ONE STEP CLOSER - BUT HOW FAR? - Norwegian Refugee Council

37Diagram 17 Official drop out rates in primary education in each municipality in Kirundoand Muyinga (2003-2004) Grade 1-6Kirundo f f m f+m% oftotal f m f+mBugabira 145 41,8 % 202 347 4,8 % 2868 39,8 % 4332 7200Busoni 427 40,9 % 618 1045 7,1 % 5605 38,3 % 9016 14621Buwambarangwe 213 50,7 % 207 420 5,2 % 3129 38,9 % 4909 8038Gitobe 151 48,9 % 158 309 4,6 % 2520 37,1 % 4265 6785Kirundo 318 36,4 % 556 874 9,3 % 3867 41,2 % 5525 9392Ntega 296 38,8 % 466 762 9,4 % 2808 34,6 % 5300 8108Vumbi 398 47,0 % 449 847 9,3 % 3607 39,5 % 5532 9139Total 1948 42,3 % 2656 4604 7,3 % 24404 38,6 % 38879 63283MuyingaBuhinyuza 181 37,9 % 296 477 12,5 % 1552 40,5 % 2279 3831Butihinda 367 39,2 % 569 936 13,9 % 2740 40,8 % 3982 6722Gashoho 118 38,8 % 186 304 5,4 % 2434 43,6 % 3144 5578Gasorwe 164 41,5 % 231 395 6,6 % 2271 38,0 % 3702 5973Giteranyi 443 39,7 % 672 1115 13,1 % 3196 37,7 % 5285 8481Muyinga 266 44,8 % 328 594 4,9 % 5299 43,5 % 6876 12175Mwakiro 149 41,9 % 207 356 7,9 % 1765 39,0 % 2766 4531Total 1688 40,4 % 2489 4177 8,8 % 19257 40,7 % 28034 47291As we see, the drop out rate is 7.3% in Kirundo province. It is actually much higher inKirundo, Vumbi and Ntega (three of the municipalities we have visited) than in the othermunicipalities. The drop out rate is higher in Muyinga province (8.8%). It varies between13.9% and 4, 9%. In Gasorwe (which we have visited) it is 6.6%.Comments: The variance in drop out rate may be considerable within a province, andapparently it may also vary from one year to another. It is not known whether TEP studentsdrop out more often in primary than regular students, but according to the information wehave gathered, it is reason to believe that they follow the same pattern as the others.4.8 TEP students’ performance in primary schoolInspectors, students and parents maintain that the TEP students are among the best in theirclass.The final TEP test is prepared by the inspectors who also evaluate the results. We have thecomplete figures regarding those who have qualified in Muyinga from 2002-2005, whichshow that 76% of the students qualified for grade 3 and 24% for grade 2.To our knowledge, there has been little follow up of the TEP students once they have startedin primary. A former TEP coordinator in Kirundo (Terje Hope) did a follow up of the studentswho were in primary in 2001-2002. Of those who were transferred to grade 2, 79% succeededwith 50% or more while 10, 4% succeeded with less than 50%. 82.1% of the students wereEducare Eva M. Johannessen