Bilingual Education in Niger - ADEA

Table 9.2. Average costs of a teacher at mid-term of career and
a class of 35 pupils
1 st year
A
1 st year
B
2 nd year
A
2 nd year
B
3 rd year
A
3 rd year
B
4 th year
A
4 th year
B
5 th year
A
6 th year
B
Teacher
Salary
A or B
86 000 x 12 =
1 032 000 F
122 000 x 12
= 1464 000
1032 000 F
1464 000
Joint teaching
material metrical
compendium chalk;
teacher guidelines
15 000 F + 10 000 F
+ 10 000 F =
25 000 F
Textbooks
and school
stationery
for pupils
2000 F + 5000
F =
7 000 F
25 000 F 7 000 F
1032 000 27 000 F 10 000 F
1464 000 27 000 F 10 000 F
Maintenance
and
interaction
schools and
community
Infrastructure
and equipment
amortizement
Total annual cost
(1 032 000 F 25000) :
35 élèves + 7 000 F
= 37 200 F
(+amortizement
and equipment
costs)
(1 464 000 F +
25 000) : 35 pupils +
7000 F = 49 542 F
(+ am.)
Idem as in the
First year
Idem as in the
First year
1 059 000 : 35 pupils :
35 pupils) + 10000 =
40 257 F (+am.)
(1491 000 : 35
pupils).+10 000 =
52 600 F (+ am.)
1032 000 27 000 F 10 000 F idem
1464 000 27 000 F 10 000 F idem
1032 000 35 000 F 15 000 F
1464 000 35 000 F 15 000 F
(1 067 000 : 35
pupils) + 10 000 F =
45 485 F (+am.)
(1 499 000 F : 35
pupils) + 15 000 F =
57 828 F (+am.)
This sample of the analysis shows that the costs can vary noticeably
according to three parameters:
• the grade of the teacher (teacher/deputy) and the degree of
use of the methodology at the same level;
• the quantitative importance, particularly of the joint and individual
teaching materials, for each pupil according to the level
(from the 1 st to the 6 th year).
With regard to this second point, it should be noted that when the
teaching material is locally produced, the cost is less than when
it is imported. But this gain is otherwise minimized to the extent
that the pedagogical transfer from one (L1) to another language
(L2) implies a duplication of certain of the pupils’ books.
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