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SINDH
Girls Education
Education & Literacy Department, Government of Sindh 1
Objectives set for 2015:
Accomplishment of Millennium Development (MDGsEd) and EFA Goals:
Main Focus:
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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
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3.4
3.5
3.0
3.0
2.5
2.3
2.0
1.9
1.78
Enrollment
1.6
Out Of School
1.5
1.25
1.2
1.1
Population
1.01
1.0
0.9
0.8
0.70
0.6
0.56
0.5
0.30
0.50
0.27
Boys
Girls
Primary
(5 - 9 Years)
Boys
Girls
Middle
(10 - 12 Years)
Boys
Girls
Secondary
(13 - 14 Years)
% Percentage of Out of School Children to Eligible Population
Primary (5 - 9 Years)
37%
Middle (10 - 12 Years)
65%
Secondary (13 - 14 Years)
64%
Missing Facilities
100%
90%
80%
42%
45%
49%
70%
74%
60%
Without
With
50%
40%
30%
58%
55%
51%
20%
26%
10%
0%
Toilets
Boundary Wall
Drinking Water
Electricity
Gender Parity Index (GPI)
0.99
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0.9
0.8
0.7
0.69
0.7
0.7
0.57
0.6
0.5
0.4
0.3
0.2
0.1
0
Primary
Middle
Secondary
Higher Sec.
Overall
Challenges
• Access
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Challenges
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- Interventions
School
Rehabilitation/
Improvement
 3,500 Building/ Addl. Classrooms
 5,000 missing facilities
Free Text Books
for Students
 Provision of Free Text Books to all students including
Girls Stipends
(VI-X)
 Stipend to 420,000 Girls..
 Continuation of policy for girls stipends for transition to
intermediate ones
post primary and secondary education
Promoting Private  485 Schools opened in 10 Districts under Subsidy Based
Model
Schools in Rural
Sindh (PPRS)
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Merit & Need Based  14,000 teachers recruited on merit in two phases
Teacher Recruitment through third party testing.
 Female Teachers were given additional 20 marks
School Management
Committees (SMCs)
 40,249(1.3 Billion)SMCs/Schools given SMC’s
 5000 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 sector
 Non-salary budget for schools significantly enhanced
School Management
Committees (SMCs)
School Specific Budgets
 40,249(1.3 Billion)SMCs/Schools given SMC’s
 5000 Institutional strengthening through Third Party
Mobilization in 08 districts
 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 sector
 Non-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 Upgradations
Primary-Post Primary schools
Ratio 70%-30%
Consolidation of Schools
Enhanced Funding for School
Rehabilitation
PPRS / Other PPP based coverage
to at least 3000 Schools in under
served areas
Transport policy for teachers and
students especially Female
teachers and girls student
Formulation of Policy and
development of curriculum
Public Private Partnerships (PPP)
Transportation
Early Child Education &
Development
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 Reforms
A clear vision and sector strategy
Sustained Political & Managerial Commitment
Ownership from Key Stakeholders
Effective Coordination & Communication
Strong Monitoring & Evaluation System
Public awareness campaign
Community involvement and Empowerment
Continuous Improvements /Innovations
Continuous coordination amongst all Stakeholders
Thank You
7/20/2015
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