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(a) Interventions undertaken during FY 2011/2012
Box 4.2 highlights interventions undertaken by the Secondary sub sector to enhance access to
education.
Box 4.2 Key interventions undertaken in the secondary sub­sector in FY 2011/12
(i) Payment of UPPET/USE capitation grant and UCE examination fees for USE beneficiary students.
(ii) Implementation of USE at Upper Secondary (“A” level) under the UPOLET programme.
(iii) Rehabilitation and expansion of facilities in existing Secondary Schools.
(iv) Licensing and registering of private schools.
(v) Grant aiding of community secondary schools.
(vi) Enhancement of the public private partnership.
(vii) Construction of seed secondary schools, targeting under served areas.
(b)
(i)
Progress and Main Achievements
Payment of UPPET/USE capitation grant and UCE examination fees for USE beneficiary
students.
During the period under review, the government continued to provide tuition support to eligible USE
Students. Capitation grants amounting to 80,210,939,519/= was paid for 718,000 students of the
beneficiary schools (215,400 were Private Partnership schools (PPPs) while 502,600 for government
secondary schools). See table 4.7 below.
Table: 4.7 Disbursement of USE grants to schools in FY 2011/12
S/n Quarter Amount
1. Quarter 1 22,456,532,668
2. Quarter 2 29,968,783,000
3 Quarter 3 21,828,950,833
4. Quarter 4 5,956, 673,018
Total 80,210,939,519
Source: Headcount Report 2012
In addition, the sub­sector provided funds to UNEB to facilitate 108,637 UCE student registration fees
under the USE programme. Government further facilitated 809 government USE schools with funds
for acquisition of Science specimens for UCE practicals.
(ii)
Implementation of USE to cover upper (A' level) Secondary
In order to enhance access, Cabinet in 2011 approved the Uganda Post “O” Level Education and
Training (UPOLET) and the implementation commenced in 2012 with 701 in government schools and
221 public private partnership schools. Government paid (3.133bn) UPOLET capitation grants to
38,311 students enrolled in both government and private UPOLET schools.
(iii)
Construction (including expansion and rehabilitation) of Secondary schools
In order to increase access to secondary education, the sub­sector continued with provision of a
Secondary Schools in each sub–county and hard to reach areas through the construction of Seed
ESSAPR FY 2011/12 to inform the 19 th ESSR – OCTOBER 2012