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(b)
(i)
Progress and Main Achievements
Monitoring and support supervision
The secondary Education Sub­sector has continued to provide administrative support to secondary
schools in various areas. During the period under review, a total of 749 (45 percent) USE schools (both
government and private were provided with administrative support and supervision.
This was in addition to the routine monitoring and inspection provided by support teams on school
based procurement, civil works and accountability
(ii)
Procurement and distribution of instructional materials
The sub sector supplied 5400 science kits to 1342 private and government USE schools and supplied
chemicals to 5,101 private & government USE schools in the 4 regions country wide to facilitate
conducting of UCE science practical examinations.
In addition, a total of 2,000,656 text books were distributed to USE schools in the core subject areas.
(iii)
Continued implementation of the digital science project and strengthening ICT initiatives in
secondary schools
Further priority was given to enhancing creativity and innovativeness in the teaching of sciences
through digital science and other ICT initiatives. In addition to the 200 schools under the Digital
Science project, another 26 secondary schools have been supported with ICT materials which bring
the total number of schools supported in ICT initiatives to 226. Further more, 2297science and
mathematics teachers were trained in using digital science as a pedagogical tool.
Other secondary schools which include Kololo S.S, St. Henry’s College Kitovu, Kitende SS, Kiira
College Butiki, and Bishop Comboni Kambuga have been supported to have functional ICT
laboratories. While in collaboration with UCC, an additional 350 school ICT laboratories have been
established with atleast ten (10) computers per school.
The subsector continued to computerize and updated the secondary school Teacher data for the IPPS
system; conduct the National Secondary Science Fair; and, make payments for adjudication and
trophies.
(iv)
Teacher training and development
Under this arrangement, the sub sector conducted training for 110 PTC tutors, &164 student council
members, for the West Nile sub region; inducted 262 head teachers and deputy head teachers of the 66
newly Grant Aided secondary schools and 121 Senior Accounts Assistants; Facilitated 14 SESEMAT
National trainers; trained 2,412 science and mathematics teachers; and Facilitated the NASSHU
national conference.
(v)
Implementation of policies, laws and guidelines, and strategies
Under this strategy, the private schools department printed and distributed 2000 copies of the
Education Act 2008 to schools.
ESSAPR FY 2011/12 to inform the 19 th ESSR – OCTOBER 2012