The Sector’s objective is to attain the goals of the NDP II and Vision 2040 goals which are:

• Achieve equitable access to relevant and quality education and training towards rapid transformation of the society and economy of Kamwenge and the country at large
• Ensure delivery of relevant and quality education and training for self-development and competitiveness in the global job market; and
• Enhance efficiency and effectiveness of education and sports service delivery at all levels.

Sector Goal

Expansion of access and equity at all levels to ensure equal and inclusive education for all children in the District

Vision: Quality Education for all.

Mission: To provide appropriate Education focusing on national and local priorities for the development of Kamwenge.

Mandate: The Department is mandated to provide Education services which cover the nursery, primary, secondary, special needs education and tertiary education

Sector Priorities

• Enrolling all school going age children of age 6 and above
• Mobilise communities/parents to ensure girl child education and the disadvantaged children
• Fostering literacy, numeracy and life skills in the teaching, learning process
• Encouraging the teaching of science at both primary and secondary schools
• Participate in co-curricular activities from school to National levels and community sports development
• Timely assessment of learners both at secondary and primary level
• Enforcing customised performance targets in primary schools
• To Construct classrooms, teachers’ houses, pit latrines and provision of furniture in primary schools
• Rehabilitation of classrooms which are relatively strong as approved by engineers.
• Inspecting schools
• Capacity building for school managers
• Encouraging tree planting in schools to provide wind breaks, shades and sources of income.
• Equipping teachers with SNE skills and training
• Completion and stocking public Library
• To reduce on the dropout rate by ensuring that school are child friendly

Department Composition

The department of composed of two sub sectors

Administration and Inspectorate.

Administration:

The Administration is charged with overall coordination and management of all activities in education sector

Inspectorate Sub Sector:

It is charged with quality control of curriculum and co-curricular activities (games, sports, music dance and drama) and Special Needs Education.

Secondary Government Aided:

Private Schools: 15
Primary Schools

	UPE	PRIVATE	Enrolment O LEVEL	Enrolment A LEVEL	Nursery schools and day-care centers
Numbers	80				120
Enrolment	44724		4972	410
Private registered		5
Private not registered		88

• This F/Y 2019/2020 we are Constructing 2 classrooms, office, store 36 twin desks at each of the two schools namely Machiroand Kakinga primary school in Kamwenge sub county and Kamwenge TCrespectively.
• Construction of Latrines at kahunge and Rubona.
• Have conducted massive Inspections in schools and shared findings with stakeholder.
• Have participated in co-curricular activities such as Ball games in Iganga
• Have conducted Joint Examinations from P4-P6 evaluated performance and developed modalities to improve on the performance.
• Performance at Primary leaving has continued to improve from 377 in 2017 to 598 2018 in grade one.
• Hima Cement Limited sponsors the best PLE performer 2 boys and 2 girls each year
• Under Quarter system, this year, 7 students were identified and are benefiting government scholarship.
• Kampala International University is providing students from Kamwenge 50% sponsorship.
• DRDP has constructed classrooms at Damasiko, KamuseneneMikore and Kyehemba. It has concluded the award of construction of classrooms at Bwitankanja,Bisozi, Nkarakara and Bunena primary schools.
• Construction of seed secondary school at Bwizi Sub County.
• Construction of 4 classrooms and a 5-stance pit latrine at Rwebikwato by Japanese Embassy.

Education Sector Challenges

• The pace of construction of seed secondary school is slow.
• High Teacher: Pupil ratio (1:80 especially in lower classes
• High dropout rate 5 % per year.
• Inadequate facilitation for capacity building to school managers.
• Management of ECD Centres in terms of caregivers and funding.
• Lack of teachers’ accommodation in most schools.
• Absenteeism some of pupils, teachers and Head teachers.
• Very low completionrate from P1 to P.7 at about 30%
• Inadequate classrooms and Latrines Facilities Kanimi, Rwanjale, Bitojo, Mirembe, KimuliKidongo, Nkoni, Kanyegaramire
• The following schools are constrained with infrastructure due to increase in enrolment: Rwamwanja, Mahani, Kaberebere, and Malere
• The departmental lacks 3 motorcycles for DIS, SEO and Sports officer.

Strategies To Addresss Challenges

• To mobilise the community to keep their children in schools.
• Advocate for funding from Education Partners’ to facilitate capacity building to the school managers.
• Advocate for funding from Education Partners’ to facilitate construction of classrooms, latrines and teachers’ houses
• Mobilise the community to step up contribution of resources to Manage ECD Centres in terms of facilitating caregivers and improvement of infrastructure.
• Mobilise Community to put up modest accommodation for teachers as we wait for future government funding.
• Enforcing Customised Performance Appraisal.
• Mobilising communities to ensure that children get mid -day meals.
• Sub-counties to put in place by-laws to enforce the Education Act 2008 provisions.

Projects for SFG are Proposed at the Following Schools:

1. Construction of 2 classrooms, office, store, 36 twin desks and a 5 stance latrine at Kaniimi Primary school under SFG
2. Construction of a 5 stance lined VIP latrines at Rwanjale, Nkoni, Kanyegaramire and Kigarama.

	2019/2020	2020/2021
Primary Salaries		4,844,770,248
UPE Grant for Primary		536,688,000
Secondary Schools
Secondary School Salaries		2,313,551,736
USE (Capitation Grant)		820380000
Locally raised revenue		3,000,000
SFG Grant/Ugift		851,997,752
Inspection Grant		50,356,000
District Staff salaries		70,521,185
TOTAL		9,491,264,921