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Part I - Ministry Of Education and Sports

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A total of 1,772 classrooms, 18 Administration blocks, 165 multipurpose science blocks, 29 teachers’<br />

houses, 61 libraries, <strong>and</strong> 705 VIP latrines are under construction in 313 schools that have been cleared<br />

by the Solicitor General to award contracts.<br />

(iv) Licensing <strong>and</strong> registering of private schools.<br />

With guidelines for licensing <strong>and</strong> registration in place, the sub­sector continued registering <strong>and</strong><br />

licensing of private schools. In the period under review, 114 Private schools were licensed, as<br />

compared to 112 that were licensed in 2011 while, 206 Private schools were registered showing an<br />

increase from 92 in 2011.<br />

(v) Grant aiding of Community Secondary schools<br />

During the period under review, a total of 10 new seed secondary schools were coded <strong>and</strong> provided<br />

with staff by <strong>Ministry</strong> of Public Service.<br />

(vi) Enhancement of the Public Private <strong>Part</strong>nership<br />

The sector has increased the number of private secondary schools partnering with government under<br />

USE program from 343 schools in 2007 to 743 in 2011. In the period under review, 135 private<br />

secondary schools signed the Memor<strong>and</strong>um of Underst<strong>and</strong>ing with government <strong>and</strong> entered into<br />

partnership with government to implement USE.<br />

(vii) Construction of seed secondary schools<br />

During the period under review, the sub sector under took construction of four (4) seed secondary<br />

schools. These included; Lagoro Seed Secondary School in Kitgum district, Nalusala Seed Secondary<br />

School in Sironko district, Lukabwori Seed Secondary School in Mayuge district, <strong>and</strong> Mpunge Seed<br />

Secondary School in Mukono district.<br />

(c)Results/outcomes<br />

(i) Increased School Enrolment<br />

In the period under review, the <strong>Education</strong> <strong>and</strong> <strong>Sports</strong> sector has undertaken a number of<br />

interventions in an effort to improve access to secondary education through: the construction of Seed<br />

schools; paying USE capitation grants; <strong>and</strong>,expansion of facilities in existing secondary schools. The<br />

above interventions among others have resulted into increased enrolment. See table 4.8.<br />

Tabel: 4.8.Secondary School Enrolment 2010­2012<br />

YEARS Total Male Female<br />

2010 1,225,692 654,971 570,721<br />

2011 1,210,870 649,738 561,132<br />

2012 1,225,326 657,644 567,682<br />

Source: EMIS 2011/12<br />

ESSAPR FY 2011/12 to inform the 19 th ESSR – OCTOBER 2012<br />

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