Part I - Ministry Of Education and Sports

Table: 4.10. Universal Secondary Education by Ownership
FY Government Private Total
2011 904 743 1,647
2012 1,024 895 1,919
Source EMIS 2011
(v) USE Enrolment
Implementation of Universal Secondary Education which started in 2007 with a total of 161,396
eligible students in senior one of which 92,388 were males and 69,008 were females. Since then, the
program has been expanding. In the FY year 2011/12, the pioneers sat their Uganda Certificate of
Education as shown in Table 4.11.
Table: 4.11. USE enrolment by Gender
Year Male Female Total
2010 334,639 265,689 600,328
2011 377,293 312,248 689,541
2012 408,441 343,426 751,867
Source: Headcount 2012
The USE enrolment has been gradually increasing from 600,328 in 2010 to 689,541 in 2011, to 751,867
for the period under review. 45% of the students enrolled in 2011 were female, and this enrolment has
increased to 45.7% in 2012.
(vi) Stock of Classrooms in Secondary Schools
At the inception of the USE programme in 2007, the total classroom stock stood at 8,390. This resulted
into congestion in up to 331 Secondary schools. The number of over congested schools increased to759
in 2008 with student classroom ratios as high as 80:1. The sector, with support from variousEducation
Development Partners, embarked on a robust programme of classroom construction, targeting over­
enrolled schools.Under the World Bank Supported UPPET (APL1) Project, classrooms and other
pedagogical infrastructure have been provided to 659 Secondary Schools (Phase 1 & 2), this has
increased classroom space to 12,438. With support from ADB, six (6) seed secondary schools and six
(6) traditional secondary schools have been expanded.
The provision of additional classrooms has not only enhanced the access to Secondary education but
has further improved the quality of teaching and learning by reducing congestion in classrooms.
However, the demand for more classrooms continues to rise especially with the introduction of the
UPOLET programme.
ESSAPR FY 2011/12 to inform the 19 th ESSR – OCTOBER 2012
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