 5 Teacher Training, Recruitment and Deployment .. 126 Teacher Training .. 126 Chapter 6- SPORTS Development .. 136 Physical EDUCATION and SPORTS .. 136 Community SPORTS .. 139 Chapter 7-Cross-cutting Issues .. 141 Guidance and Counselling .. 141 Special Needs EDUCATION (SNE) .. 142 Communication and Information Management .. 144 Gender in EDUCATION .. 147 HIV and AIDS in EDUCATION .

8 152 National Curriculum Development Centre (NCDC) .. 156 School Inspection .. 157 The Uganda National Commission for UNESCO (UNATCOM) .. 159 Chapter 8 - International Commitments .. 163 International Commitments .. 163 Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) .. 163 Reporting against the SDG 4 targets and indicators .. 165 Chapter 9- Implementation of the NRM Manifesto (2016-2021) .. 172 .. ANNEXES .. 173 vi | P a g e LIST OF TABLES TABLE : POLICY AND OPERATIONAL RECOMMENDATIONS ARISING FROM THE 23RD ESSR .. 7 TABLE : RECRUITMENT OF STAFF IN FY 2016/17.

9 17 : COMPARING EDUCATION EXPENDITURE CATEGORIES TO NATIONAL ALLOCATION .. 19 TABLE : PERCENTAGE SHARE OF THE BUDGET EXPENDITURE CATEGORIES FOR FY 2016/17, A COMPARISON TO FY 2015/16.. 20 TABLE : SUBSECTOR SHARES OF THE TOTAL SECTOR BUDGET.. 20 TABLE : THE FY 2016/17 BUDGET performance : SECTOR APPROVED BUDGET AND RELEASES (EXCLUDING EXTERNAL FINANCING) .. 22 TABLE : RECURRENT (WAGE) FOR VOTE 013 MINISTRY OF EDUCATION AND SPORTS : .. 24 TABLE : RECURRENT (NON-WAGE) FOR VOTE 013 MINISTRY OF EDUCATION AND SPORTS .. 25 TABLE : DEVELOPMENT BUDGET FOR VOTE 013 MINISTRY OF EDUCATION AND SPORTS (EXCL.)

10 TAXES) FY 2016/17 .. 26 TABLE : NON TAX REVENUE (AIA) BUDGET performance FOR THE EDUCATION AND SPORTS SECTOR .. 28 TABLE : KEY PHYSICAL OUTPUTS ARISING FROM THE APPROVED BUDGET FY 2016/17 .. 30 : LIST OF TARGETED PRIMARY SCHOOLS AND STATUS OF CIVIL WORKS AT EACH SCHOOL UNDER PRESIDENTIAL PLEDGES.. 66 TABLE : STATUS OF CIVIL WORKS UNDER EMERGENCY CONSTRUCTION FY 2016/17 .. 67 TABLE : LIST OF PRIMARY SCHOOLS PENDING CLEARANCE FROM AUDITOR GENERAL OFFICE .. 67 : ENROLMENT IN PRIMARY SCHOOLS BY SUB REGION AND GENDER (FY 2015/16 FY 2016/17).. 68 : SECONDARY SCHOOLS GRANT AIDED BY DISTRICT FY2016/17.