Part I - Ministry Of Education and Sports

Figure: 4.3.Stock of classrooms in secondary FY 2010/11­2011­2012
No. of Classrooms
14,000
12,000
10,000
8,000
6,000
4,000
2,000
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2007 2012
Classrooms 8,390 12,438
Source: EMIS 2011/12
(vii) Ratio of girls to boys in Secondary education
Prior to the introduction of Universal Secondary Education in 2007, Secondary education enrolment
was heavily skewed in favor of males where 63% were male while 37% were females. Since the
inception of USE, there has been a change in the level of participation of girls as evidenced by the
increased percentage of girls which stood at 47% in 2011. The sub – sector has continued to put in
place strategies that will enable increased participation for girls. These include: creation of an enabling
school environment for girls; bursary scheme for the needy students where 75% are girls; increasing
the number of secondary schools under the USE programme through the PPP arrangement that has
reduced the distances travelled by students; and, provision of accommodation facilities in hard to
reach seed secondary schools.
Table: 4.12. Percentage ratio of girls to boys in Secondary education
FY 2010/11 2011/12
Male 53% 53.7%
Female 47% 46.3%
Source: EMIS 2011
(d) Constraints/Challenges
(i) Sustaining increased access to secondary education without compromising quality;
(ii) Persistent high student classroom ratios. The sector continues to grapple with high student
classroom ratios despite the fact that they are constructing more classrooms and taking on
additional private schools under the PPP arrangement;
(viii) Persistent shortage of teachers for science, math, and physical education especially in rural
areas. The situation has worsened with the implementation of the UPOLET programme; and,
(ix) Absence of teachers’ accommodation which makes teacher deployment and retention very
difficult especially in hard­to­reach and hard­to­stay areas.
ESSAPR FY 2011/12 to inform the 19 th ESSR – OCTOBER 2012
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